The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-07
" sorfn AfRnL
ghe eati,r Franehlsr aer the Nslu,,u,ns.
~ white supsepsey.


~ rWe Fpftor 90 Tvs sty s VIA
feaafa to the question raised IN p Isiss
In ynuf tasus ~ AgriI ~ on the istoa' I.,sioN
mont NJ The Ethiopian mn cement Boz s.ih
Africa, I wovld I'D leo thcee NJ your f.tis.,
who tshs more than n passing lni,f..i u No
mblect 10 fead NJ. ". '. Hatisv'a ..r com,
pfehenaive ptesentinent NJ tho enc. Tho
Native and the White In sor'h Affi.r Dr no
NiretseaM CerfsrR Hooarp~ 81 f..rsv
laat. Afer a careful study dutlre o. t..sn,
visits 10 the Cape, that writer IL .' .u.nos
that thou en- there Il no pressing 1arsof a,
tho moment connected with tho sranIns n
eiucattonai. social and political rights 90 ne
black race In those REGIONS tho ..'.1k
9taye. He rpmarks' "Boer art urios
agres n h the question ~ Tho mr .Isis
future"
In the Taps Colony NJ the present r.ret N.
native Ia endowed with certain ,ulflcal
privileges, provided. that II. that he h duly
qualified TO exercise them, he HI. .Ug Tho
right 10 vote NJ tho election Tor tho LorI.l..
tive Assembly Tor Cape House NJ Commons
and although In some CONSTITUENCIES h. ms7
hold the balance 81 power, little i~rootver.
Iencs has 90 far arisen from this. AZ. how.
ever, here In much talk Just now of a pro-
posed confederation ~ tho different south
African colonies on the Australian model
II 10 an opsn secret that the disfranrhisoment
Of the native In Cape Colony will ho insisted
on by the 9th OF parties ~ the union II The
project Ia % succeed. inssmuCh as tho Dutch
who predominete largely IN Orange River
Colony. the English IN Natal and Rhodesh,
and the capitalists. mine owners and Eu.
ropesns In general In the Transvaal, are az
equally opposed 20 the franch ise hetIr GRANTED
TO the aboriginal natives. their Wow being,
In Shorthand II is one of VERY long standing
in Afrlca-that by this ms sIote can thl
be permanently maintained.
Still. the more thoughtful minds on both
appe ans'i se p a@q p raG to Rus srn NJ s'n Unite, s4p rislhI y
10 such natives. as are qualified by education
and the possession Of property within mqnid.
right In f~ayorinG the unfolding a. far a.
possible OF the ancient tribal system and ths
gathering, Of the less civilized native com,
government of their own chiefs and head.
men. The consensus Of opinion in The Trans
, zeal Is sdS Ss ntases G M e ths black ,nSTe %SSl ed''''
In British Kaffraria. Basutoland, Natal and
Zululand, partly owing to the efforts Of q.
Frs ssaSn %missionaTles Of mf Bssuto ofnstfHinrdT par ~
achieved already in this direction; but The
be desirable by the wise heads on the Rand.
and, probably they are IN this instance right
f pSerhS NbS,G z s obt ! % IA Br IF de IbdIa, f bT MSit z
the better educated natives, may even be ad-
mitted In time into the civil service, the ma.
1Orlty OF the people D0lnR sun WIN Htte or
no education whatever.
Mafeking, ! may mention, where your cor
respondent relates a meeting had lately taken
place with the object of forming an intel.
colonial college for higher education. and
where there Ia a population OF some 5000
BasalonRs. presented shortly before the late
wal the curious spectacle Of having lis entire
European population called out one night
and hastily armed in order to protectth settle
ment from an anticipated attack. by the Basa:
longs en- mdsse from th cir stad. occasioned
by the heavy slauRhtering Of cattle by the
mounted police during he visitation Of rI,.
low a position in the social scale.
On the other hand, during the election OF
1903 II was found by the supporters Of the late
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes at Barkly Weet that even after
an extraordinary amount OF coaching and
schooling Of the native electors-rather an
unfa yorable type In .thig neighborhood they
could only rely on about % per cent. ~ Their
disciples casting. their votes correctly 50
dlsnusted. indeed, were both sides with the
performances Of their black adherents that
alone, fearing lest their, efforts should DO
more harm than good In tn, actual contest.
As Mr., Bailey points out. the. English homt
authorities are not among the best lud res 10
matters affecting the real welfare of the ma
tivee Of South Africa, the white population
having TO bear the full blu den of any mis-
takes which may be made In Il policy des IRnd
TO effect serious social and political changes,
The part played by the colonists under these
circumstances IA In fact som ewhat analogous
70 that Of. many Of the dwllers in the Con-
PHILADELPHIA, May 8. n. W.