WHAT ^WniLL THE WHITE MAN DO NEXT? 



a two-valve set — or any other kind of wireless apparatus 

 — may be more intricate, it will not be long before he 

 can be taught its manipulation. Let it be remembered 

 that the practical use of such things comes before the 

 knowledge of construction. They may not at present 

 understand how to make a gramophone or a telephone, 

 but this does not prevent their using these instruments. 



To the illiterate African, wireless will hold a peculiar 

 significance. In future it will not be necessary for him 

 to waste months or years in a foreign school amongst 

 strangers who, although meaning well, often violate his 

 most cherished customs and beliefs. He will not have to 

 become an inferior type of Karani (clerk) before he is 

 instructed in better methods of agriculture, but right 

 from the commencement of the introduction of the 

 loud-speaker he will be able to put into practice the les- 

 sons learned, which will materially assist him, without 

 delay; for the evening bulletin will include orders which 

 he will be able to put into practice on the following 

 day under the supervision of trained native farmers of 

 his own race. 



Much has been said and written about British trustee- 

 ship for Africa and the Africans, and I submit that the 

 introduction of radio telephony in Africa is not merely 

 an interesting experiment, but a moral responsibility. 

 As colonists in Africa, and trustees for its country and 

 people, it is manifestly a duty to assist them to open 

 up the country and to render their environment more 

 suitable to their future existence. Just as roads must be 



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