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the garden party was meagre, and the attitude of the Dutch distinctly unsympathetic, but the- moderate and con- ciliatory line of Mr. Chamberlain's remarks appears to have been recognised by those who heard them. The Colonial Secretary's reception at Cape Town was extremely enthusi- astic, and here in his speech on Wednesday Mr. Chamberlain once more devoted most of his observations to the question of conciliation. He was less hopeful, he admitted, of immediate and successful results of the settlement in the Cape than in the new Colonies. In the Cape rebellion had been exalted into heroism by men of authority, and loyalty, if not treated as a crime, was discountenanced and ostracised. A separatist propaganda still continued in the Press, and sometimes in the pulpit, and the cloud which darkened the horizon of South Africa was more than one man could clear away. In conclu- sion Mr. Chamberlain made a strenuous appeal to local patriotism and the moderate men of all parties. If only all people would forget the past and " identify themselves with us in our love and pride in the Empire which belongs to all of us," he would leave South Africa with a happy consciousness that his mission had been fulfilled beyond his most hopeful anticipations.
