The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17

With European complications always
coming upon the horizon and peren-
p 1aial revolution IN some little Latin re-
fewer heed. the danger that is menac-
= ing the white race in South Africa, an
: uPhezval as fearful as the Indian mu-
. by reason OF occupation elsewhere. the
predOminating and responsible power
Great Britain-shau be found unpre-
pared to cope with a united uprising
-of the native tribes in South and Cen
tral South Africa. Recent cables from
Pretoria said that the Natalian forces
= had proved insufficient 10 maintain or
. der and THAI the imperial troops had
been ordered 10 prepare for the ield
To understand the gravity Of the sit
sattcn il Is necessary to premise that
the white population Of the region does
not exceed 100000. while the blacks,
living IN and around the settlers. Sc
gresatec in reservations or living in
purely native districts, total fully s.
000 coo
Ever since the earliest African .occu-
patton by the Dutch the aborigines
~hsve maintained a hostile spirit. and
South Africa has been kept only by
force Of arms. Native uprisings and
rcbellions. with consequent defensive
regular. Few years nave rolled around
without witnessing at least one of the
yates lighting against a common and
impiscable foe. who. when conquered
and put down at great cost in one
quarter, suddenly strikes at distant
and unexpected point. Even when at
taeir best there has always been an
underlying restlessness among the
Iulu tribes which needs but q spark 10
SCI il aliame in open and aggressive
E.olence.
MARS have been numerous enough, in
&H conscience. Leaving MINOR ones
out Of the question. the following have
B.. been fought within a generation:
- IS77-Cfaleka and Gaika campaign.
I59S-Zulu campaign.
1SS1-Basuto campaign.
1SSi-TraTsvaal Mapock campaign.
- Is8T-Trans-aal Zekokoeni campaign.
1So4-Transvaa NIatabock campaign.
-1896-cape Langsberg campaign.
These rebellions taxed the resources
of the colorists to the utmost. although
The natives were armed only with asse-
Eai and knoblerrie-spear and club
.se1d anticUated traders guns. as rule
more dangerous 10 the user than to
tse Zoe against whom they were di-
rected- Despite the insufficient arma-
mont Of their enemy. the whites were
always glad 20 compound peace at
Iag much OF his strength. retired to
sulicnly abide a time for the renewal
Of the conflict under more prepitious
circumstances.
The ZuIEs' Dream.
The Zulu is ever hoping for 2 chance
% throw off the yoke. He IS dreaming
o- realizing TIE great Chaka's proph-
&C., - great war viii come. and the
spirits of your warrior ancestors shall
arise from the mists, and, led by those
great chiefs-MozeI Katie. Dingaan,
i isa, Zaaditi and Masesh-they will
aid their descendants TO drive the
waite man into the sea"
This is the dream ef the Zulu-a
tine when his native and tribal Gus
toms and habits shall be restored. The
vast veldt, he believes. viii again
abound with game, now driven away
by the guns OF the white man, and the
tribes wiU effect a re-establishment of
z native empire, to extend from ocean
to ocean. and from the Zembesi to the
Cape.
This omnipresent w2rliae tendency
OF the black has ever been apparent
TO the more serious minded colonfst
But a false sense of security among
the younger element, snd especially
among the newcomers. has resulted