Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-27

this in order to show how have always
been trying to work for federation In
South Africa, believing as l DO that
there are so many things Whicn can oo
done in a federated way. Inc pouhoals
lines Of the various colonies are SO
Imaginary that it seems pity 10 look
upon them in Cape Colony. Natal or
Transvaal light, but we shoula iooh
upon everything in broad south hiI,ca "a
spirit. 1 hope the movement which Is
now going on in South Africa Will soon
not only be talked about. but become an
ACCOMPLISHED fact. l believe the present
time affords a splendid opportunity OF tax
ing things in hand. as things are very
bad in South Africa, and this depression
has been the means or making peopae
look about to see how they can behent
not only themselves, but the country theE
are living in"
II have been asked how the racial ques-
ton would be affected by federation. NY
idea is that. as far as the racial quesuon ~
concerned, 1t Is dead: that At Is only peiIiS
kept up by certain people who never WIZ
help whether there Is federation or not;
The great thing is that all the Dutch anu
English in South Africa are now trying TO
work together. looking upon every .iins IN
a South African spirit. When you speak
about racialism in South Africa, Wish 10
express emphatically my opinion that the
British flag in South Africa Is as safe no"
as 1t has ever been before. mere are Gel,
tain irreconsilables among the Dutch, In
the same way as there are irreconcliaples
among the English people. who would even
like TO see racial hatred between one ana
the other but take Gen. Botha ana others
to he men who once having given their
word. will stick to 1t, and try to get the
country settled. l maintain that now
once having taken the Dutch people lnto
partnership In South Africa Brltaln must
trust them We are all working in South
Africa with the object Of trying to form
nation of South Africa in the same way as
Canadians In Canada and Australians In
Australia have done.
Steamship Plans Deferred.
Sir Wilfred Laur,er is not meeting with
conspicuous encouragement in the matter
of his scheme for an "all-red' steamship
service In the Atlantic, and through Cana
da and the Pacific to the antipodes. The
informal committee appointed by the gov
eminent to investigate the feasibility of
substituting Sir Wilfred Laurier's proposed
"all-red' service has not had time to
rive at definite finding Nothing is likely
to be done yet awhile. Lord Strathcona is
understood to be prepared to solve ma
terially the financial problem involved. But
the different companies supplying. direct
services to Canada just now have claims
that not to be ignored. Moreover, while
New Zealand favors the ALFRED" route by
Canada and the Pacific. Australia Is luke
warm on the subject, and Is going forward
with the new mail contract. in connection
Win WlECn a maRnlHCenI new meet OF
steamships will be built In the north of
England for the mail service by the eastern
route.
With the best will in the world to pro-
mote imperial commerce through improved
communications, the government dare not
set its heel roughly upon existing steam
ship interests. and must look round all the
corners before obliging Canada and New
Zealand.
Great Newspaper Planned.
There is a movement on foot in Paris
to found a great French paper after the
manner OF the Times. but with superior
literary embellishments. The two high
class daily organs in Paris which are at all
comparable with the best opponents of the
British or American press are the Debats
and the Temps, though the Figaro deserves
to rank highly. IL only for its illustrious
past.
The Debats has the appearance Of being
moribund and its circulation has sunk,
am told, to sou day The Temps Is In q
better position. Its brilliant diplomatic re-
porter NJ. Tardieu. known to the world by
his pseudonym Of Georges Villiers gives his
paper many sound and important piece OF
information But a whole. the news is
dull. deplorably dull. and is not abreast of
the times
strong Independent. fearless newspaper
is badly wanted in France. Such an organ.
If properly conducted. would be certain of
success. really sound and original policy
would be to print letters opposed to the
general tenets OF the papers. In France
this wholesome system is unknown.
The Belgtans victory over Leander in the
grand heat at Henley will probably lead
to an entire revolution In English rowing
style. The Belgian men were pitted
against what was considered to be the
strongest obtainable combination Of English
amateur rowers. They suffered by reason
that they were comparatively little ac-
quainted with the tdeway they had not
been in training for any length OF time
indeed strict diet regulations are unknown
to them-and there appeared to be a gem
eral consensus of opinion that in physique
they are below the standard of any of their
rivals. Yet they beat Leander-beat them
handsomely-and one can only come TO the
conclusion that the short and ugly stroke !
adopted by the Sport Nautique de Grand IS |
the most effective method of propulsion for |
an English eight-oared racing boat The
defeat of Leander has dumfounded the
waterside critics. who hitherto were in
clined to the belief that the Belgians' vic
tory last year was something in the nature
of fiuke; now they have to acknowledge
they were wrong.
The dead season in the theater world is |
now approaching. Mr.. Tree wound up His |
Majesty's last night, and a week later Mr.. |
Alexander leaves the ST. James. Mr.. |
Lewis Waller withdrew "Clancarty" from
the Lyric after Wednesday, and brings his |
season to a close with some performances !
of "Beaucaire." The Court Theater closed |
last night but 1t will be reopened in Sep |
tember by Mr.. Forbes Robertson, who will |
present Mr.. Bernard Shaw's version Of |
Caesar and Cleopatra" in which the actor
has been touring'n America.
L. A. MOORE.