The Afrikander party in both Houses of the Cape Parliament
has recommended a large widening and improvement of its programme. The "Afrikander Bond" is to call itself "The South African Party," and admit any person born in South Africa. Its objects are declared to be the fusion of nation- alities, the federation of South Africa, and the establishment in foreign relations of a policy like that of Canada. The pro- gramme sounds well, and the supremacy of the British Crown is formally acknowledged ; but we note a tone in the resolu- tions which suggests that South Africa is regarded as a separate place from the Empire, and we see that it is intended to keep the old Afrikander Bond embedded in the larger and liberalised party. The change made does, however, indicate that the Dutch of the Cape begin to recognise facts, and that is the condition precedent to all pacification. Till you have admitted that two plus two is inevitably four arithmetic is only a useless puzzle.
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