BOTHA’S SPEECH.
.THE BOERS’ IDEAL.
ONE GREAT WHITE NATION.
LORD MILNER'S DESPOTISM.
■By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. CAPETOWN, ’July 14.
Botha, interviewed, said English criticisms of his Heidelberg speeches were unjust.
The Boers’ ideal was to sej, g outil 'Africa one great White nation, with all pulling together. He admitted Lord Milner’s disinterested public spiritedness, but his despotism, even if wise, was still despotism. Since Lord Milner exercised a controlling influence over affairs he apparently mistrusted everyone. It was useless for representative Boers to join the Legislative Council to relieve Lord Milner of part or the responsibility,
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 943, 16 July 1903, Page 1
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