SOUTH AFRICA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9718, 14 February 1910, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA.

~ jffß MBEBIMAN'S shot. DISCONCERTING, BUT OF LITTLE EFFECT. United Press Association—t>y riiectric Telegraph Copyriglit. CAPETOWN, February 11. The Hon. J. C. Smuts, Transvaal Secretary, speaking at -*Middleburg, ninety miles east of Pretoria, said he believed that the speech of the Cape Premier (Mr Merriman) at Worcester was greatly misunderstood. Mr Merriman was an outspoken rid warrior, who had fired a. shot which had disconcerted the whole of South ..Africa; but the situation he hui created would pass over. South African? must get rid of the provincial feeling, and seek the welfare of th- w.nole. The speaker addeS : "I advocate a policy for the organisation V-of defence, and the filling or the empty spaces with white?.'" .RESUSCITATION OF RACIALISM DENOUNCE \). BEST MAN GOVERNMENT WANTED. Received February 13, 5 p.rr. *■" CAPETOWN, February 12. Dr. Jamieaon has denounced Mr "Merriman's (t'remier of Cape Colony) resuscitation of racialism, and he declared: "We want a best man Government independent of party or race." fending the repudiation of -•Mr Merriman by General Botha (Pre- ; mier of the, Transvaal) or responsible 'leaders the Progressives must buckle on their armour. Dr. Jamiesjn is unable to believe that General Botha would head a •Government planned by Mr Merriman.