Marble Hill press., 1921-11-03


ricR Of course the phrase 'neN man has
special meaning as they apply IL to "Slim Jamie
SHUTS. for he has been growing ""rld.tsure Tor
several years rs new man" they mean new
leader" For Dom Paul Krucger's nehtlns general
Of twenty years age Is being discussed pretty
much all over the world as possible leader OF
that new British empire which Smu,s himself
thus outlines.
The old prevAr British empire Is gone In the
sense Of colonies or subordinate nations clustering
around master nation. The British empire
Is developing into a real league ut nations
group Of partner peoples"
SHUTS IL looked upon by many. SAYS Sir Philip
Gibbs. the noted British correspondent. In the
Springfield Republican. as -the new leader Ems.
land has been waiting for" and the proper success
sor To Lloyd George. SAYS Sir Philip:
why not make Smuts our next prime minister
Beer educated at Cambridge and against Us In
South Africa. is hardly adapted Go he prime minis
ter OF England. but stranger things have happened
in England" SIR Philip calls SHUTS a man Who
never looks back for regret or vengeance, but al
ways forward with free and courageous vision"
and concludes with this statement: There are
men in England today In high places as well IS
low xhu say be Is the man are looking foe"
The Evening World Of New York srgues at
length that the British empire must he trans
formed into association of nations and de-
clares Smuts to he the Logical head OF the new
and greater empire. The Christian Science Mcni.
tor Of Boston says he has always served high
ideals and served them in n way which has ever
inspired a strange confidence that he not
closing his eyes To mistakes. where mistakes were
made and that his devotion wns inspired by
much larger concept Of things than that involved
In the generally accepted meaning Of the word
patriotism"
In short. practically the entire press Of the
United States has been throwing bouquets 10 this
Boer farmers boy Of the weld. The concsnsus Of
opinion seems 10 be that he must be given place
among the worlds greatest living statesmen and
n front rank among the leaders OF the British
empire.
Most people know vaguely that this same Brit.
lsh empire is So vast that the sets
It's flag In fact. IL Is SO vast that to catalogue
It's possessions is difficult. There is hint Of Its
extent In the title Of the British sovereign
George OF the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland. and OF the British Domlnions
Beyond the Seas Defender OF the Faith Emperor
Of India" These "Domluions Beyond the Seas"
extend to every continent and consist Of selfgov.
erning dominlonH. crown colonies and protector.
a'es and other dependencies.
As everyone knows the United Kingdom con-
sists Of England and Wales. Scotland. Ireland and
the channel islands. In Europe there are GIbrai.
tar Malta Cyprus. etc India. Burma, Ceyon and
a score Of other possessions lie In Asia. In Africa
miles including Egypt and the South African Un-
ION. In Australasia are Australia, Tasmania, Pa.
pua New Zealand aud Pacific islands On the
Western Hemisphere Its vast holdings include
Canada, New Foundland and Labrador. British
Guinea and various West Indian islands. Alto
gether the British empire contains about 1900.
coo square miles and 45000o.O00 people.
SO the British empire Is strongly suggestive Of
q Ieague VI nations. Moreover. the World war
produced n notew orthy 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.
derful 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 rnther. as SHUTS puts Il. "a group
Of partner peoples" than Subordinate nations
clustering around master nation"
Whatever may be the future Of SHUTS, his past
| IL interesting. He was born a little more than
nfty years ago In the Transvnal. on farm in the
western province In the Karroo country. His
| Boer father and grandfather were farmers He
rot his early education In the Transvaa and then