SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WAR
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. (Rec. June 7, 8.3 a p.m.) London, June G. Sir. Burton, South African Minister of Railways, has arrived.to represent South Africa at the Imperial Conference. In an interview ho said that" republicanism was really unpopular in South Africa, even amongst Dutch-speaking South Africans, who were not prepared to risk tho advantages and liberties they enjoyed under tho British; system of government for problematical benefits of republicanism, regarding which they aro sceptical. The outlook was entirely promising. The country was enjoying extraordinary prosperity. The great majority of the people supported the Government policy in assisting tho war to the utmost, and a large and influential section of the Dutch were similarly disposed. A substantial proportion of tho recruits for the front were of Dutch extraction.—Router.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 223, 8 June 1918, Page 7
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132SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WAR Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 223, 8 June 1918, Page 7
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