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Zurich Herald, 1927-12-01, Page 3........... chase being forbidden elsewhere, The C ofColor'#hose areas were admittedly Made In*trSh ,�.�i'nti Ct�x:S quote, but it vas not found possible ,. �� �'g�to increase them y b legislation. A Land Bili has been designed to deal WillaC Will Be the Ultimate. Outcome of the Quiet Bat-, tie for Color Preclomin- ance? "Out of Africa," runs the ancient Latin proverb, "males ,over some- • thing `new, and the modern States that are growing up in that huge and. mysterious continent in nowise belie this age-old reputation. The news that reaches us to -day from British South and East Africa should be of in- terest to thinking Canadians, since it deals with the race problem. The overlords of the "dark continent" are determined, we learn, that so far as climate will permit; it shall become a "white man's country." It contains 'vast tracts, even under the equator, that are high and healthful and won- derfully fertile; ripe for the spade and the plow, and rich with the Promise .of incredible harvests. The forest and the veldt must pass to make room for farm' and factory, the lion and to ele- phant' must give -place to the tractor and the locomotive. But what of the native races? Unlike our own red In- dians, a nomadic and far-ranging peo- ple, who receded year by year before the advance.ofour pioneer ancestors, the blacks remain in countless thous- ands, and for the simple reason that they have nowhere to go. What, then, is to be done to anti for them? Wherq and how are they taelive? What shall be their portion in the new order of things? The answer to this is not easily to be found. The American negro is but i a small factor of ourpopulation, yet he constitutes a grave problem. But in Akita this condition is reversed. The blacks are far more numerous than the whites. They are on the spot, and it can not be denied that they are in a fair way to become the victims of the new dispensation. Life has changed radically for them, and they aro not equipped to meet the change. From an article in The Economist (London) we learn how the authori- ties in British Africa aro today wrest- ling with this difficult question. Se- gregation has, it seems, been tried, with no great success. But to have whites and natives. living side by side is not an ideal condition. With this problem, it appears, is tied up the question of the ownership of the land. The natives, original lords of the soil, have had it taken from them. Now some of it, but by no means the best, is to• be returned to them - in order that they may keep alive. History Being Made. , The article to which we have refer, red thus describes the situation: "Great things are heippening in Af- rica to -day, and the pace quickens. Almost before we realized what was happening a vast new problem has been opened up for us and for the world. The new problem arises from the fact that the Union'of South Af- rica is far from being the only portion can live and thrive and bring up his of the continent where the European progeny.. The whole stretch of high- land territory from the neighborhood of Cape Town to far Nganda is cap- able of providing a home - for the European. And everywhere heis com- ing in. Not only can\Southern Rho- desia point to a steady tream of new settlers of the best type; Kenya, Nya- saland, Northern Rhodesia, and even .Tanganyika show the same phenome- non. The 'European has come to stay. And if he stays, he will demand con- trol of the country which has become his home. "Already talk of federation of the British East African •Colonies north ot the Union is beyond the academic stage:: A great new State is already coming into view: What wit lits char - with the situation. • This Bill Dr0- poses to release oxtail areas, that is, to .throw epee. for lease or purchase by either Europeans or natives. We read further; "The 'released'. areas amount to 16- 000,000 acres, and the areas already reservetd exclusively to natives cover, about 21,000,000 acres. One of the Transvaal Local Committees Calcu- lated that about thirty-six or thirty; seven acres were necessary for a fain- ily'of five. On this basis, both the Pre - Sent reserves and the released areas, assuming that every acre was avail- able, would still be insufficient. And some of the land is poor stuff." We are also .advised of a sugges- tion by ar, member of the Commission on Native Affairs: "He suggests that natives should be allowed to lease small holdings in European areas as tenant farmers— a better status, anyway, than the highly indeterminate one .of squatter, which is a1 that many natives in such areas at present enjoy,, Moreover, a farmer with such tenants -would haYe a supply of trustworthy labor ready to hand, labor with the incentive to work in order to secure capital for the development of its own holdings:" It is