SIR A. MILNER'S WARNING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11544, 1 December 1900, Page 4

SIR A. MILNER'S WARNING.

We may rest assured that nothing would be more to the liking of the Imperial authorities than to see South Africa swamped with men of British birth and breeding, whom they could confidently rely to outvote, out-weigh and out-fight, if need were, the disloyal elements. This should be so self-evident as to need no elucidation. Consequently, when Sir Alfred Milner again issues a strong warning against British migration to South Africa until Industry is resumed and new fields of employment gradually developed, only the foolish would disregard it. South Africa, and particularly the Transvaal, is amazingly rich in mineral wealth, and possesses illimitable resources as yet'hardly known. In the future, it will doubtless afford a fair field to the migrating Britisher and the adventurous colonist, who prefer to take that risky road to fortune instead of the slow path to a comfortable sufficiency offered by New Zealand. But at the present time everyone must see that there is no prospect whatever in South Africa for wage-earners. Many possess totally mistaken ideas on the subject, and imagine that if they can reach Johannesburg they will be beseeched to accept employment at a fanciful wage. It is the duty of every intelligent person to rectify this foolish delusion and to assist the High Commissioner in preventing a premature influx which will not only additionally hamper the Imperial Government, but cause great and needless suffering among venturesome followers of such a will-o'-the-wisp.