The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-15
The Great Problem OF the South
African Union.

! The annual report on native Affairs IN
South Africa, that has just been issued,
- an interesting document. IN that u IL
the latest authoritative uttcranCc upon
/ tho color problem. II shows u great
increase IA the black population anu
some degree of development among the
natives. and coming N ~" midst of "a
heated political campaign has removed
the discussion regarding the adyisa-
hilty Of allowing the negro - vote IN a
democratic form 81 government man
aged -, ,!Isiyelv bv whit" men IN a land
here they arr n,nerI' ally - inferior.
The report il the Work IL the Score
tarv Of Native mann 81 Natal. 4. i.
SuFPsToNF. son 81 sir IHEOPHILUs
SHEr,TuNF. the great authority on the
South African native. aud - considered
complete and Trustworthy IN gives
~. hlar. rOI ula'iun - natal. which Is
the hl.t native centre IT south Africa,
~ Un "Ga N 1919. a. against Laos ia
ISIG The natives are thus al least sIN
,ru.- a. numerous To-day A. they were
tftv wears AZ" his alarming IN
crea>e according :" the report. is
largely du..>Io the influx al refugees
from the wrath IT The early Zulu Lungs.
commanding with tHtKA. the hvena
man. but It must b." remembered that
the nativ" birth ra'"t- Increasing The
general ,undltl on 81 th" native has be n
On" of steady Improvement ~. has
shown marked progress n methods cf
agrculurs. and IN some ~ hs mission
reserves m he TIg"Ia distr,ct the cut
'tvatIJn ~ sugar can" - being carried
IN by The Lulu- with successful results
Tie ira! -vaal mines give employment
'u a large number II natives. aud last
wear &. Js left Natal for that work
In. r-rnr1 : from ~" Cape Colony show
hat there ar" uow native editors, law
agents Labor agents farmers and ~ on
r...i, d.Sn To- IN" un-ktl died lahprrrs
ard that II 2,'vO ADJ" bodied men one
half wont uri' 90 work las wear TIL
oman ,'n which ,uCIl,J.u- 10" du,'r,ur
II south NfrI,1 f,r he natives. is stu
,rEproii-. though 'h"r" has been -.
naive uu. break for some tim" Meet
.i.... ar, -ilIl b..nL l",i 20 parts 81 south
,Dr,a. aud 'h" police hsv" urouf e
.,..r. h.' the conviction and lilpri>ur..
u".lr Of UI>I2uIL and tie hrm action
- ~. Nat.l Governments o. dealing with
DE. uH'Iy" rebellion IN 100 hav" done
uu,h - countcr1ct for 'he pr"-"u' ~
least rh" rnfIcu~' of black ayi'ators
II D. generally belle. -! that the ,i!e--
a.. a.. a
.f.r,"r-, are Those aii"cting th. relations
of ~" ~ h,t" and opl"rcd elements IN the
south Nfrr,au popula'rou rho union
~ 'r.ndrd friul lv upon the prinoiple
~ W." political supremacy ui -" ~ hii.
race. ard % = pruba'l, because the
native problem ~ - lpr-nlIabIr TINT
British and Ru"r lulurd ~ shifting III.
door agaru-' N-.arIr immigration The
mid e. 'lu-Iru from p0i.lI'al privileges
II p.rrDr- 81 color would di-TrPn,bls.
upi urlr tho b'I.k man bat Indian
AsIa'u,-. who consider Themselves as
much G..'I-h hIr,ts ~ ih- English
th.ms..l, - 7 h- Nhit" man believes
that this ~ ur,.'S-sry II hls Guvernmen,
~ tn stand. for "" asserts that nowhere
else IN the world ~ the color problem so
serious as y IS ~ South Africa The
blncks outnumb"r the whites N Ieast
iy" la one and the pr''pOnderance in
Creascs rapidly ~ spite 81 Immigration
from Eufop" "cs,dcs. no one at pres
ent seems abb" tp measure the blacks
capacity for development Tho prob
lem ~ ra'rv" franchise was left I'm
settled nv IN" Act ~ Inion. and u has
80 far boon kent out n the present
warmly contested campa en- bet v cen tho
Hationailsts, led b. General DoIHA, the