AFRICAN POLITICS
[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] GENERAL HERTZOC AND SECESSION. (Received this day at 10.25 a. in.) CAPETOWN, November 17. Speaking at linstron the Premier (General Jfert.xog) said the right of secession would only he exercised if the people were convinced their British connection was harmful. No Nationalist at present desired it, feeling it would cause fatal bitterness. As a nation they were already independent. They did not exercise the right to appoint ambassadors everywhere because it was too expensive to lie worth while. At present they could do everything needful through British officials. Until .such time as both sections wanted secession as a united people no steps would he taken in that direction.
The significance of this declaration lies in the fact that it is not accompanied by any (|Ualihcations such as made in a similar declaration in Parliament when he declared that should the opposite party seek to establish superiority or dominance based on their Itritisli connection the secession issue would eventually again he raised.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1925, Page 3
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