New Britain herald., 1923-10-05
WHY DO NEWSPAPERS
PRINT These ITEMS?
This Story Tells ths Why's and
WhereIores

Washington. ID. O.. Oct. s.-',Nop
here 10 the kind OF thing ] mean" en-
/. plains Mr., Argumsntatiye Citizen
confident OF hts innate capacity u
run a newspaper. This item says ths
Mandates Commission eritieizes The
South African Governments policy TO-
ward the Bondeizwarl.
"why should AN American newspa.
per bother 10 print that7
whats II 10 me. or you, or The
United states?"
1T 30 happens according 10 a bull
lstin from the Washington. ID. c..
headauarters or the National Geo.
graphic society. that the Bondeix-
warts furnished the impetus toward
the German Empires ambition 10 cut
the cape-to.Cairo railway route.
which effort. along with her positive
plans toward Beriin-to Basdad
road. had considerable to do with
. starting the World War.
Was Germany's First Colony.
''The Rondelzwarts are the Hotten-
tots who live directly north OF the Or
ange river In what once was German
Southwest Africa.
"This former German colony. whose
name describes its location, was Ger
many's first adventure into colonial
ton. Her acquisition of the colony
was accidental and her interest in n
was incidental until in 1903. the Hot
tcntots revo)tcd.
"a German general embarked up
on a policy OF determination which
aroused such Indignation In his home
land that Chancellor Won Buelow dis
avowed his more drastic acts. How
ever. the misguided officer had
aroused the natives Of all Southwest
Africa. and the discomfort spread TO
adjoining British possessions, 30 that
the Issue became drawn between
white or black supremacy in all South
Africa.
Hottentot Forced Gernfany's Hand.
"A war that lasted four years, and
took toll of several thousand German
soldiers, brought squarely before the
German parliament the question OF
whether Germany was to adopt per-
a colonial expansion policy. |
The Hottentot had unwittingly famed |
Germany's interest in her first colony, |
and she went into the development of
a colonial empire with her accustom-
ed thoroughness.
within a little more than two dec
AIDES the sand-dunes of German
Southwest Africa's dreary S00-mile
roast line were punctuated by port |
which had the tallcst wireless tower
Of her day, modern electric railways,
4 public library. government buildings
and newspaper.
The city first was called Luderitz.
FOR the Bremen merchant who bought
L for trifie from a native chief, but
now is known as Angra Pepuena.
Museum in Sand Dunes.
1.-THE bewildered Hottentot, wearing
little more than his 'sweat-wiper'
(which is the correct though not po-
ite designation of the fox's tail
on stick he invariably car
'ies), accompanied by his wife in her
leg rings strolled from
native kraal into an electric lighted,
city, where even a
had been provided 80 Ger
nany's colonists might feel complete
y at home.
ITO student Of racial history the
ntire colony, almost as large as Brit
sh Columbia on our continent, is a
asst museum because it comprises
hese Hottentot tribes-'the debris OF
stock which only two centuries ago
vas one of the most powerful over {
he greater part of South Africa
To-day the Hottentot has been all .
ressed up by the missionaries; but
e literally never had any place to go
which is principally what is the
natter with him. He was pastoral I
nd could. we'll afford to dream when
Q pleased, which was often all dayl
ing, and work when he pleased,
'hich was seldom.
"He would betalse himself to the
GODS to hunt leaving his wife, or !
ives, to look after his cattle and do
Is cooking. She did this. and in the
purse Of many generations took adj I