Africa

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 228, 5 March 1915, Page 5

Africa

CAUSES OF THE REBELLION. GERMAN INSTIGATION. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 4, 5.45 p.m. London, March 4. A White l Book issued at Capetown discloses that the motives of the rebellion 'were factious hatred of the Botha Government, racialist Republican ideals, and the personal ambition of Beyers and Mariiz. There were two abortive attempts before the actual rebellion. The rebels intended to march on Pretoria, hoist the Republican flag, release and arm two thousand interned Germans. It is proved that Maritz was communicating with Germa n agents as early as July, 1!>12. De Wet's secretary Visited the rebels' campfircs each night to impart the latest European news.

GENERAL HERTZQG'S POSITION. Capetown, March 3. The Assembly accepted Mr Merrimnn's amendment that a Select committee should be appointed by the Speaker, in preference to General Hertzog's motion for a select committee to inquire into the causes of the rebellion.

Mr Smuts declared, that for years General Hertzog had been the loudest mouthed politician in South Africa; now he was the most silento. He was one of the primary causes of the recent disasters but still sat in Parliament.

General Hertzog, in reply, said lie did not intend to repudiate his view that the rebellion was provoked by the expedition to German territory, which had sheltered the rebels after the Boer war.