South Africa and the Transvaal war . ikander Separatist ideals, and the readiness of the propa-gandists to accept office under the Imperial Government ; thedanger of undue weiafht beinsf g-iven to the influence of the s^reatcapitalists; the equal danger of the intrigue, favouritism, andnepotism of London society—of which so much was heard at thelate Committee of Inquiry into the training of army officers—beingbrought to bear on appointments to office in the new Colonies. The language question—that of the degree of recognitionnecessary or expedient of the Dutch language in the courts andpublic
South Africa and the Transvaal war . ikander Separatist ideals, and the readiness of the propa-gandists to accept office under the Imperial Government ; thedanger of undue weiafht beinsf g-iven to the influence of the s^reatcapitalists; the equal danger of the intrigue, favouritism, andnepotism of London society—of which so much was heard at thelate Committee of Inquiry into the training of army officers—beingbrought to bear on appointments to office in the new Colonies. The language question—that of the degree of recognitionnecessary or expedient of the Dutch language in the courts andpublic offices—is so important that it is better to consider itseparately. VI.—THE LANGUAGE QUESTION The question of the degree of recognition of the Dutch lan^^uagein the new Colonies to be accorded by the new administration is oneof the most difficult, and at the same time one of the most urgentand altogether inevitable, presented by the altered situation, theresult of the late war. It is one of the cases where not to decide is. Photo: Russell, Lnndoii. HON. SIR ARTHUR LAWLEY, of the Transvaal. Law and Lancruag^e to decide. Let us endeavour to understand the conditi(jns of theproblem, bearing steadily in mind the objects to be ainied at b\- theImperial policy. No responsible statesman in the United Kingdom or in theColonies can desire to take any step other than conciliatory to Boersentiment, provided the main object of creating a united andprosperous European community is obtained. Anything like apersecution of the Boer tongue or traditions would not only beunjust, but most unwise. At the same time, Imperial statesmenmust remember that British-descended citizens of the Empire inSouth Africa hold that their sentiment and their opinion is not tobe taken as a matter to be ignored. Now, Imperialist sentiment inSouth Africa is united as to the desirability of having only oneofficial language, and of doing away with the dual language systemintroduced
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