BLACK AND WHITE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9981, 11 July 1925, Page 5

BLACK AND WHITE.

SECOND EDITION

RACIAL CLASH IN AFRICA AN OUTSTANDING PROBLEM. (Received 9.5 a.m.) Electric Telegraph—Press Association LONDON, July 10. Mr Ward Price, writing to tlio Daily Mail, says that th© threatening racial clash between block ami white in South Africa is becoming an outstanding problem. Politicians frame Legislative breakwaters against spreading the sea of colour, nevertheless they know they aiu only weak expedients. There is no practical remedy for the impending conflict caused by the rise of rucial unity among blacks, whose tribal jealousies are disappearing and whose languages are fusing. There are eight million natives throughout South Africa compared with 1,500,000 whites. The blacks are multiplying far more rapidly than tlieir white masters, who base economic development cu

cheap labour. The blacks are developing a contentious spirit colour consciousness is under tue lead of American educated natives. who brag that their function is to lead primitive tribes in a racial struggle. Such conditions may end iiv a rebellion, meaning first the massacre of scatteied whites, then the massacre of half-armed natives. When the Prime of Wales reviewed 4000 natives in traditional fighting kit and feathers, armed with assegais and knohkerries. singing a war chant, punctuated with the stabbing of imaginary foes, a South African officer told nie every song was a veiled threat. Meanwhile pretty bare-armed European girls photographed the waiTiors as if at a Wembley sideshow. The polite have discovered existence of bloodthirsty native secret society, named Omalita, members swearing to lavish a virgin and murder a man before they die.”