SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS
FACTORS IN SECESSIONIST DEBACLE
By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. London, February 13. “The Times” correspondent at. Cape Town pays a striking tribute to General Smuts. He says: “His marvellous energy, brilliance, and devotion in personally conducting the campaign was mainly responsible for its success. Never m the history of South African politics has the personality of a single individual counted for so much. The other two important factors which contributed to the beefsSionist debacle, were: First, the desire of the English-speaking community to meet the Dutch-speaking people ’ll a great and joint effort to obliterate racialism; secondly, tho conviction of the same elements of the utter fatuity of Republicanism. ami the realisation by the Dutch of tho economic, defensive, and financial advantages of a partnership m the Commonwealth.”— “The J lines.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 121, 15 February 1921, Page 5
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132SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 121, 15 February 1921, Page 5
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