Show I WHEN THE WAR IS OVER Lineal Phillips president of the South African Chamber of Mines be lieves when the present war ib over the Dutch and English will shake han sand s-and settle down boti In their own way and both be useful elements In the development de-velopment of South Africa Tills Is on the theory that the controversy Is a radical one and that when It Is settled set-tled who Is to be master the sotllempnl will be accepted A man on tlC ground ought to know what the real situation I Is better than one at a distance Our I own judgment IB that the South African Afri-can republics or more especially the Transvaa lias never been a republic except in name It has I been ruled by a psalmsinging prayerpreferring old despot he has ruled the Legislature I I he has without conscientious scruples neutralized the decisions oChls own Supreme court and withal he has held the confidence of the Boers who are out on the ranges and on the deso late ranches while al the same time the younger Boers about the cities who have caught tho Inspiration of progress pro-gress through seeing what another rate Is accomplishing there have chafed under the old barbarism and have be come alert and competent men Now If the final adjustment strikes from the hand of Kruger all power and the English take control there Avlll be for II I perhaps years to come thai same old t sullen hate on the outskirts of Doer dom that ban been smouldering since 1S8I but me younger generation will Join with the ISnglfKb slowly haltingly I 1 and suspiciously at first but later in earnest to build up their country We i ivaKOn from what I we have seen In our > own country The Dutch naturally area are-a strong race Ii proud race they believe i I in progress they believe that nothing I In i his world Is I too good for them I they believe too In law and they be II J I Hove that men ought to obey the laws ind when they arc oppressive to repeal I them or amend them through leglli male channels they are IL great home I race they wan to surround their = homes with reasonable comforts and they want to give their children every advantage that comes of education and the mingling with men Hence we do not think tho problemIn South Africa hen once the war Is adjusted will bo 1 any harder to solve than it f has been In i our own country since 1SGD A generation gen-eration has passed away audi as a rule the results have boon accepted cheerfully everywhere and often on the part of those who lost in that upheaval up-heaval l with Joy that they lid not succeed suc-ceed |