ENGLISHMEN AND DUTCHMEN

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 88, 13 April 1912, Page 10

ENGLISHMEN AND DUTCHMEN

j Tho racialist chwa-cter of the Parlifi* mentary charges agpjn&t the Botha. Gov'eminent of favouring Dutchmen in the Civil Service has been thoroughly exposed (says the Cape correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle). Of the appointments criticised some wore made on the direct recommendation of a-n impartial ' standing advisory committee, others because of tho requisite profVv sionul or linguistic qualifications. In ilnonlyilnonly instance of aiwefc replacement, tt Dutchman was replaced by a Dutchman. It lurn further beeu shown that Dutchmen aio often ■ paired over in favour of Englishmen. Tho. South African- News pointK oc! that 60 'per cent, of tho populaticl ajc Dutdv mid 85 poi'/cout. of thoMJtv'l Servant* tire English 1 . Jt, ea\« the only way of allaying ih#' suspicions behind the charges brought/by Sir Starr .liimeeon is to appoinU'iio m&i'e .Uutomnen. and askfi if the .«latis« in the Act of Union, giving English and Dtiteh equal language and citizen right*, ■ is to be regarded ac a farce and humbug.