GENERAL HERTZOG.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 36, 11 February 1913, Page 8

GENERAL HERTZOG.

RESOLUTION OF CONFIDENCE. x ßy Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.! (United Press Association.) Johannesburg, February 10. General de Wet, speaking at Kopies, Orangia, said England had no need to take money for the. Navy from the ruined people of South Africa, who had too many widows and orphans and need for railways. The meeting passed a resolution expressing full confidence in General Hertzog and want of confidence in General Botha. AT HERTZOG’S HOUSE. The Johannesburg Sunday Times of December 29th has the following, under the heading “Hertzog Honoured” : Hortzog’s little house on the hill, near the • Union Buildings, was literally stormed by the importunate crowd. After all the enthusiasm on the dung-heap they wanted to hear what their idol had to say. They crowded into his rooms and verandahs, his tennis court and his paddock, until there was little room to spare—about 1200 of them. Photographers scaled his roofs and the kercls clawed their way up the grape-vines on the stoep to secure points of vantage. The trees cracked and branches broke under the weight of sight-seers, and whole families quartered themselves in the kitchen and living rooms. A most peculiar, and probably sig nificant feature of the affair, was that two distinctly British traits were dis played by tire crowd. Whenever they desired to express their feelings very heartily they gave British cheers—the good old hurrah—and when they picked out anyone for distinction they “chaired” him. Genera] De Wet was chaired so frequently that he seldom know whether he was on his heels or his head. , . HERTZOG AND THE EMPIRE. In the course of a speech the General said:— He regretted that it should have been said of him that he had said that he merely wished to make use of the British Empire and that when finished he would like to throw it aside like a sucked orange. He had toe ranch respect for himself to say a thing like that. He did feel, howev(fr, that there was no need for him to go round waving a flag. There was no other Empire lie had a greater respect for, but must lie go around as if ho had nothing else to do but to try and got votes by screaming about the British Empire? When England was in trouble, they would lie in their places—(applause)—whilst others were making speeches. What did the differences amongst them mean? Nothing. He asked them as Africanders to conduct themselves in a worthy manner. How could they do that? By splitting? No. By standing together and as one man go ahead Hi a perfectly unanimous spirit. They must not give the impression that they were trying to create discord, but they must not forget that they were not a people to he waved like a reed in the wind. They must furthermore take care not to bring bitterness into the hearts of men who had done great work for the country. They should show their respect for .those men. They must, however, he steadfast, and work to abolish all bitterness from South Africa. The demonstration that morning was of great significance and was the stepping to great things in this country. Concluding, he thanked them once more and promised to try and do more for them in the future than ever. (Loud and prolonged applause). Just then someone in the audience shouted, “We want a Hertzog Ministry.”