BRITON AND BOER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 617, 21 September 1909, Page 5

BRITON AND BOER.

OLIVE BRANCH. CONCILIATION AND COALITION. DUTCH LEADERS. (By Tclceraph.-I'rcas Associatlon.-CoDjrlctlt.l (Rec. September 20, 11.40 p.m.) London, September 20. The Durban correspondent of the "Daily Mail" reports that the Natal delegates who have returned from the South, African Conference in London, state that Generals Botha (Premier of the Transvaal) and Smuts (Colonial Secretary of tho Transvaal) are determined that the Boor organisations Hot Volk (in the-Transvaal) and Orangia Unio (in the Orango Freo State) shall disband in order to demonstrate that there is no longer any racial feeling. The correspondent adds that General Botha and Dr. Jameson (Progressive Leader in Cape, Colony, and formerly Premier of that State) are discussing a proposal for the formation of a coalition Cabinet composed of moderate elements in tho British Progressive and Dutch parties. ' ! OR. JAMESON'S RECENT LAMENT. If the "Daily Mail's" Durban correspondent is correctly-informed, the Dutch leaders are prepared to adopt the very policy of conciliation and coalition which.Dr. Jameson recently appeared -.to regard as hopeless. He said that m view of the impossibility of a British-Dutch ■coalition-extinguishing tho racial difference, he would return to South African politics to assist his. party, the Progressives. Now, it would, scorn, Generals Botha and Smuts are prepared not only to accept coalition, but to efface the party organisations. Dr. Jameson's recent attitude was conveyed in the following London cablegram, dated September 8:— "Dr. Jameson annonnces that political 'developments in South Africa .'will prevent him devoting himself to the development of Rhodesia, and he now intends to seek election to tho Union, Parliament. He had hoped that a coalition' would hold office in the early years of the union, as a continuance of the-present, party divisions would inevitably delay the total disappearance of tho racial problem, which had been the curse of South Africa. But as coalition had been found impossible, he would return to South Africa in November to assist his party." ,' ■