Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-28
ARRAIGNS ENGLAND
SEVERE PROCLAMATION BY DE,
WET AND STENN,
SAYS WAR is NOT OVER
British Charged With Most Barbara
CrueItes-Hope OF Ultimate Tri.
umph Of the Republics--Afrikand.
ers Of Cape Colony Said to Sc
Ready for Revolt,

Port Elizabeth, Feb. g2,-rhc follow.
ng proclamation has been issued by
President stcyu and Gen. Dowot.
BE it known to all men that the
war which has hoeu forced ON the
! Trmsvaal republics by the English
government still RACES over south
Africa; that all the customs of civil
lied warfare and also the conventions
of Geneva and The Hague are not oh
served by the enemy, who have not
scruplcd, contrary to the Geneva con.
Vcntion, to capture doctors ami ambu.
lanccs and dcport them,
In order to prevent our wounded
from getting medical assistance. that
they have seized ambulance material
appcrtaining thereto; that they have
not hCsitatcd to have recourse to prim.
tive rules of war fare, contrary TO the
solemn agreement OF The Hague to
arrest ncutrals aud deport them and
to send out marauding bands to plum.
der burn and damage hurghcrs' prI.
waite property; that they have armed
Natlirs and natives and used them
against us in the war
THAT they have been continually
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p"o"'S are coiIPu'Iou' 'Ia' oh'y h'Ic
ana lheIo StnaI pIulueIIhs oalloS are
continuing inc Slrll' III an lII'sp"h'
slpl' manner Inns IL an UNI u.h'
me r"pup'ics are not 'ohq"'Ie"' INC
war IL not nhlSh'u' me burshci
FORCES OF the Two Fepuhll'S ar" sun
lcd by responsible leaucrS' as from the
commencement OF the war uhdof SUI
p'' 'ialoil VI tll' government VI p"'h
rHp"Ollcs' Inc Iacl OF ROBERTS ana
h'l'neh'r choosing thc term
lhaauoerS IN designating inc
puiEhorS uoes not make
lh'm Such. Wheh the war was over
f'rhapS AFTER inc hattleS III "hlch inc
III 'e"larS captured the enemy ahc
'ota,Iy Nanqulshed them hurEhers
"oo'1 De less thah men II lhey al
rowe" tho enemy 10 go ohp"hl7hou
aIteF III'trcatlhs thelr wives ana ne
SuoSihH lhelf houses from she'r luSI
or the burpbers resent II Cane Col.
ony viii not only wage war but viii
be IN a position to take reprisa's, as
1t has already done, In the case o.
ambulances, therefore, we warn the
officers OF his majesty's troops that
unless they cease destruction Of the
property OF the republics we snail
wrcaK vengeance by destroying the
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