South Africa and The National Anthem
PRIME MINISTER’S EXPLANATION United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. CAPETOWN, Feb. 21. Concerning the new South African National Anthem, General Hertzog (Prime Minister), in the Assembly, said: "As it is amundantly clear there can be no question of ‘God Save the King,' being superseded by ‘ Die Stem,' ‘God Save the King' will be played as it always has been, but it will be supplemented by ‘Die Stem,' and all I intended to convey was that to me, as to the rest of the Afrikaan-speaking people in South Africa, ‘Die Stem’ will have the character of our National Anthem, and ‘God Save the King' that of an invocation to the Almighty for protection of our King."
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 45, 23 February 1938, Page 4
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121South Africa and The National Anthem Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 45, 23 February 1938, Page 4
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