Evening journal., 1901-01-18
determination The Alleged
Policy in TranSVaaI
STILL HEAVY WORK AHEAD
Said That Beers, Concentrating in
Carolina and EhmeIe, are Pre-
pairing to Descend into Natal

London, Jan. 1s-The "stop the
war" committee yesterday passed the
following resolution:
Orders which a British officer re-
ports he personally received reveal the
adoption by Lord Roberts and Lord
Kitchener OF a policy having for its
aim the determination of a heroic
nationality by starving its women and
children and the deliberate massacre
OF unarmed prisoners"
The latter clause alludes TO Gen.
Kitchener's alleged secret orders to
Gen. De Vets pursuers to take no
prisoners.
Copies OF letters from an unnamed
British officer, containing these and
other charges, viii be sent by the COM
mittee TO Lord Salisbury. Lord Rob-
erts and others.
Lord Roberts, who was entertained
privately at dinner last evening by the
United Service club, the guests includ-
ing the Prince Of Wales. the Duke Of
York, the Duke OF Cambridge and
some 800 officers he's issued from the
war Office a stirring appeal to the
country for prompt response to the
call for 5000 yeOmanry. whose past
services in South Africa he highly
commends to the gratitude Of the ma
ti0n
The authorities continue to hold
/ hopeful view regarding the South Az
rican situation, but they seem to recog-
nize that vigorous measures are neces-
sary. The proclamation of martial law
throughout almost the whole Of Cape
/ Colony. Lord Kitchener's strong
measures against the population OF the
republics. the placing on reduced ra-
/ tions OF the wives of men in the held,
and similar measures go to show that
! there is still heavy work ahead. Brit
ish offensive operations have ceased for
! the present. IL Is supposed that Lord
Kitchener is collecting his strength for
final effort to crush or to capture the
commanders by n repetition OF the
! tactics which caused the surrender Of
| Gen. Cronje and Gen. Prinsloo.
Il is alleged that the Beers who are
concentrating at Carolina and Ehmele
are preparing to descend into Natal
The casualty list issued yesterday
shows that the Beers have released 297
British who were captured at Helyetia
and Belfast. The facts regarding the
captures at Belfast have not yet been
| allowed to transpire.
It is asserted that more heavy naval
guns will be landed at the Cape In
| formation as to the doings of the in
vaders is hard TO obtain, but it is clear
that they are getting very little help
from the Dutch. Twice they attempted
to capture Barkly East but both times
they we're repulsed. For three days
they occupied Sutherland. but they
cleared out on the approach Of a Brit
ish column. Small scattered parties
are reported operating in various parts
OF the Ceres district.
Apparently the invaders abandoned
the idea OF attacking Clan-William on
finding the town well defended. A
commando of 600 has been active in
the Richmond district, but there the
Beers have secured only 100 Dutch re-
cruits
A Pretoria dispatch says: Boer FAM
lies and their stock are being sys-
tematically brought in to convenient
ccnters from all over the country
They are kept in camps and fed. Those
{ who surrender voluntarily are supplied
. with full rations and those whose hus.
3 bands are still in the field are provided
for on q reduced scale, which is raised
when the husbands surrender, to a ful
allowance. .~
Every opportunity is offered to th'
refugees to work for pay and for spe
cial provisions. Prominent burgher.
4. who have surrendered are allowed I,
visit the camps in order to ascertain
the facts as to the treatment.
A Standerton dispatch says: Boe
women, brought in by the military, re
port that William Steyn, who was ap
pointed a delegate of the Beers here t
a ask the fighting Beers to surrende
. under Lord Kitchener's proclamation
was made a prisoner and sent &
1 Pietrewief. accused OF high treason
~ The Beers are still active around Stan
y derton.
l5l Martial law has now been proclaim
y cd ia every port Of Cape Colony ex
Z cept IN the districts of Cape Town
. Simonstown, Wynberg, Port Elizabet
Y and East London. 1t has been pro
. claimed in TOmbuland, Grqueland Eas
IS and in East and West Pondoland.
E has been proclaimed unlawful for an
. person in the cape peninsula, excep
3 officials and regular or irregular troops
4 to possess arms and ammunition o