However, Smuts was convinced that these concerns had been unduly encouraged by these Dutchmen, concerned more with maintaining their own positions than acting in the best interests of the Afrikaner people.
Men Smuts var overbevist om at disse bekymringer havde blevet uberettiget opmuntret af disse hollændere som var mere optaget af at opretholde sine egne positioner end at handle til det bedste for afrikanerne.