Si,—As a resident of Uganda of some years' standing, temporarily
in England, I refer to Mr. A. J. Moore Bennett's letter in your issue of February t5th. Mr. Bennett writes: "I have come from a tour of Kenya, Uganda, Belgian Congo, the Portuguese African territory, the two Rhodesias and the Union, where there are perhaps the most discrimina- tory and ferocious laws of any against natives." The point is: What does Mr. Bennett mean by "where "? Prima facie, that all the countries listed by him have discriminatory and ferocious laws against the natives. This (if it is, in fact, what he means) is nonsense, and self-evident nonsense at that. His letter later indicates that the natives of Uganda "find themselves confined in wholly inadequate reserves," whereas, of course, the entire Protectorate is one vast reserve. Wild generalisations of the kind that Mr:-Bennett appears to make can do no good, and tend only to mislead well-meaning but muddle-headed and ill-informed critics of the colonial scene who will no doubt clip Mr. Bennett for their Press-cuttings ammunition-box.—I am, &c., G. P. SABEN.
Glendower Hotel, Glendower Place, S.W.7.
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