SOUTH AFRICAN DEMAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1919, Page 1

SOUTH AFRICAN DEMAND.

NATIONAL CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS. f AUSTK .1.1 AN & N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION] CAPETOWN, January 18. A full Congress of the South African National Party has been held at Bloornfontein. All tli'e South African provinces were represented at the Congress. Dr. Hertzog presided.

The President said lie regarded the assertion that South Africa had a free Goernmeut as being a pure mockery. Tho South African Union Government consisted of men who consulted solely the Imperial Government’s interests. South Africa, he said, was no thing more than the- football of th 0 British Empire. He then voiced the claims of the Orange Free State to independence.

The leaders of the party branches of other provinces also presented the cases of tlieir respective provinces. The key. note of tlieir cases was a denial*! for the reversal of the alleged injustice done in taking away the Boer Republics’ independence. The Orange Free State Congress uuopted a resolution demanding the restoration of its former independence, and resolved on sending two delegates to request the King to grant such restoration. Dr Hertzog and General Do Wet were elected the Free State delegates. The Transvaal Congress, in a similar resolution, demanded the Transvaal’s Independence. r JTie Transvaal appointed two delegates. The Cape Colony Congress has adjourned its session.

INDEPENDENCE WANTED. CAPETOWN, January 17. On resuming the Cape Section of the Nationalist Conference resolved by a great majority that the Dutch-speaK-ing South Africans will not ho satisfied until the South African Unions complete independence from the Em piro has 'been attained. The Cape Section resolved that the existence of tho Union is no obstacle to tho restoration of tli<> rights of the old republic. The Cape and Natal sections have each chosen two representatives to proceed to Europe like the other section*.

1 SOUTH AFRICA AND ALIENS. CAPETOWN, January 10. At the opening of the Union Par Lament, Lord Buxton, Governor-Gene-ral intimated that Ministers would lay before the House, proposals dealing with enemy subjects and naturalised British subjects of enemy origin. AMNESTY FOR BOERS. CAPETOWN, January 10. The Governor-General Lord Buxton, announced in Parliament that the Government proposed to remove on the proclamation of peace the disqualification and disabilities that were imposed on the persons convicted oi participation in tlie late Boer rebellion.