UNITY OF SOUTH AFRICA.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 December 1920, Page 5

UNITY OF SOUTH AFRICA.

TALK OF SECESSION CONDEMNED. CALL FOR NEW PARTY, By Telegraph.—Prea3 Assn.—Copyrigtit. Received Dec. 6, 5.5 p.m. Capetown, Dec. o. General Smuts opened the new South African Party campaign in Pretoria. After giving reasons for recommending the dissolution of Parliament, he said his appeal for the formation of a new party met with a great response from moderates of all parties, who desired to escape from the present dangerous impasse, and secure racial peace and' the internal development of the country. Of such racial unrest and the wild and dangerous talk about breaking with the British Empire even many in the ranks of the Nationalists and Labor were Weary. It was not a mere party matter, but a national event of the first importance. He reviewed the question of Imperial conneotion, and declared the secession movement, like Hash of lightning, has made moderates thoroughly realise the dangers ahead, threatening the peace and the unity of South Africa. He commended the League of Nations and the British Empire unity movements, and declared that it was nonsense to call the latter a movement towards Imperialism, —Reuter Service. TROUBLE WITH MISSIONS. THE INCIDENT IN JAPAN. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received Dec. 6, 5.5 p.m. Tokio, Dec. 5. Major'Generai Sato, spokesman of the War Office statement regarding missionaries, said it was a coincidence that many plotters executed were Christians, but the plotters in many instances allied themselves with the missions in order to gain the gecurity those afforded. The missionaries accusing Japanese troops of cruelty were themselves the cause of tragedy. He regretted the Koreans were not awake to the fact that their real grievance was against these mischief-making missionaria®. Japan allowed full religious liberty, but would not allow treason, which threatened to undermine the foundations of the Empire.