admitted that the race ques- tion is a very disturbing factor, and we are told that: Prejudice Strong. "Color prejudice is even stronger in the country than in the town, and many South Africans would find it hard to conceive of the Kafir as just a peasant (potentially, at least) rath- er than as some one whose outstand- ing characteristic was that he was not white. The crust of color clouds econ- omic vision everywhere." There is, it would seem, no immedi- ate prospect of a permanent settle- ment of the matter, and it is related that: "Little has emerged so far to offer any hope of an agreed solution. It is clear, • however, that there 1s no chance at all at this late date for the reservation of a sufficient area ex- clusively for native purchase to meet all the need. Something can be done, doubtless, to enable natives to make better use of existing reserves. But suck improvement ought to issue not in an increase of population in the reserves, but in a much-needed rise in the native standard of life. All competent witnesses are agreed as to his poverty, though possibly it is a relative poverty due more to in- creased wants than to an absolute dee cline of resources.. There can be lit- tle economic health in a community where this is the condition of two- thirds of the population, and where they are -viewed as barbarian black men ,rather than as workers and con- sumers." on- sumers. " The writer closes by summing up the situatign in this way: • Making .."Mi i`naazds" w,.. THE SILENCE iiiI THE EMPIRE ' "The eleventh hour, the eleventh eye could sea stood a dense mass ofk day of the eleventh =oath." So the' "214bout sides of the -cenotaph sats war closed, ancl,at such time is it re -the wearers of the Sliver CT.OS. At membered. And In all the world the four Coracrs stoo4 a gitard, two` wherever his Majesty's subjects gatlz from the Ili:lssissauga liars° iia serge er together a few brief moments oand with helmet and two from tb t silence fall like a charm about the. Royal, Naval " 'ctluhtemx Reserve. ,he great cloth began to strike ou mourners gathered at the Cenotaph- At the, hour. There watt a vast sweep Westminster, in the heart .of the` E2n- ing off of bats and caps.. The wear« pire, they gather about the body of ere of the Silver Cross rose slow'ly'' the Unknown Soldier, Inall the do; minions that make up the far-flung portions of a miglity nation the pros- aic daily duties are interrupted for a silence of two minutes. On the ships of his Majesty's navy in all the four corners of the earth when the circa << bag sun arrives at the hour of eleven o c q'eaehing the boys. lieu. An k7nglish method which will not Dry B ossom ,lick a silence falls upon the oneirel« ing deep, d eggs. Add 2 tablespoonfuls of but- So.was it Friday, Nov. 11, before our Hot Sandwich r" s for tereand work to a paste, then add own cenotaph at the *City Hail. All C salt and pepper to taste. Spread the about stood the throngs of those who m rtl:�� WeatherI mixture on slices of buttered brown remember each day in all the year, btead and sprinkle the tops with the but who this day show In public their On chilly days, when, the -children 'whites of the eggs chopped with 12 "proud ' and loving remembrance." come trooping in from school and picked shrimps. Toast the sandwich The traffic of a great and busy city whole. clambered through thestreets. The wanting something to eat, nothing - clang of street cars and the rumbling tastes better to them than a hot sandwich and a glass of milk to drink. Nothing is easier to prepare, either. And for Sunday night suppers and noon luncheons, a hot sandwich is a meal in itself. Tour eugine may not start any Herring Sandwiches quicker on a cold morning, but it will Soak in boiling water for two min- warm up quicker and run. smoother arm Motor in Winter utas small, boneless herring; drain afterward if it is equipped with a good and dry them. Brush them with radiator shutter. Reduced crank -case melted butter and broil them or toast until they are well heated through, Have ready the required number of slices el fresh toast. Dip a crisp let- tuce leaf into French dressing, lay it on a slice of toast, arrange the dish on the lettuce, cover with tartar sauce and top with the second slice of toast. Veal and Ham Sandwiches dilution and wear of platens and cylin- ders, reduced carbon accumulations and a reduction in repairs, together with increased gasoline and oil mile- age, are some of the eoonomies gain- ed, either automatically or by an easily -operated control at the driver's hand. While a cooling system will keep your motor cool in the hottest weather, it is difficult to keep the en - Chicken may be substituted for gine properly warm in cold weather veal if desired. Mix together: 1/4 cup without protection, fu1 of cooked chopped ham, 1 cupful 1f an engine backfires after start- ing tart ing, if the carburetor