Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-27
Owners Say that Such Action Will Ipiure
Interests Of Whites
COLONIES SACRIFICED TO POLITICS
Such is Charge Made by Interested Partie
on the Rand.
1hnN ''p9N NOT ALONE AFFECTED
Natal Adds It's Voice to CIamOF
Against Action of Present
Ministry in Reference
to COlOnists.

JOHANNESBURG, May 2s.-Cspeeial
Cablegrauh to The Bee.)-It is regarded as
certain throughout the Transvaal that the
governments proclamation offering the
coolies assistance in breaking contracts.
with the mine owners, which they regard |
sacred, will be received by them with /
suspicion. The general impression is that |
II large number avail themselves Of the |
offer the existing depression throughout |
South Africa will be intensified, and the |
main sufferers will be the skilled whites. |
1t is also held that the offer will have a |
bad effect upon the discipline and work |
Of those coolies who remain.
The Association of Mine Managers has
| adopted resolution protesting against the |
arrangements for the repatriation OF Chi |
nese coolies Other meetings. have been
summoned along the reef for the purpose |
OF recording similar protests.
The town council passed resolution de- |
claring that the government is incurring |
| the risk of producing an economic collapse |
| which will have consequences most disas- |
trous to johannesburg and the whole OF
South Africa
The "Transvaal Leader publishes a bit- |
terly worded article declaring that the
government has abandoned the cruelty"
and slavery" cries but has gone out Of
! It's way to injure and insult us. in order
| TO give some semblance of truth TO its
political campaign.
Colonies Sacrificed to Politics.
| The Rand Daily Mail says THE col
onies VIII bring the indictment against
| the present government that the mining
industry has been charged and sentenced
without a title of evidence. The needs
of the colonies should be above party
politics. but colonial progress is made sub
servient to party gain.
''our prosperity is as nothing when
weighed in the balance against the de-
mands Of ignorant and prejudIeed voters.
who were deceived in order TO ensure a
party victory
The Star says: The imperial govern
ment is deliberately pledsing the money
OF the British taxpayer for an object
which they now admit is unnecessary. and
in doing so they are running the risk Of
throwing thousands of whites out Of
work"
The commercial community held meet
ing at which a resolution was adopted
protesting against the proposed state-aided
repatriation OF Chinese coolies. on the
grounds that 1t would throw out OF em-
plOyment a large number OF skilled whites
and so dislocate business and lead to the
ruin OF numbers Of commercial men, The
resolution further declared that the mines
were estimated to have lost 90 per cent
Of their labor supply owing to the pre-
vailing uncertainty. and that 80 per cent
more bankruptcies occurred in Transvaai
in March than in the preceding fifteen
months. Commercial men, relying upon
the good faith OF the imperial govern
ment's promises had increased their prem
ises, stocks and stain The mines, the
resolution concluded. could readjust them
selves to the condition II the labor
supply were curtailed but traders and
their employees could not and the result
would be ruin.
PrORressives Hold Meeting.
AT recent meeting OF progressives II
was decided TO issue a manifesto advoca-
ting that means should be taken by which
the views OF self-governing colonies should
be adequately represented to the imperial
government on a basis distinct from that
of political parties, with a view to the
establishment of relations between the COM
: ponent parts OF the empire based on sin
certify, continuity and knowledge. The
manifesto further urged the restriction OF
the immigration of Asiatics except inden-
tured laborers, and declared that the pro-
gressive party WIS not concerned with the
source OF the labor supply provided, that
the interests Of the country were not pre-
JUDGED and that the conditions were de-
termined by the unrestricted judgment Of
the enemys own Parliament.
Speeches we're delivered by Sir George
Farrar. Sir Percy Fitzpatrick and Mr.
Leonard.
The Rand Mail has just published an
article OF a somewhat sensational char
acter on the native unrest in the Trans
vaal, alleging that widespread conspiracy
existed among the natives Of the Trans
. vaal and Natal, which was TO have re-
! suited in a general rising in June. but that
this has been abandoned in view Of the
. precautions taken in Natal
Feeling In Natal.
Z DURHAM, May 26.--(Special Cablegram TO
:. The Bee)-A large section OF public opin-
:, ion here is growing bitter against what are
described as the ISLANDERS uttered at home
3 regarding the colony. II Is declared that
J. the Cape. the Transvaal and Natal have
In turn been grossly msllgned. The Mer-
e curry says Since the radicals have been
y In power the feeling OF brotherhood
: throughout South Africa has pereeptibly
strengthened. Although they may not have
intended IT, the traducers Of the colonies
] are Fastening the federation Of South
Africa. This federation will form united
e people, unitedly loyal to the empire. whence
those who have wantoniy strained It's 10y.
atty will have sunk into the political OBJ
scuriry from which they have temporarily
emerged"
, The same newspaper. referring TO ex.
10 President steyn's speech, says that II Is q
d travesty Of history 50 conceived as to stir
J. up radical hatred while protesting to dep
4 recats It. The Dutch. II says are aiming