One of the most important events of the week has
been the passing in the Natal Legislative Assembly of a unanimous Motion in support of the policy of the Imperial Government in regard to the Transvaal. The mover, Mr. Baines, put the whole matter in a nutshell when he declared "that the enjoyment of equal rights and privileges was the only sure foundation upon which a Republic could be established and maintained, and the denial of these privileges to Europeans must result in perpetual race-hatred, strife, anarchy, tyranny, or war." Mr. Escombe declared that "the principle of equal rights and privileges was the bed-rock upon which would be founded the future Dominion of Africa," and the Premier, speaking as the head of the Government, was equally strong in support of the Resolution. The two Dutch Members also supported the Resolution. As we have said elsewhere, people who talk about the folly and crime of our taking action which is opposed to the wishes of the Cape Dutch must not forget the wishes of Natal and of the English-speaking people through- out South Africa.
