6 FEBRUARY 1926, Page 3

Of all the policies of segregation which we have examined

this seems to us to be the most enlightened, though we are, of course, well aware that any segregation is condemned by many progressive thinkers. General Ilertzog's policy in any case is considerably above the general level of Dutch thought. Almost everything depends upon the natives receiving ample territory. If they lived under spacious 'conditions their lot under the Hertzog scheme might conceivably be better and happier than now. The finding of land, however, is likely to be extremely difficult. There will be a great deal more discussion before anything is settled, and we sincerely hope that the subject will not become a party one.