DISUNION AT THE CAPE

Grey River Argus, 14 March 1942, Page 5

DISUNION AT THE CAPE

Madagascar Danger POLITICAL OUTLOOK NOT BRIGHT. (Rec. 12.15). DURBAN, March 12. “Madagascar is looming large in South African politics,’’ says “The Daily Mail’s’’ local correspondent. “Much depends on a firm stand being taken by the Allies regarding Madagascar, because if the Japanese beat us to Madagascar, it will do our cause in South Africa untold harm. The members of the Opposition are declaring that things have gone badly. They have become squealers. They are expressing concern lest any move by South Africa in conjunction with Britain and America may sting the Japanese into an onslaught against South Africa. These Oppositionites are much more concerned with their anti-Britishism than with the dangers threatening their country. Doctor Malan recently declared: “We do not want to commit aggression. If South Africa is to become a base for the warring Allied nations, it will become a battleground.’’ “South Africa is far from being a United country, and the political outlook is not bright, but a realisation of the dangers that lie ahead must, eventually, penetrate even the Opposionites’ biassed .heads.’’