adjustment must of -cooked chopped veal, 1/a cupful of chopped celery and enough mayors- naise to make the mixture of spread- ing consistency. Spread this on thin slices of bread that have been toasted on the opposite side. Lay a crisp lettuce leaf on the filling for one side of a sandwich and lay the tap slice over that. Hot Ham Sandwiches Put through the food chopper ye of a pound of cold boiled ham and raois- from the driver's seat, the new shut - ten it to spreading consistency with ters are more convenient than the old - butter and prepared mustard to suit style fabric radiator cover They are the taste. Spread he mixture on half also more sightly and, being of metal, the required number of slices of i are practically permanent fixtures— bread, lay them on the tops of the something fabric lsa not. Thus with sandwiches and presa: firmly together reduced repairs, savings in oil and Beat 2 eggs slightly, dilute the Wry -gasoline, protection to battery and starter, ` lengthened engine life, a radiator shutter pays M more res - and bowed ever in silent prayer. Th rumbling traffic ceased, the bonkin4 of the passing -cars was stopped), Gradually a stillness fell over the en<F, tire scene. 'The guards stood eve* stiffer to attention. The memory of Mons, to Mons camel back in those brief moments. Faac one remembered some one who fell over there. Thoughts dwelt on thel early days in 'Ypres and St. Juliana swept over to the Somme eleven'' years ago, to Vimy-Ridge in that drivel, on Easter morn, to Passchendaele and) the awful ridges leading to its height. Amiens. and Arras, Cambrai and Vali lencienes. . A motor ear moves, a street car) clangs and starts away. Tale note wheels clattered over the rails. Motors of the National Anthem breaks o cars 'honked and sped along the I the stillness, continue through an streets, and all the noise of busy bed- i end. Again a great sweep of hate lam spaded round about The pate. ,ever the sea of heads, The sorrow' ent throng waited about a pile of; ing ones resume their places on the stone heaped up with flowery wreaths benches, The two minutes silence and POPPY sprays, As far ae tbo' moves away. be kept unnecessarily rich or can not be left in the "run" position, or the choice must be pulled oocasionaliy to keep the engine from stopping, you may be certain destructive oil dilution is at a maximum in that engine, and the protection tbat a good radiator shutter affords will save you money. By keeping out cold air you also make the car more comfortable. Controlled either automatically or Cakes That Improve With ge About this season the thrifty home -maker begins to plan for Christmas and to make the 4 eggs and 1/e cupful of fruit juice) grape juice, lemon juice, liquor from Maraschino cherries or juice from canned fruit, all are good for this pur- pose. Sift together 3 times 1 cupful' flour, 1 teaspoonful grated nutmeg, %I teaspoonful cinnamon, 11/a teaspoon< fuls salt and 1/3 teaspoonful mace: plum puddings and the fruit cakes Put through the food •chopper Iia that everyone associates with the holi- � pound suet, discarding any "strings, t days, . She knows that the best of ' and 1/s pound of figs; seed 1�( pound these dainties have had time for the fruits to mellow and the spices to blend. So she lays in a stock of wax- ed ax ed paper and makes ready her stone crock, or the tin boxes with close- fit- ted covers. Some experts keep an apple also in the container because The Solution. "One other thing is clear. 'Segre- gation' in any legitimate meaning that can be -given to the term -is now -very, very dead. Natives on the land, as in the town, will always choose, if they can, to live their own lives to- gether, socially and even, to some ex- tent, economically.. But there can be no..,clean cuts anywhere. The very Proposal of 'released' areas is a sur- render of segregation, and the •institu- tion of a system of native tenant - farmers would be a still further sur- render. "We can not bleach the native, and he would not allow it if we could. What we have to learn here in South Africa is that what matters for us in the long run is not the black skin, or even the queer social customs, but the presence of some millions of po- tential producers and purchasers who await only the 'necessary incentive in uaranty ofaer to economic stability awe corest uld hope to have." White Swans in Manchu actor be? "Beyond all question the greatest Immediate problem which has to b -met throughout this vast area is that of the occpaucy and use of the laud by European and natipe respectively. Perhaps it is fortunate that through- , out its extent the highland region is luhabited by various .sections of one great African race, the Bantu, all . at ,Xnuch the • same stage of culture, and all with much the same . organization and customs. There is no problem of diverse peoples, as in India, at least trot in the