The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-09
III PNoBLEM 81 soUTR AFRlfl.
More Complicated N Far More Serious
Than IL Generally Appreciated.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: Sinco
the conclusion of the Boer war South Africa
has sunk 40 far below the horizon Of An rican
observation that what IL passing In that part
| Of the world l. as little know Ia lis H. tho
daily doiuas OF the inhabitants of the central
Sahara. Yet there are problems presenting
themselves for solution that before long
are going to call for the display Of more han
ordinary saRaCity on the part of those who
may be responsi ble for the good government
OF that part OF the British Empire.
There is a Chinese question in conn ection
with the working OF the gold mines in the
Transvaal that had q great deal to do with
the overthrow of the late Unionist Govern.
ment In England, and there Is a native oues.
tion that is steadily assuming greater pro-
portions, because Of the overwhelming pre-
ponderance OF the native over the white
population.
Not so well known, however, Ia the fact
that there Is going on an,invasion, so TO say,
of all the settled part of South Africa from
I Ind tha sh Is al adlTe @dion e az gogd trouble TO b22Ilh
difficulty appears to be, most acute in Natal,
where the Influx, OF Indians has been great.
100, 600. engaged in every kind of occlna.
ton, supplanting both the European and
native In many branches of industry ard
The extent to which the Indian, in spite
OF all kinds OF represslve and oppressive
s ls%sj is X Taie5nF may sIoq be- seem tn eI iG tho d'T TeHs A., q
advertising. columns Of indian Opinion, q
weekly review, in the English and Guiarati
What strikes one most forclbly is that lie
Mohammedan element seems to predouI-
nste In the the i irt III tbn rs Sad G0mm@rc,9l
who have been drawn to South Africa b. tirc
openings aft orded them in agncnltlro, tie
cities and in commerce, Nv"
In Durham there are nine wholesale end
retail establishments that adyertis" IN io.
Mussulmans Cape Town contributes ten
advertisements of business houses, OF which
b Bi7 e g q IN ssve GG o M%sT p t6Wns,' Gario T.tiHl
enough. the next largest showing Is made by
p EHo dod Wish st wsf rGek 4nsse siig gIsn! store
other Hindus. Johannesburg and Pretoria
have only Ave between them. while nine
Other t towns SI IN NstH n and gsba the ne I msTSR have
II Is to be noted that the advertiser eHt
OF the German East African line Is printed In
the Gujarati language, the vernacular Of
large part Of the population Of the BOMBAY
presidency, and. that Of the Indian African
line of steamships in Bengal, Guiarari and
Of FL glish reading matter and eight OF Gu.
jarati, dealing almost, entirely, with questions
Of Indian politics and the grievances Of he
Hindus at the hands of the %colonisrs and he
colonial authorities.
Claiming the status Of British subjects.
footing as the native. sequestrated. forbid
den the sidewalks and tramcars. and. a.,
Indian Opinion says, receiving attentions from
no one except the tax collector
The chief plaint against them i THAT
they come in competition IN trade with tho
whites. They have formed a society for
their protection called the British Tudian
Association. but judging from the general
tenor of the correspondence passing between
and the Colonial Ofice in London. they seen
TO meet with little favor on any side. Yer
in some lines Of industry, such a. market
Unrhaninp and farm work thew have hnpDIna
almost Indispensable, the Kaf1r having no
inclination for work of that kind, TO which
he Us unaccustomed
A good many OF the Indian Immigrants
come into South Africa as indentured Ia
borers, but a large number come to settle
perman entity. II seems 70 be the policy
both OF the colonial and British Govern
m ents TO discourage this latter class, hence
the difficulties placed in their way. Their
in South Africa at present Is fast
approaching that of the white population.
NEW YORK. ApTil g.. F..