Ambrose Pratt an Australian journalist wrote the following paragraph about South Africa in 1910: There are classes in South Africa, but amongst the whites at least there are no masses. The caste system which has replaced the older institution of slavery has effectively compelled even the poorest wage earning whites to join forces with the plutocrats in a tacit conspiracy of co-operation to maintain their pride of race and to prevent the social elevation and political emancipation of blacks... millionaires and mechanics view the negro through cognate sets of spectacles. The millionaire wants a monopoly of the skilled labour market and, being lazy, he also wants cheap black industrial valets to perform the rougher portions of his work.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:04:31 +0000