The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-14
DRASTIC MEASURES
ADOPTED BY BRITISH.
Beers TO be Permanently Banisbsd
and Property Gonfiseatsd.
GRANTED UNTIL SEPTEMBER
18TH TO SURRENDER.

London, Aug. s.-A parliamentary
paper has been issued containing the
oroclamtion issued by Lord Kitchener
Aug. 7th in accordance with instruc-
tions from the imperial government,
the government of Cape Colony and
Natal coneurring.
The proclamation says: All com
mandants, field comets and leaders OF
armed bands being burghers OF the
late republics and still engaged IN
resisting his 1najesty's forces, whether
in the Grange Colony, the Transvaal
or other portion of his majesty,,s
South African dominions, and all
members of the governments OF the
late Orange Free State and Transvaal
shall, unless they surrender before
September Is, be permanently banIsheo
from South Africa. The cost Of the
maintenance of the families OF all
Iurchers in the field who have not
surrendered by Sept. Is shall be re-
coverable from such burghers and
shall be a charge upon their property,
removable and immovable, IN the Two
colonies. -
The preliminary correspondence
shows that the proclamation IS based
upon suggestions which the govern
ment of Natal forwarded to Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain July a, and
that the date Sept. 10 was recommend
ed by Lord Miner.
The reasons of the government for
the proclamation of Lord Kitchener OF
Aug. 7th are set forth in preamble
to the proclamation, as follows:
ssWhereas, the late Orange Free
State and South African republic have
been annexed to his rnajesty's domln-
ions, and:
whereas, his maiesty's forces are
and have been for some considerable
time IN complete possession OF the
seats of government Of both the afore-
said territories, with their public Off
ces and the whole machinery OF ad-
ministration, as well as OF all the
principal towns and the whole OF the
railways; and
Whereas, great majority of the
burehers of the two late republics to
the number of s., COO exclusive Of those
who have fallen in the war, are now
either prisoners or have submitted to
his majesty's government and are ilV-
ing peaceably in towns under the con-
troll of his majesty's forces; and
1sWhereas, the burghers Of the late
republics still in arms are not only
few in number, but have lost almost
all their guns and munitions OF war
and are devoid of regular military or
ganization, and are therefore unable
to carry On regular warfare or to ofer
any organized resistance to his males-
tvs forces in any part Of the country
and
..Whereas, those hurghers who are
still in arms, though unble to carry
on regular warfare, continue TO make
isolated attacks upon small posts and
detachments of his majesty's forces,
to plunder or destroy property and to
damage railway and telegraph lines;
and
..Whereas, the country is thus kept
in a state of disturbance, checking
the resumption of agricultural and IN
dustrial pursuits; ard
Whereas, his majesty's government
is determined to put an end to state
of things which is aimlessly prolong--
ing bloodsEed and destruction and
inhicting ruin upon a great majority
of the inhabitnts, who are anxious to
live in peace and earn livelihood for
themselves and their families: and
'3Whereas, it is just to proceed
against these still resisting and espe-
cially against those persons who, be-
ing in a position of authority are re-
snOnsible for the continuance of their
present state of lawlessness and are
instigating their fellow burghers to
continue their hopeless resistance to
his maiesty's government.
Then follows the proclamation as
given above.