Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-21
BOERS MUST BE PUT DOWN.
That II Britain's Decree, and the Dee
maud n 60 Annex the Boer
Republics,
lEarly Dispatched

renzo Marques. where President Kruger
Is alleged TO have asked Gen. Roberts
to grant, an armIsuce Dewets pro-
posal is described as conditional and
Krugers offer is said TO be accom-
panied by threats against Johannes
burg and the mines It Is not likely
chat Lord Roberts win consider any
terms short Of unconditional surrender.
nor can President Kruger expect 10 die
tate peace with a club in his hand and
cases Of dynamite and blasting gelatine
behind him. The Dutch have made
too gallant a fight against the resources
Of q mighty empire 20 accept the only
terms on which Lord Salisbury can Of
fer peace
no TERMS ACCEPTABLE.
The rumors are premature and are
designed 20 strengthen the hands of
the delegates in Washington, who are
knocking at the door Of the state de-
partment. There Is no probability that
Kruger and STEM can propose any
terms OF peace which win be acceptable
TO England They viii not suggest an
neXation and that is the only practical
basis Of peace.
The military situation implies the
necessity for peace negotiations on the
Dutch side The Beers have been
driven out of Natal The Free State
has been oyerrun. and the Transyaal is
threatened with invasion by Roberts,
Butler. Hunter and Darlington The
situation Is so utterly hopeless that IL
may safely be assumed that Presidents
Kruger and Steyn IN their consultations
at Pretoria discussed the eXpediency of
making propositions for peace, As
President Steyn started at once for
Heilbrou, It is not improbable that
Dewet has offered 10 surrender on his
own terms. and 10 is reasonable 10 as
sumo that President Kruger has sent
dispatches 40 Washington which viii
arm the delegates with fun power to
solicit the good Offices of the United
States government In bringing about a
general armlstice.
NOTHING BUT BRITISH TRIUMPH.
There are rumors ln the air that the
cabinet discussed on Friday offers OF
peace from Pretoria, and that the prime /,
minister's visit that night 20 Windsor
was made for the purpose of communl-
idAlNE lllt lININNaIH To- NNN NAfIIAt buN
] am unable TO find any confirmation Of
these reports. The opinion OF well-in-
formed men last night was that Kruger
and Steyn were making a determined
effort 20 draw the American govern
ment into an ambuscade Of some kind
and under cover Of friendly service,
similar to that offered by France at the
close Of the war with Spain, 10 obtain
a vantage ground for NEGOTIATING terms
OF peace The opinion In England is
very strong on this subject Peace ne
gOtiatious ending "a q fresh convention
are not desired An annexation prOcla-
nation by Lord Roberts Is what parlia-
meut expects and the empire demands.
What has been going on I'm South AfrI-
ca has borne a close resemblance 20
civil war. and, as Englishmen are
agreed must end Ike the American
civil conflict, with magnanimity IN tri-
umph but without an armlsuce or
peace negotiations or foreign interven-
ton or any compromise
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
ONLY.
London. May p. $40 a. m.-Displayed
I'm the most conspicuous style In the
Daily Express is the dominant war
news Of the morning
we have the best reason for stat
Ing that in the last twenty-four honrs a
telegram has been received az the for
oign Office addressed personally 20 the
prime minister from President Kruger
proposing terms OF peace
"The exact terms Of the message
cannot be stated. but we believe IL Is
c0uched in an exceedingly humble
strain.
II is inconceivable, OF course, that
Lord Salisbury can have sent any re-
ply except the one that stands ready
on the lip Of every Brlton-uncondl-
tlonal surrender
A special dispatch from kroonstad
says that Gen. Dewet has sent word
that he b. prepared 90 surrender con-
ditionally with his entire command
BRITISH SUCCESS.
The following Is the text Of Lord
Roberts dispatch received at the war
office.
"Kroonstad. May 20, p. m.--No off,
cial intImauon has yet been received.
but Reuter- states that the relief Of
Matching has been effected.
"Rundle reports having occupied
Breslers Flat. Thommel and Clocoian.
the enemy falling back on Senekal and
Ficksburg Fifty rifles and 5000 rounds
were surrendered by the Free Staters
to battalion OF yeomanry working
along the telegraph line from Bosh0f 10
Woemfonteln. a field c0rnet ana
elghty-siX burghers surrendered at
E0shof yesterday.
'Whne az Hoopstad Metheun SEE
cured ESQ rifles and between 100000 and /
800 900 rounds
/, now appears that the Dewet who !
offered 10 surrender with 900 men was /
not the well-kuown Gen Dewct but |
Commandant Dewet He stipulated |
that bis men should be allowed 20 re- |
turn 20 their farms Lord Roberts re- |
piled that the surrender must De un- |
conditional
Tho Botha who was captured the |
other day was Philip BOtha. Those /
surrendering are solcmnly warned that |
H they break the oath ~ neutrality |
their houses VIII Doe burned and their /
farms c0nhscated.
Reports flow into Lord Roberts 4t /
HEADQUARTERS Of the discouragement of 1
he Beers and OF their Willingness, |
even in the case NJ the Transyaalers. /
DO give up President Steyn rs dcs-
crlbed MS having lost bis head several /
times recently.
PLOT TO REMOVE KRUGER
The Daily telegraph is advised That |
a glot has been discovered % depose |
President Kruger and 20 surrender The /
Transyaal during the present month. /
Progressive Dutchmen and members NJ /
the judiciary are asserted 20 have been /
parties Co the movement
A CapetoWn correspondent reassefts /
thar che Irieh- American ambulance i
corps from Chicago suffered heavily /
during the fighting at liroonstad, and /
that United States Consul Hay had /
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