AFRICAN NATIVES AT THE FRONT
TRANSPORT WORK BEHIND THE : ..-.:■ ~-:.UN!;/; ^,.,; \% GENERAL BOTHA REPLIES TO ■'■'■"-'-- CRITICS- ;>:i March 22." The ' 'Daily. Telegraph's" correspondent at Cape Town states that General Botha, in the Assembly, replying to the criticism of the extreme iNatioualjsts. agreed that it was inadvisable : t<j employ natives as combatants- in Europe. They would-be "eniploved exclusively on'transport work. 'He did; not fear that they;' would become :■& danger to the'.'whites when, they returned. " "' ' :v ' ' *>'"'■ General Botha added: "I will continue to do my duty to the Empire re-' gardloss of the cost, "even if I am alone. Our forefathers always used the natives for transport work." . Sir Thomas Smar£t attacked the Nationalists -'for their "attempt' to, exploit J < ite"-native fliiesiqp on /purpose,.to in-.-jure the Government:—Aus;-N.Z._ Cable Assn.. . . .; v ::--
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3036, 24 March 1917, Page 9
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127AFRICAN NATIVES AT THE FRONT Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3036, 24 March 1917, Page 9
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