A979-I1-1b-03-jpeg.pdf - Historical Papers

KUUASTA E.V EEOQana AND BElMUANA GAZETTE. UUB )RAIU). SEI.IMOTHOUV *1. I**
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P v V llu lM *** O I iiK tlie sun shines over Africa- Hut
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t^i'« "ik no reason why we slaaild be
n rrriiR F R 3! ‘1902. denied our civil and i«4itic*l rights.
WEDNESDAY. DE > , ^yc cjajm tl,c same recognition ami
--- - w..v panic recognition
I AM ftamn •*'-*»..... *■
iu c k , but comely, O ye daughters the same treatment as is meted out
of Jerusalem, as the tent* of Kedar to our white fellow subject*, and we
and the curtains of Solomon. are going to continue demanding it to
'Look not upon .me because I am the crack of doom, and if these unreasonable
|>eople mean that in their
black for the sun hath looked upon
me: my mother'* children were opinion we are no Hritis'i subjects they
angry with me; they made me the
had better adduce their arguments and
Lccper of their vineyards; No—«•..
say it in plain language and let the
own vineyard have 1 not kept
world understand their attitude.
We wish, to acknowledge in cordial
^ iphmitimi t'»e friendly felicitati.ms
. xpn^wwl by our ttjut£tn|iorarie* during
ilie festive week. We also have to
^knowledge tlie art istic and appro­
priate cards — — sent us l»y the Postmaster
ami 1 ---- Staff -(local).
“ • The Revr Rev? .!. “ M*»-
tshtimi (Tlwlitt NchnJ, the Editor and
Staff, - Midland Xcws*’ (Cralock) and
Means. J. Dittwfcon & Co. (Capetown),
and enojuinging letters from
friends. ■ :. .
On Uic dving of the Old Year, on
this Eve of (lie New Year, we wish t«>
tender to our readers, supporters, friend*
ami sympathisers our hearty approlut
ion ana esteem of their indispeiiHiblo
assistance so lilwrally acccordc I us
.luring tlie few months of our existence,
and sincerely hope for a coutimi uion
f their support during the cumin
rear. .
We can assure tliem tliat we will
spare no pains to discharge oiiraulv
in die most honest and conscientious
manner, and establish credit for the
very delicate cause we cspou.se--- Jic
maintenance of a healthy feeling ljotween
the white and black subjects of
His Gracious Majesty, who inhabit
this important portion of His gloriiats
Umpire.
Peace having 1»ecn restore 1 to the
in whicli Kalirs were tmuel on the
mines, lie astotushoil the meetinjr'hy
sAying that they were treated worse
various South African Dominions we ' than dogs.
trust that halcyon times will bring Mr. Mhrtin, a member of the Native
with them a life of contentment mid Ldiour Assx'iation, said, tliat wa«.a>
|KTiKpority dnring the year oin.ne:icing did not make so much difference as was
t'i-mo-rew, and tliat tlie white and imaginement to KaHrs to come
to work, as they spent most of their
wages on food, clothing, and passes,
and had only 2o working days, whereas
there were 210 eating days iu the mouth.
He urged that they should pay the
Kalirs what was |>aid them liefore the
war, aud then they could say whether
they wanted outside assistance.
Mr. Holt, while op|st«iiig the importation
«if Chinese, urge I that the
Conference would do good, as it wonffl
open the eyes of the people to t he way
I done, as if they went on for years us
they were doing now .Johannesburg
would lie i:i a most serious condition
The “ Sontli African News” puts
the position in a nut-slicll
When there was no question of taxation
of tlie mines there was nt least a
fair supply of natives, even if high
prices-Im I to lie |mid for them,
|urtly iu wages and partly in fees
to contmctors. *1his, |ierhajM.
pies to the root of tlie matter.
Wc do not hear tluit tlie Kimlicrley
mines, in which the native
are well |aic ho;x;l t'uit sane liar has
not written to tell him tliat the Natives
arc hankering after A sialic labour.
Why ? Way, sinnly because tliey d.>
not nnderstamf the|iosition, which is
quite different to the labour problems
of any other couutty, and
liecansc they are still suffering
from ’lie tremendous overdose of
that m->rbid trashv twahlle of tlie
Uacle Tom’s Califn style of literature,
with which they were gorged
at the time of the anti-slavery
agitation. We innst make England
understand dearly and ooce
for all tliat t!a.‘ black man is not
onr brother and equal, ami never
will be: that we are as diffcreu.
from oik; a:iollu*r as night is from
day. aud that we must: and will 1k-
govemcd bv laws jus ai distinct :
fiat os fry tlie yell iw in.ci, we won’t
have him at’ any jricc. as we
(that is, the English Africanders
aud all tla; Dutch) are flrmly *tf
s true Ik* rvcomiiK-mls u wajrc of
Cl a ui.xith with an u-iuual Uhihto
lie |Riid tla* natives ahiriug tla-ir
three years of sor\itu.le. bat would
any tJowninont, k hv it began
iu this way, fail to |«iHk-r to tinwhite
employe-ra by fnrtla'T n--
ductioimr A |*sind w.mld U-
changeil liy degni* t«* a shilliur.
and tliat, in time, transform-.-1
inU» I a she's. W e lane mi |«tienk i . U > i « i H . » k .. _____ ...
•tlK-r,,',war] 1 r?1'^ no
Seutimeut is a \erv gooi thing iu ‘ tljnii is n iioli«Inv st^a-sick* trip
its war, IhiL it lie«i>tnes to utter
|to. the on liiw rv w hite |k*rwm.
grief when it runs its laud against
linni facts aud impnl