It is most important to establish a really sound system
of education in the Colony, and therefore, in our opinion, no help should be given to any scheme which may result in a boycott of the State schools. Unless we are mistaken, the educational system of the Colony has been placed in excellent hands, and we should be very loth to condemn the responsible authorities except on an impartial examina- tion of the whole case. The evidence produced by a depu- tation from the Dutch Reformed Church in the Colony, however well intentioned, must naturally be one-sided. We must remember, also, that in the first period after the war it is the duty of Englishmen to give a loyal support to the Colonial Government whenever that Government's action does not violate some essential principle of sound administration. That cannot, we think, be alleged in the present case. But though we doubt the wisdom of accepting offhand the deputation's version of the school difficulty, we desire to say that we attribute no blame whatever to General Kritzinger and his colleague in doing their best for their own case ; and we greatly hope that the gallant General will be able to obtain substantial help for the orphans of his old comrades in arms.
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