The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-23
NEGOTIATIONS WITH Beers
PARLIAMENT,A RYPAP ERS ON MAT
TER MADEP PUBLIC

Independence I'm Amy Form Refused
Eventual Representative Government
Promised No Amnesty for Cape Rebels
conditions Not satisfactory TO Boe'
Leaders.
London, March 22,-The parliament
tary papers giving details of the nego'
tiations between the Boer commander
in-chief, General Botha, and Lore
Kitchener, commanding the BRUSH
forces in South Africa, were maze pun
lie this morning. They begin with d
telegram from Sir Alfred Miner &c
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, dated
Pretoria February %, and stating tha'
Mrs. Botha had returned from meet
ing with her husband, bringing letter
in reply to Sir Alfred Miners verbal
message, offering to meet General 30
tina as a means OF ending the war, on
the express understanding that ne
would not discuss the question OF the
independence Of the Transvaal and the
Orange River colony. Mrs Botha as
sured Sir Alfred Miner that the letter
was written with that point clearly I'M
derstood. General Botha referred the
matter to his generals, and 1t was said
that the meeting would probably take
place at Middleburg.
Mr.. Chamberlain replied that he was
glad to hear of General Botha's desire
to treat and hoped 1T was genuine. lie
will find u.s. said the colonial secre-
tary, "anxious to meet him on all points
affecting his individual position"
\ On February q Sir Alfred Miner
cabled to Lord Kitchener informing him
that General Botha had written that he
would be in Pretoria at 10 o'clock a. m.
on February %.
A dispatch from Lord Kitchener to
the war office dated Pretoria, February
49, reports long interview with GEN
eral Botha, who showed very good feel
ing and seemed anxious for peace. He
asked for information, which he said he
would submit to his government, the
generals and the people If they agreed
he would visit the Orange River colony
and get them to agree. Should all then
hand in their arms, it would end the
war. He said they could go on for
some time, and he was not sure that he
would be able to bring about peace
without independence
II declined to discuss such a point"
said Lord Kitchener. land said a modi-
fled form Of independence would be
most dangerous and would lead to war
in the future. Replying to General
Botha's inquiries, l informed him that
when hostilities ceased the military
would be replaced by a
crown colony administration, consisting
Of a nominated executive and all elect
ed assembly to advise him, followed af-
ter a period by a representative gov
eminent. The Beers would be licensed |
10 have rifles to protect themselves
against the natives; the Dutch and
English languages were to have equal |
lights; Kaffirs would not have the fran
,hise until after representative govern
ment had been granted: the Orange |
Free States laws for Kaffirs would be
good; church property, pub
lie trusts and orphan funds would not |
be touched: no war tax would be i'm
posed on farmers; assistance would be
given to repair the burned farms and
o enable the farmers to start afresh: |
ind colonsts who had Joined the repub-
leans should be disfranchised. General
3otha generally seemed satisfied with
hese conditions
Among the questions to which Lord
kitchener apparently did not reply
vere when the war prisoners would re-
urn and regarding the taking over Of
Iahts of the REPUBLICS. including those
acaI1v contracted since the beginning
y ~ war Ganeral Rotha was raport-
4 - he making a. strong point of this.
- rafarrad IN notes which had been
1890 ar,o,,ntinp IA less than Ell O00.-
M lord Kitchener arranged to COM
,,,ricate potha's views to his govern
!, ta;rg s,biect IN confirmation from,
!, .h,,,a government
~ March 2 Sir Alfred Miner cabled
Tard 1yitobener s,,pgestinp the fol-
,,,,irg renlias n General Rotha:
~ ~, ~ inform Won that on tbe ces-
49, "a hos+,l,+iaa and the connleta
.-ra,,dor ~ orrs ammunit;on cannon
!, ~ ,,,,,r,+ior, =, the hands of the burpb-
nj, III aold a. govar,rent dano+s
~aIs,ou,hore bic naiestv,s government
.,xo,,,r.5 a. o,oa m GRANT amnesty
III, NJ, nd Oranoa Ri,yer COL
~. ~ 81, hona-fida ao+s of w.r DIR
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