•• ! . EXTRACTS Ji'ROM A '1 Mr van Hees (Chri s ti a na) saId that membe:'s seemed to think the question cu[; ht te l be l ook ed at fr om the po int of view of the natives, but as far as he was c, )n0erned ho looi<:e 'i at it from the viewpoint Qf the white man. It was net, a na Clve }Jro'blem It was a vhi.to problem, of the free exi st e nce vf the whhie people in South Africa. They must "De hones "t to the na t-ive and juot to the white man, and if he was called on "tt) hho 00e h0 yrLl 'J.ld Gay Justice to the white man and injustice to e'ITe"!}y tjme. ThaL wa s the history of South Africa. Wh en r tr"3kked to the Hc>:cth they- did not ego to civilise t he natives , They were there for freedom and justice for themse 1 ves. Continuing Mr van stated that: - The Prime lHnist.er- had said that the whole polioy of the past had reen unjust to the natives with a few exceptions . It was hypoc v to say that white men were ready to do more t an h'nes and dea a with the natives. The Wh 1:t"e pe ": p Ii) S P0J. :i.CY had been fer the prottsction cf themoelves - -A:"ln-,d tlfe Bi ..... : f re "s only a c(jntinuation 0 e --- -'" hypocrisy he had referl" ed to and if he had his way he would do away wi th European influence and give the country sovereign rights to deal with all natives S('uth of the equator. If they disfranchised every n13.tive in the country they would have honest native administration. M embers who had native constituents always had to consider the native vote) otherwise there was a risk of their losing their seats. Cap.!t J'imes "De kleurlingstem in de Kaap meet nfgeschaft worden." The coloured vote in the Cape Province must be done away with. It.nr. Tielrr..an Roos at Vrede dorp 4th Jany., 1917. "De Kaffirstem in de Kaap Province moet vernietigd vlOrden." The Kaffir vote in the Cape Provine e m.ust be done away wi th. Ons Vader1and, Jany. 1917.
Mr van Hees (Chri s tiana) saId that membe:'s seemed to think thl,;~t the question cu[;ht tel be l ooked at from the p oint of view of the natives, but as f a r as he was c ,)n0erned ho looi<:e 'i at it from the viewpoint Qf the white man. It was net, a na Clve }Jro'blem It was a vhi.to problem, of the free exi ste nce vf the whhie people in South Africa.
They must "De h ones"t to the n a t-ive and juot to the white man, and if he was called on "tt) hho 00e h 0 yrLl ' J.ld Gay Justice to the white man and injustice t o tll~ ~d -viye e'ITe"!}y tjme. ThaL wa s the history of South Africa. When the~" r ancG:)"~ ;) ~C S tr"3kked to the Hc>:cth they- did not ego to civilise t he natives , They were there for freedom and justice for themse 1 ves.
Continuing Mr van H~es stated that: - The Prime lHnist.er- had said that the whole polioy of the past had reen unjust to the natives with a few exceptions . It was hypoc v to say that white men were ready to do more t an ~ h'nes and dea a ~ with the natives. The Wh1:t"e pe": p Ii) S P0J. :i.CY had been fer the prottsction cf themoelves
- -A:"ln-,d tlfe plese~ Bi ..... : f re "s only a c(jntinuation 0 e ----'" hypocrisy he had referl"ed to and if he had his way he would do away wi th European influence and give the country sovereign rights to deal with all natives S('uth of the equator.
If they disfranchised every n13.tive in the country they would have honest native administration. Members who had native constituents always had to consider the native vote) otherwise there was a risk of their losing their seats.
Cap.!t J'imes 29th-'!~ "J.9?~
"De kleurlingstem in de Kaap meet nfgeschaft worden." The coloured vote in the Cape Province must be done away with.
It.nr. Tielrr..an Roos at Vrede dorp 4th Jany., 1917.
"De Kaffirstem in de Kaap Province moet vernietigd vlOrden." The Kaffir vote in the Cape Provine e m.ust be done away wi th.
Ons Vader1and, Jany. 1917.
Replying to Mr Schutle1s questions as to the S. A. Party be
the moderate party anxious to co-operate with all sections
Mr Roos retorted
"Also with the niggers"
at Kaalplaats, Potchefstroom
Wcdneo~ay 12th Jany. 1921.
Reuter report in "Cape Times".
A certain Nationalist, Mr A. Boshoff, Secretary of the local
School Board, sta~ed hat the Nationalis't Party did not want ths
vote~ of the Colour~Q neople.
Reuter report of meeting at Elliot.
"Cape Tiroos". Wedn l gday, 12th Jany. 1921.
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