AFRICAN POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1928, Page 5

AFRICAN POLITICS

(Per Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Co py right).

CAPETOWN. November 2

The Nationalist-Labour pact is tottering to disruption. It is reported llertzog to-day invited .Madele.v to resign Ins portfolio as Minister of Posts, owing to his recognising the Native Workers’ Union as the mouthpiece of natives employed in the Postal Department. The Government Dutch or gan states .Madeley adopted an extreme attitude with socialistic leanings which the Government cannot iolerato. The Native Union have imported a Scotsman organiser, who is described as the breeding place of political agitation. Madeley denies that he resigned. This is intorprolod as meaning he is forcing a similar position to 1911 when Motlia dissolved and reconstructed the Cabinet, leaving llertzog out.

Madeley is now a hitter opponent of Cross we 11 and all a! tempts ro reconcile the Labour factions have tailed.

Harlow, speaking at Bloomlonloln last night, said: “ I am going to break the pact. I will embarrass the Government next session as never Indore. The Government must dissolve in Julv.”

It was contemplated a short final session will be hold, to deal with the estimates, and Native Land Hill, and it is now doubtful if the pact will hold together.

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

CAPETOWN. November 3

Tho publication is demanded of tho text of the South Alriea Trade Treaty with Germany before submission to Parliament for ratification. An official communique indicated that the principle involved unconditional favoured nation treatment, while saleguarding the existing Empire prelerencos. It is now realised that it Britain grams further preferences it would he ini possible I'o South Africa to respond adequately, Germany having the right automatically to claim concessions given Britain.

’The 11 Argus ” points out that since 1922 German imports had increased by two and a-half millions, of which threequarters of a million was for the Government account.

(Received this day at 1.5 n.m.f CAPETOWN, November I

Madeley publishes a reply to llertzog iii a strongly-worded ' letter, in which he complained of cavalier treatment, alleging lie had been subjected to humiliating conditions, growing more marked and aggressive during intent months and forcing upon him the conviction that such attitude was onh intended to make his continuance as a member of the Cabinet impossible. It is expected that llertzog will formally resign to-morrow; immediately reforming Cabinet without Madeley. It is highly probable also that Creswell will be" shortly offered the High Commissionership in London, Smith a leccnt holder of that office, having agreed to return to South Africa to assume the administration of Transvaal Province, rendered vacant by the expiry of Hofymeyer’s term. _____