The New York herald., 1922-03-17
South African Rebellion Ends.

South African Rebellion Ends.
The rebellion in South Africa,
which began about two weeks ago
with a strike in the Rand gold min
ing district and quickly developed
armed clashes between the miners
and their sympathizers on one side
and the police and Government
troops on the other, has been effectu-
ally crushed, according to late infor-
nation from johannesburg, near the
scene of the revolt. The disturbance
has resulted in heavy casualty list
the exact number of the killed and
wounded Is not yet reported-and in
the taking of 5000 prisoners, and 1t
will eventually entail the trial upon
various serious charges of more than
1000 persons.
Two interesting incidents Of the
situation was that the African ma
tives, who have always been con-
sidered one of the unknown factors
in the South African situation, did
not take part in the rebellion, and
that the authorities of this strong
Boer section Of the South African
Union stood firmly back of the
Government. Another development,
which has a wider world signifi-
canoe, is that the movement was
largely fomented by the Reds. The
Government discovered that some
OF the active organizers of the re-
volt were Russian communists, that
Soviet gold was used in propaganda
work and that there is evidence that
the Bolshevists were instrumental
in smuggling arms and ammunition
into the country.
To the Reds the Rand in many re-
spects might have been considered a
peculiarly inviting field. There has
been for several years dissatisfaction
among the miners and the present
uprising is a continuation of the
great strike in 1913, which was tenn
porarily suspended by the breaking
out Of the world war Before this
truce was made there were some
severe fights, one engagement be-
tween the strike sympathizers and
the police resulting in the killing or
wounding OF 500 persons.
The points in the agitation have
been in the first place to secure the
complete cooperation of all the labor
organizations in the Transvaal, and
next, if it should be necessary, to
have the support Of the colored ma
tive population. The value of this
support may be appreciated when it
is remembered that there are some
thing more than 100000 blacks in
the Union to 100000 whites. In 1919
and again in 1920 the Government
found very distinct traces OF at
tempts by the Reds to form a
strong organization embracing all
the disaffected elements of the popu-
lation and several suspected agents
of the Soviet were deported.
In commenting upon the end of
the uprising some Of the London
newspapers openly acknowledge the
Soviet origin of the trouble. The
Daily Express. in giving credit to
Premier SMLSs, declares that he
turned back Bolshevism" and that
in saving South Africa "he taught a
lesson to the world" 1t should be
remembered, however, that the South
African failure is not the first which
the Soviet has had in attempting to
force its doctrines upon countries
outside OF Russia. It's early venture
in Hungary resulted In the Bella
Kun fiasco, its representatives in
Austria and Bavaria were over
thrown after short period of
power, while its most recent attempt
to win hold in Italy brought into
existence the Fascist and other re-
lated national organizations which
drove Moscow's representatives out
OF the land and ended all hope of u
Red conquest Of Che country.