The Snowflake herald., 1921-11-11

defense of the Union of South AT
rica. OF course, the phrase new man" has a
special meaning they apply it to "Slim Jamie
SHUTS, for he has been growing wOrld-fgure for
several years. BY ''new man. they mean new
leader" For Dom Paul Kruegers fighting general
of twenty years ago is being discussed pretty
much all the world possible leader of
that new British empire which SHUTS himself
thus outlines:
"The old prewar British empire is gone. in the
sense of colonies subordinate nations clustering
around one master nation. The British empire
is developing into a real league of nations, a
group of partner peoples"
SHUTS is looked upon by many, says Sir Philip
Gibbs the noted British correspondent, in the
Springfield Republican, as "the new leader Eng
land has been waiting for and the proper success
sOr to Lloyd George. Says Sir Philip:
why not make Smuts next prime minister?
A BOer. educated at Cambridge and against us in
South Africa, is hardly adapted to be prime minis
ter of England, but stranger things have happened
I'm England" Sir Philip calls SHUTS =" man who
never looks back for regret vengeance, but al
ways forward with free and courageous vision"
and concludes with this statement: There are
men I'm England today I'm high places as we'll as
low who say he Is the man looking for"
The Evening World of New York argues at
length that the British empire must be trans
formed into association of nations and de-
clareS SHUTS to be the logical head of the new
tor of Boston says he has always served high
ideals and served them Gin a way which has ever
inspired a strange confidence that he was not
closing his eyes to mistakes, where mistakes were
made and that his devotion was inspired by
much larger concept of things than that involved
I'm the generally accepted meaning of the word
patriotism"
In short, practically the entire press of the
United States has been throwing bouquets to this
BOeE farmers boy of the weld. The concensus of
opinion seems to be that he must be given a place
among the worlds greatest living statesmen and
A front rank among the leaders of the British
empire.
Most people know vaguely that this same Brit
fish empire is so vast that the sun never sets on
its flag. In fact It is so vast that to catalogue
IT'S possessions is difficult. There is hint of IFS
extent I'm the title of the British sovereign.
George of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and of the British Domnions
Beyond the Seas, Defender of the Faith Emperor
Of India" These "Domnions Beyond the Seas"
extend TO every continent and consist of self-gov
erning demnions. crown colonies and protector.
ates and other dependencies.
= AS everyone knows, the United Kingdom con-
siSts of England and Wales Scotland Ireland and
fhe channel islands. In Europe there are Gibral-
Tar. Malta. Cyprus, etc. India, Burma Ceylon and
score of other possessions lie In Asia In Africo
It's flag waves over more than 100000 square
miles including Egypt and the South African IN
ion. In Australasia are Australia, Tasmania Pa
pua. New Zealand and Pacific islands On the
Western Hemisphere its vast holdings include
Canada, New Foundand and Labrador British
sGuinea and various West Indian islands, Alto
gether the British empire contains about 10000.
900 square miles and 450,0O0OOO people,
Hel thesrBritish empire is strongly suggestive of
O league Of nations. Moreover the World war
produced noteworthy effect. There were those
who predicted that the British empire would go
TO pieces under the strain of that titanic conflict
On the contrary, Engand's needs brought out won
derfui proof of loyalty from her colonies The
ties were made stronger. Yet In the end the net
result was that the British empire came out of
the World war rather, as SHUTS puts it, ga group
OF partner peoples" than Subordinate nations
clustering around master nation"
Whatever may be the future of SHUTS, his past
Is interesting. He born little more than
fifty years ago In the Transvaal, a farm In the
western province I'm the Karroo country. His
Boer father and grandfather were farmers. He
got sig ReEsy cdacatiOn IN the Transvaal and then