WHAT WILL THE WHITE MAN DO NEXT? 



populations, widely scattered, with few and inadequate 

 means of communication. 



The dream of every idealist is a state where harmoni- 

 ous human action exists, and anything which tends 

 towards bringing about such a state of affairs, calls for 

 careful consideration. It seems inevitable that broadcast- 

 ing will assist materially in knitting together widely 

 differing peoples and bringing about better under- 

 standing. 



The coming of the "iron horse" has joined town to 

 town, while motor transport has connected villages and 

 far distant parts with the railroads and waterways. But 

 improved means of transport cannot be turned to full 

 account so long as other means of communication are 

 inadequate. Vast tracts of country remain unproductive 

 despite the fact that a railroad often passes through 

 them; the wilderness cannot be made to flourish, blos- 

 som, and bring forth fruit merely by making a road 

 through the heart of it. Moreover, improved facilities 

 for transport cannot be turned to full account so long 

 as language barriers remain. It is a fact that one of the 

 great difficulties presenting itself to administrators and 

 colonists in many parts of Africa, is the enormous num- 

 ber of different dialects. How can the advantages of co- 

 operation in agriculture and the marketing of products 

 be shown to the indigenous tribesmen so long as these 

 great language barriers remain? The people must be 

 taught how to grow food and turn to account the 

 latent resources of their country. And having learnt the 



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