VALUE OF THE NAVY
SOUTH AFRICA'S TRIBUTE J hat the British Navy was as significant to him as to any EngJisuman was lhe statement made in the House of Assembly by General J. B. Hertzog, Prime Minister (if South Africa. Jn the Boer War, General Hertzog said, he regarded England as his euemv and he placed freedom above, everything, above even the downfall of the British Navy. “But now that freedom has been restored .o us anil the enemy of former days has lie,come our best friend I. say that the British Navy has the same significant e for me, means exactly tin* same to me, as to an Englishman or to the British people j in England. “As long as England remains our friend so long will the Na\y have that value for me; —1. cannot say L have the same love for it as an Englishman, that is impossible —but so far as its value is concerned I feel the same about, it as an Englishman does because the freedom of my people and my country is dependent upon the N’avy as is England herself. ’’ England, the Prime Ministci added, deserved all Soutl( Africa’s trust. “If we cannot trust a country that, has earned our friendship, as has England, whom.” asked Genoinl Hertzog. *‘<-an Ive, t rust 1 ’
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19350501.2.91
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 100, 1 May 1935, Page 8
Word Count
220VALUE OF THE NAVY Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 100, 1 May 1935, Page 8
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in