THE BLACK PERIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8057, 2 March 1906, Page 2

THE BLACK PERIL.

PROBLEM OF SOUTH AFRICA. EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL CIYILISED MEN. Received % 11.32 p.m. Lomjojt, March 1. The debate 111 the House of Commons turned 011 the protection of the natives in Soujh Africa, unrepresented in the legislatures. Winston Churchill, accepting the doctrine-of Imperial responsibility, declared the Government's aim wu» to advance the principle of equal rights to all civilised men, irrespective of colour. As Lord Milner was regarded as the enemy of the Dutch, he was compelled to rely on 1 the mine owners for support. The : taxation of the uativcsjhad increased, ! although the use of the lash had i diminished. That, however, was owing i to Mr Chamberlain's and not to Lord j Milner's efforts. Hardening against ; the native races was characteristic of j Lord Milner's regime. While admitting that the black peril formed a grim problem, it was possible to form a bond of union between the white races! lie denied J. Robertson's statement that the natives of Natal were oppressed.