A DUTCH SUGGESTION
SOUTH AFRICA NEUTRAL IX WAR BETWEEN BRITAIN AND GERMANY. By IVe^rarli —Press Association—Copyright, CAPETOWN. July 14. The “ Volkstem,” the official organ of GeneraTßotha’s party, suggested that it would be advantageous to Britain and South Africa if the latter remained neutral in the event of war between Britain and Germany. The “ Cape Times,” the “ Natal Mercury,” and the “ Durban Advertiser ” ridicule the Volkstem’s suggestion, and emphasise the fact that South Africa is bound to Britain, and that the two countries will stand or fall together. COMMENT BY “THE TIMES.” IYHAT THE SUGGESTION REALLY MEANS. (Received July 16, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 15. “ The Times,” commenting on the Volkstein’s article, states that bo ask whether a Dominion's neutrality would be useful to England dn war is really asking whether it is an advantage to either for a Dominion to be part of the Empire at any time. No one, “The Times ” says, can suppose that the neutrality of a Dominion will he respected if a Power warring against England desires to assail it.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7854, 17 July 1911, Page 4
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174A DUTCH SUGGESTION New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7854, 17 July 1911, Page 4
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