SOUTH AFRICA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 741, 14 February 1910, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA.

MERRIMANIA! SPIRITED REPLY BY ; : ;;,DR. JAMESON.. ' ' WANTED! A' BEST-MAN NON-PARTT .; ..: : : .-GOVERNMENT.■'■;•:■ By. Teleeraph—Press Association—Oopyrieht ■■'; : -'-..'(E«oi i F6bruiiry ; i3, , 's 'p.m.) •■ v',. '.:.;. Gape Town,. February 12. ■ ' Dr. Jameson,, Leader, of. the, Progressives, , has ■,replied to the anti-coalition speech made by Mi. Merriman, Premior of Capo Colony, 'at Worcester' in the course of .which Mr.'Merriman, referred to coalition as being: inspired; by London money, interests, and described' a Progressive, as a politician having "one eye on 'South Africa and the other on the English Stock Exchange."-' • .'•' ' ■ '.Dr. Jameson denounced iUr. Merriman's resuscitation of: racialism;• ■ and declared: , ,r We want'.; a besf-man-Government, independent of party or race.,; Pending re; pudiation of Merrimania :by General Botha or the responsible leaders, ■■ the" Progressives; must Ruckle, on their armour.',' { : '-';■.;•':.-" ■-."','■.' ".' '■■'■':■■• Dr. Jameson said he was unable to.believe that .General Botha would head a Government planned by Mr..' Merriman!''.' NON-RACIAL SETTLEMENT POLICY. ;/;;;'':;;;'■:- GENERAL SMUTS. ... ' MINIMISES THE "OLD -WARRIOR'S". ;'■• '••.,. SHOT.;; ;. .; ;';.•_;■ ■;-!'! !-':■,./;.!':'.' '■!..'; 'Cape Town,, February. 11. "''General'Smuts, Transvaal Colonial .'Secretary, Speaking! at. Middelburg, ninety miles- east, of Pretoria, .said he believed that Mr. Merriman's speech.at (Woroester was,greatly; misunderstood. ;-;,,; ■/.. ,,r. ■f : Mr.'.Merriman:Vas. an outspoken -old warrior, who; had fired a'shot-which'had disconcerted.the whole : of: South'' Africa';: ' butV, the'situation, he had' created would 'pass,!oyer..: South Africans must,get rid of the..provincial, feeling, and seek the . welfare, of the'whole. J The speaker added: .', ''■ "I advocate a nohrraciai policy for ,the organisation l :of .'defence,! and the filling; ~ of: theempty!: spaces with, whites.".