highlands. "Economically, the Mau' are a pas- toral people ht the main, counting' their wealth iu cattle, and cattle are Inextricably involved in all their tri- bal life and customs. Land tenure is for them a matter of rights of user rather than of occupying ownership, and their traditional habit has been tomove on to better areas when they could, dispossessing of both land and cattle, those whom they o • Garen Upon the ice -edged garden pool A. silvery navy drifts in sail, And caught by light and rippling - breeze Is pushed into a weedy maze. November twilight .drupe a pale 'Of yellow in the liquid green, to play A. ghostly shadow game in• rings O emerald,—scattered jewels afloat To deck the silk and snowy wings. i The marble ;bxidgeway drops aslant Weird 'shadows where calved barges clung. Beside 'the phoenix -dragon slab. Here gold.Ibrown leaves wash shoals And naked willow boughs are hung.' ''.Che silent, groping, twilight cold` of a cupful of milk and beat again. Dip the sandwiches in the mixture and saute, first on one side and their pacts than one. on the other, In the frying pan, until _ both sides are golden brown. Stranger: "I say, keel'er, how is it Bacon and Cheese Sandwiches that last year, therewas a board here On thin slices of white bread lay with the notice: "To noted view- s 1/8 -inch slice of cheese and a thin slice of bacon. Leave in a moderate oven until the beton is crisp and the cheese has melted. Cover with a sec- ond slice of bread and toast the sand- wich on both sides. Serve Immedi- ately with sweet pickles. Hudson Sandwiches Put through the food chopper; ae of should be decked with flowers to ad - a pound of any kind of cooked meat, vertise the tramways. Another no - 6 pitted • olives, 1 teaspoonful of tion is that pedestrians should carry capers and the yolks of 2 hard -boil- wreaths to advertise motor -cars. luta h found firers is pierced•; keen'an• a knife the Now the European tomos in force From out the necks of lifted pride with very different ideas, both of the Is flung,•—•defiance to the sky. —Robert Merrill Bartlett, ownership of Mad and of the uses that can, be made of it, .. So the issue is Joined over half a continent. What Obeli be the future relation of the na- tive Bantu to the land?" Situation in South. point,' and now it has been replaced by one: 'Private; entrance forbid- den'?" Keeper: "Well, trustees of the property decided that the 'En- trance forbidden' board attracted a great many more people!" It is suggested that London trams of raisins and cut into halves; thinfi►l slice 1/4 pound citron, and add 118 cup- ful chopped, blanched almonds, or other nut meats, then the currants and sultana raisins that have been dratn�' ed, put into a cloth and•squeeze un - till they are dry. Dredge the .fruits it imparts just enough moisture to well -with a Jittle of the flour mixture, facilitate the mellowing process. then stir in 1 teaspoonful baking pow - Then, later in the month, she is der. Beat whites of eggs stiff. Stir, quite prepared for unexpected guests liquid into flour mixture to make a or, if a cake is needed during the rush smooth batter, add fruit, then egg- of gg of the holidays, there is one all ready whites. Turn into a well -greased to be iced. The knowledge that one mold, cover with greased paper and is well prepared for such emergencies steam steadily for 6 hours. If the is a great help during this busy sea- water must be replenished, never ala son. A. music -hall artist 'who used to tour the provinces with a -flock of per- forming ducks found managers no ou er willing to book his show, After a g The writer then goes on to point,he had been "resting for some time Out that the 'union of South Africa he received a, telegrams yasking 'him to stands "as a melancholy warning to .opens ori the n follow ng Monday at a 'dose who failed td be wise in time," variety` theatre in the North of ]Ong " covered, perhaps too tall in reply he wired, "Regret coo,- since "she lis I:Iave eaten the artistes'" #tits, that a provision of s land for ma not come, tivos, equitebie' even it not entireli* adequate, is the real sdlation of what ri.at roofs should again came into is ltnown as the Native Prcblotri." He popularity with the practical develop. then details the history of recent meat of a flying machine that Will legislation, Oertaitt areas, already 00- rise "miry fall perpendicularly, What's ortpied for the mast peat as native re- more, you wouldn't have. to bother ;,ernes, were set apart in which onier with parking, lights when you left natives ykt& pniroltase retch, such pun your "car" for the night, Wash Out On the Line A Ct11EEFl A railway bridge washed 00 Albany Tine at #look«ie Juuciion,.l' FREAK OF 1'H E NEW ENGLAND Fl.t5008 t from, under the tracks au the iloston 86 lass,, showing severity of damages. Inexpensive Fruit Cake To % cupful each of sour milk, sour cream and