SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 127, 7 September 1910, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS.

GENERAL BOTHA SCORNS SUPPORT. "DIRTY AASVOGELS." By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received September 6, 10.30 p.m. Capetown, September 6. General Louis Botha, speaking at Bloemfontein, referring to Dr. Jameson's statement of forming an Opposition fiupport, said he would resign rather than depend upon the Opposition's support. He advocated bounties for fostering natural industries during their infancy, in order to attract population. Answering Unionists who had expressed a desire that the Transvaal education system should be applied to Orangia, General Botha said that the Transvaal's was a one-sided Act, compelling the Dutch to learn English, but not compelling the English to learn Dutch. He. and his colleagues concurred that •there should be no compulsion in the matter. If his colleagues did not support the educational proposals, he would resign. ' Mr. Fischer, Minister of Land's, speaking to a country constituencp, declared that the capitalists were "dirty aasvogels" (vultures, birds of prey, veldt scavengers), who had found a bit of rich carrion on the Rand. The issue of the elections was to be found in the word "capitalist." The Government were helping themselves only. The Africander should be careful to bequeath the riches of the country to Africanders. Africanders must negotiate for the inclusion of Rhodesia in the Union—not Jameson.