, 1921-11-03

defense of the Union of South At
RIGA. OF course, the phrase new man" has a
special meaning as they apply 1t to "Slim Jamie"
SHUTS, for he has been a growing world figure 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 over the world as n possible leader of
that new British empire which SHUTS himself
thus outlines:
THE old prewar British empire is gone, in the
sense OF colonies or subordinate nations clustering
around one master nation. The British empire
Is developing into a real league of nations. a
group of partner peoples"
Smuts 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 10 Lloyd George. Says Sir Philip:
why not make SHUTS our 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
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 as
low VINO say he Is the man we are looking for"
The Evening World of New York argues nj
length that the British empire must be trans.
Formed Into an association of nations and de.
ciares SHUTS to be the logical head of the new
and greater empire. The Christian Science Mont
tor of Boston says he has always served high
1NNNe thh ~ Z lhtm III u u M0lCQ ms 9Vnr
inspired a strange confidence that he was NOT
closing his eyes to mistakes, where mistakes were
made, and that his devotion was inspired bv a
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 to this
Boer 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
u front rank among thR Ipndera 90 tha al
empire.
Most people know vaguely that this same Brit.
ish empire is so vast that the sun never sets on
its flag. In fact, II is so vast that to catalogue
Its possessions Is difficult. There is a hint OF its
extent In the title OF the British sovereign.
George V OF the United Kingdom OF Greot
Britain and Ireland, and of the British DomInIons
Beyond the Seas, Defender OF the Faith. Emperor
of India" These "Dominions Beyond the Seas"
extend to every continent and consist of ~self-goy.
erning dominions. crown colonies and protector.
ates and other dependencies.
AS everyone knows, the United Kingdom con.
sists Of England and Wales, Scotland. ireland ana
the channel islands. In Europe there are GIbra,.
tar, Malta, Cyprus, etc. India, Burma CevIon ara
a score Of other possessions lie In Asia. In Afr,ca
It's nag waves over more than 100000 SQUARE
miles. Including Egypt and the South African lin.
Ion. In Australasia are Australia, Tasmnnia Pm.
pua, New Zealand and Pacific islands. On tbe
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 1000.
GOO square miles and 450, 100000 people.
So the British empire Is strongly suggestive OF
q lengue Of nations. Moreover, the World wnr
produced ii 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, England'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 ont OF
the World war rather, as SHUTS puts II. "a group
OF partner peoples" than Subordinate nations
clustering around one master nation"
Whatever may be the future OF SHUTS, his past
Is interesting. He was born a little more than
nifty years ago In the Transvaal, on a farm In the
western province In the Karroo country. His
Boer father and grandfather were farmers. He
got his early education in the Trnnsvaal and then