molasses, add 1 •cupful brown sugar, Sift together 3 times: 2%cupfuls flour, 1. level teaspoonful each of soda and cinnamon, 1/z tea- spoonful easpoonful each at allspice, ginger and salt, and ye teaspoonful of nutmeg. Witha little of the flour dredge well loow 1t to get below the boiling point. This pudding keeps perfectly ii wrapped in waxed. paper and kept in a covered tin box. When wanted, cut off the required amount and steam an. til it is heated through. Serve with hard. sauce. Hard Sauce Cream 1 pound of butter, thou work 'in slowly 1 pound of sifted pow. 21 cupfuls of prepared dried fruit, .dered sugar and cream again with the turn back any excess flour and add to bands. Flavor to taste with vanilla., the fruit 1 teapsoonful baking powder, This sauce may be served from a sep- stirring it in well to help distribute it ,amts dish, but it gives a very attrac- evenly throughout the cake; 11, cup- tive touch to the pudding if a little, fuls seeded raisins and 1/4 cupful each put through be pastry bag, garnishee of sliced figs and citron cut into small each portion. pieces is a good combination, though some prefer dates, candied cherries, Leaves ginger, orange or lemon peel, cur- Raking rants and the like. Some, too, like We all feel at this season a craving to add 1/z cupful of some favorite nut— meats broken into small pieces. primitive in usi a bond with nature It is easier to keep the batter from which not all the blandishments ot lumping if the liquid is slowly poured i civilization have dissolved. Our pri- into the dry mixture; stir it con-mordial ancestors raked leaves. They stantly, then beat until the batter is I made beds with them in their caves— smooth. Add the fruit and nuts and; great heaping beds, fragrant of au- pour into a well greased and floured tumn. in which the hairy -chested pan, or into patty tins. Fruit cake Itroglodyte pounded his ear until the batter must'be quite stiff or the fruit I rocks shook. will sink to the bottom, Bake in a moderate oven at least an hour. The cake must bo allowed to rise slowly to its full height. Finish baking slow- ly; some experts contend that fruit cake needs drying out rather than making, and that word well desehibes will see a great force of happy men their method o finishing the bakingraking leaves. They are from the Too hot an oven results in a thick All you have to do is get! The question iso, how can we rake leaves aria enjoy again that touch of nature which makes all time kin? We are glad to be able to answer that. If you will drive through Forest Park these Indian summer afternoons you crust outside and a doughy interior. Fruit cakes that are not to be iced may be given quite a professional gloss by brushing over the top with i molasses diluted with hot water about 15 minutes before the calve is to be removed from the oven. Another excret is to brown part of the flour, taking care not to scorch 3t, which re- sults in an unusually rich looking cake and more than repays• one for the little extra trouble, If a frosting is desired, it is best to allow the cake to ripen and then ice it only a day or two before it is to be cut. Excellent Icing for Fruit Cakes In 114 cupfuls of water dissolve 1% cupfuls of sugar and boll exactly 16 'Minutes after the syrup becomes Rubbly all over. Allow it to cook and to cool without stirring. To sifted coufectioners' eager add enough of this syrup to give the icing good spreading consistency, stirring con- stantly, then add the desired flavoring to cult the taste. For cbocoiate ;l lt'tYj melt in a buttered pan ee hone of the chocolate will stick to the container thinly -shaved, or grated, chocolate. Ice the cakes, and, it chopped nuts or other decgratious aro to be added! io he frosting them osting becon es firs� on bdoro m. This. ilach it s an easy, quick and reliable icing for all kinds of cakes as the syrup will keep for some time .in the refrigerator. Pieta Pudding Soak 11a euliftel each of currants and sultana raisins for at least SO Delisa rtes in cold water ta •Dover. Soak 2 tipfuls stale broad crumbs in 1 cup- ful sealdod milk. \Vhen cool, acid 1 ,,,oupfui sager, tho well-beatenyolks of yourself in the workhouse, and you ,can experience everything thatl thrilled the old-timers even unto Adam. You can rake leases' and burn a leaves. "Who has smelled wood smoke," says ICIpling, has known al venture; but what about leaf smoke?. Can you ever forget it? To the workhouse, thou —St, Louis Post Dispatch. sluggard!, WIi.,L LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES Shot Women will Zook after themaoivee, H11, What's the Matter—aren't the men looking After them enough to satisfy them? .s "Does your wife tSk you for thi knows' You Call t afford?" ,,'S4 lit n't salted nye for 4, tilts since were married," "Great becvens• Xtow do you manage it? Whin ,ali,e wants a thing she. doesn't ask me- rlin tells 1115."