From the history books: 19.04. 1904 The main body of Ovaherero start to move north in the direction of the Waterberg. They first move to the vlei (pan) at Engarawau. Here they remain until the Germans approach again. Leutwein urges the German press to stop reporting that after the termination of the war all tribal structures – of the Nama communities too – would be destroyed, the chiefdoms abolished and all communities disarmed. This propaganda creates considerable unrest among all SWA indigenes, and is one of the causes of the Nama resistance war fought from August 1904 onwards. He writes the following: I do not concur with those fanatics who want to see the Herero destroyed altogether. Apart from the fact that a people of 60 000 or 70 000 is not easy to annihilate, I would consider such a move a grave mistake from an economic point of view. We need the Herero as cattle breeders, though on a small scale, and especially as labourers. It will be quite sufficient if they are politically dead.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 04:37:22 +0000
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