CHAPTER XII.

A Review of the South African Question.

British Views of Government and Treatment of Natives Antagonistic to those of the Dutch--No Question of Republicanism versus Monarchy--The Dutch at the Cape Possessed of a Larger Share in Public Administration than the Boers of the Transvaal--The Language Question a Serious One--Equality of Population and Opportunity and Privilege at the Cape Without Equality of Education or Knowledge--The British Government and the Missionaries--The Dutch and Slavery--The Non-intervention Policy and Confederation--The Question of Cape Colony Extension--Cecil Rhodes and South Africa--Progress versus Stagnation--The Latter Wins at Majuba Hill and for a Time Turns Back the Hand of Destiny--The South African Question Enters on its Last Phase