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Last Of War Leaders Falls In General Smuts His Defeat in Kecent Elections Completes Elimination from Active Pulilic Life of Every Considerable Figure in Group that Made Up I'aris Peace Conference By FRANK H. SIMONns l*op> right 1024 by Mei'luro NYu?|Mt)M?r Symllfntf Washington, June 27?The defeat | of General Jan Smuts in the recent I South African elections practically completes the elimination of the con siderable figures of the Paris Con ference of five year ago. Death or I political disaster, and in the case of Mr. Wilson both, has overtaken practically every man of even incon siderable rank in that moment jus gathering. Smuts was really important largely, because he was an Casy weapon at the hand of Lloyd George, who was, eager to prevent Hughes of Austra lia from occupying anything like the role his contributions during the con-, flict seem to warrant. Thus very, early in the Paris sessions it was . Smuts who was called upon to di?) the important tasks. Just as he had been sent on the notorious excur sion to Switzerland during the con-' flict Itself. At Paris Smuts, despite the later renown, gave little evidence of any, liberal spirit. He was responsible for the inclusion of war pensions in the sum total of reparations, one of. the main causes for the undue ex-j panslon of this total, and he acquired' his reputation for moderation, such as it was, after the treaty had beeu made by being one of its first out spoken critics. Smut's real importance, however, has lain in the fact that he. like' lioiha. accepted the results of the' Boer War and entered into the task I of making South Africa in a spirit I of cooperation with the British pop- j ulation. A shrewd politician, al-| though lacking the real charm and popularity of Botha, he was of ut-l most service in keeping South Africa' in line during the war. when thoj Herzog rebellion threatened to rouse the Africanders against British rule, j Just how loyal to the empire Smuts ha^s ever been is a matter of I interesting conjecture. His British critics have more than once said that' the chief difference between Smuts, and Herzog lay in the question of, time, that both wanted a South | Africa free from British rule but. j Smuts believed in waiting until the obvious benefits of British associa tion could be h.Ti!; while Herzog was for Immediate independence. Many South Africans, on the other hand, that Is. many of the Dutch, never forgave Smuts for Joining the conquerers after the war and assist ing the British In crushing D.* Wet and Herzog in the World War time. His political power rested upon the support of the British element and n minority of the Dutch. But this power was fatally compromised when the British element was divided by the creation of a Labor party. In the last South African Parliament Smuts barely held a majority, but it was too insecure to ]UKt. Now the latest elections, once more dominated by fusion, by the bloc system, having given to the combination of the Dutch nationalists and the Labor party a decisive ma jority, the Dutch Party alone count ing more seats than Smuts' group, and Herzog will replace the colleague of Lloyd George at Paris. Obviously the triumph of Herzog, who openly advocates complete separation from the British Empire, is a severe blow ot British pride, as London comment shows. How far It Is a forecast of ?ulti mate secession or separation of South Africa is open to question, since the fundamental basis of the Labor-Dutch combination was an agreement that the secession ques tion should not be raised for five years nor ever save by a plebiscite. Moreover, Labor, which is largely made up ot English speaking voters might be expected to break away train Its present allies when thai; issue Is raised. The real factor, however, which divides Dutch on the Issue of separa tion. or at least prevents any actually serious break between the Union of South Africa and the British crown, is the danger which threatens from the enormous black population. FOR GROCERY SERVICE M DEPEND ON EXPERIENCED GROCERS. M. P. GALLOP CO. SPRINCI f SS SUA 1)1 S i' which outnumber* the white ele-l men!* in a ptoportion of three or J four to one. A split between the' British ami Dutch factions might easily give the blacks an opportunity j which there is no certainty they would not grasp. Meantime South Africa, like Aus-I tralia. like Canada, like Britain it-J self, like Franoe ami the United States for that matter, has broken i away from the war time leadership* and Smuts is one of the last victims I of a world wide movement. Massey | In New Zealand is almost the soleI survivor of that group within the British Empire which included Hughes of Australia. Borden of Canada and. in a sense, John lied-] mond of Ireland. Today Ireland Is a free slate.' South Africa has. chosen as its; next premier a man who during the! war took up arms against British I rule, and Canada has not only dis missed Borden but fs at the present moment in controversy with the Mother Country over.the treaty of Lausanne, flatly refusing to ratify It because Canada had no share in the making of it.- Since Britain, Itself has a prime minister who in the war period was a pacifist and op posed British participation, the trans formations in the Dominions are le*s significant, yet they must profoundly interest any student of the problem ICED TEA Banquet Orange Pekoe: ">? pkg 23c Yl U>- pkg- ???? 42c Liptons: Vl ">? pkf; 23c H?. pk{; - 12c Boltea Blended Tea: n> 1 r>c Fine Granulated Sugar 71?c MORGAN STOKES I'HOINE 114 Standard Pharmacy TllEY WILL SEND IT. of British imperialism for the fu ture. I remember during the war. when the late General Hot ha K'd a Sunt It African contingent to the conquest of German Kast Africa. the late l'ol ouel Roosevelt, with whom 1 was lunching said, with characteristic emphasis?"That means that in a future not very distant South Africa will be a Africander." He meam that the campaign was a demonstra tion of the purpose of the erstwhil Boers, now fighting under the Brit ish flag, to conquer the German holdings, but to possess them when the war was over and when British aid would be no longer needed. How accurate this forecast may prove. 1 do not venture to guess, but at least the overthrow of Smuts and the appearance of llerzog as prime minister, an open leader of the party which advocates secession as its ma jor purpose, gives point to the Col onel's prophecy. PKKSfDKNT OF LIONS Omaha. June 27.?Herman New man of Toronto was yesterday elect ed president of the Lions Interna tional. B URNS Cover with wet baking afterwards apply gently? 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