SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13285, 17 June 1936, Page 6

SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

DESIRES TO INCLUDE SOUTH-WEST EFFECT OF NAZI REGIME. (Received 12.45 p.m.) Uni bed Press Assn.—Bv Electric Teleg ra ph— (j »y right. CAPETOWN, June 16. Soutli Africa, proposes to ac!minister South West Africa as an integral portion of this Union by taking action under Article 6 of the Teague Covenant. The Union’s Judicial Commission emphasised' that no limit was to be placed on such administration as long as the mandatory nation furnished an annual report to the League administration and this started so hopefully that the Union decided to institute self-Government in 1923 when General Smuts, concluded an agreement at London with two representatives of the German Government, whereby the Union legislated for the German Nationals who automatically accepted naturalisation. In January 1924 the German language was recognised as an official one, and the Germans obtained a majority in the 'first elected assembly, this leading to close compact between the English and the Africanders. Racial animosities then developed, becoming acute in 1933 on the formation of the Nazi organisations and the issue of the Hitler jugend among, school children. The registration of sons of Germans, who were automatically iiatuarilised for military training in the Fatherland and for labour services, indicates the extent of racial feelings, although the German consul attempted to explain that this was unwittingly done. The Germans then resigned from the Legislative Assembly and refused to serve on the Administrative Council, this resulting in, the Assembly petitioning the Union to take Southwest Africa, over as a. fourth province.

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