Item 01: John Duncan McRae diary, 5 October-11 December 1917 - Page 104

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them, especially when I gave them one of those red tokens each, which they carefully stowed away in a pocket. And these were not children, but big, broad-chested men. With proper training & proper, kind treatment I think we could expect great things from these people.

So much for the natives, The Europeans however, also deserve attention for the fact that they are only engaged on the more advanced kinds of employment makes them more refined & cultured generally. It has been said that the Greeks were able to advance along the road of civilisation and of art & culture, on account of the fact that their slaves did all the "dirty work" & left them the time

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