SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

Evening Star, Issue 22367, 17 June 1936, Page 12

SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

TO BE TAKEN OVER BY UNION i ACUTE RACIAL ANIMOSITY Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. CAPE TOWN, Juno 16. (Received Juno 17, at 11 a.m.) South Africa proposes to administer South-west Africa as an integral portion of the Union by taking action under artice 6 of the League Covenant. The Union’s Judicial Commission emphasised that no lir.it would be placed on such administration as long as the mandatory nation furnished an annua) report to the League. The administration started so hopefully that the Union decided to institute self-government in 1923, when General Smuts concluded an agreement in London with two representatives of the German Government whereby the Union legislated for German nationals, who automatically accepted naturalisation in January, 1924. The German language was recognised as the official one. Germans obtained a majority in the first elected Assembly, leading to a close a act between English and Afri>rs. Racial animosities developed, however, becoming acute in 1933 on the formation of Nazi -organisations and propaganda among school children. Registration of sons of Germans, who were automatically naturalised, for military training in tho Fatherland and labour services indicates the extent of racial ■ feelings, although the German Consul attempted to explain that this had been unwittingly done. The Germans resigned from the Legislative Assembly and refused to serve on the Administrative Council, resulting in the Assembly petitioning the Union to take South-west Africa over ns a fifth province. >