The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-11-26
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For death itself would be sweet compared Win Tue
step which we must now tahe. ou' NJ ~
before the will of Cod
"sThe future is dark. indeed. but we VIII no' |.
rive ,,n courage nor hope and trust in Coo. NO
mo shall convince me that this unparalleled sacIi
f>, which the African nation has lald upon inc
alt,. of freedom will be in vain. 1t mas Deei' wa
for sreedom-and not only for the freedom oi 'he
Roers but for the freedom of all the NATIONS VI
South Africa It's results we leave IN Goa $ i'hos'
Perbaps It is His will to lead our nation through
defeat through abasement, yes, and even thfousi!
the valley of the shadow of death to the glory VI
a nobler future, to the light of brighter day.
Smuts prevailed And his 'brghter day" came
ouicklv Death had removed Cecil Rhodes, Tor
quarter of century the dominating persohail'! Oh
the imperial side in South African politics. the lha
morally culpable' i'm the famous Jameson raiu,
the diamond king who left by will practically HIS
whole fortune of $300O0.OO0 to the puDnc service
Within a few years after the war, under the lead
ership of Botha and SHUTS, the Boer nation arose
ont of the wreck of the Boer republics. In l9lo
Cane Colony Natal Orange Free State ana the
Transyaal became the Union of South Africa, with
the consent and approval of the BRUSH govern
ment 1t contains 473,000 square miles ana oooV'-
600 people 1t is practically self-governins ma
ton 1t has liberal constitution ana pitIiia-
ment and the Beers are in the majority. botn
SHUTS was still engaged the task of holding
TOGETHER these confederated colonies when the
World war called him again into the field Ihis
time he went in as the head of an army and TOOK
German East Africa from the Germans
The necessities of the British empire then
called SHUTS to England for counsel Inc "ar
won SHUTS took a major place at the peace con-
ference through sheer moral force and intellect.
He had much to do with forming the League vi
Nations He helped construct the treaty ana ne
signed it. But he filed memorandum OF protest
ond explanations as to terms forced into it against
his will That protest his admirers say, marks
him as a prophet as we'll as statesman
Smuts has been called an liable compromised
an .opportunist in politics" and tall things to
all men," And his nickname in his own country
among the old-tinle trekkers is "Sm Jamie,
.Slim" meaning tricky, slick, evasive
The career Of SHUTS. however. seems to sup
port the view of his admirers that in matters OF
nrinciple he has always stood steadfast as bed
4rocl His admirers put it this way: HE has a
wav of overlooking unessential details which
smaller men stumble over" They assert that he
is an alI-around man Of firm WILL determined
character great experience and hard commo,
sense They also speak with admiration TOT MS
tact It is this tact that earned for him the sim
Of the oldtime Beers. He has an easy tact "hicl
makes for amability and smooths over disagree
ohio situations Also he Is just about the best
whist player In South Africa and the old Boers
thought he was very wicked because he plavee
cards! .eA
In the old Boer household, such as SHUTS came
from. saws Mr. Hill. the coffee-pot is always DOH
ing With cup of coffee and piece of Diitons
fdried meat) the Boer can fight or trek all ia!
long. Shuts only bad habit. If 1t can De cameo
q bad habit is addiction to coffee he nelthe
drinks liquor Of any kind nor smokes. and he eat
sparngly. -,
He is essentially an out-of-doors man and nj
bc1v is wiry and rangy. He has the stride OF
man familiar with long marches and the natura
swing of one who is at home in the saddle. ID
speaks with yigor and sometimes with emotion
The Roer is not demOnstrative or emotloha
nerson. and SHUTS has much of the racial reserve
At times he is an inspired orator, and sometnin
Of his place in the world is due to his eoquen
tongue. He seems 20 lack the tricks OF the spell
binders trade He is forcefu, convincing an
persuasive.
- There is strong religious trend in the charat
fer of General SHUTS. He comes of strain Q
men who went into battle with supplications {
God upon their lips, stock that held In ridicui
and contempt the goddess ways OF other Deopi'