Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-22
NEGOTIATIONS
FOR SURRENDER.
O,oprs Containing History of Case Cham
hs,aiu Tells Commons He Doesn't
Know Why Terms Were Rejected.

/ burghefs In the field at government de"
pots or elsewhere his maJesty's govern
ment Is prepared at once TO grant ann
nesty In the Transvnal and orange
River colony for all bona fide acts OF
war during the hostilities. as well as
move the governments Of Cape Colony
and Natal to similar action qualified BY
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF any British
subjects implicated In the war The
military prisoners In st, Helena, Cey-
Ion and elsewhere % complete surren
der, shall be brought back to their
country. Military law shah at once be
replaced by civil administration, but
II Is the desire of his majesty's govern
ment as soon as circumstances VIII
permit 10 establish a representative
government. on the cessation OF hos
tllties. a high court, Independent of the
executive shall be established 10 adj
minister the laws. Land, church prop
erty, trusts and orphan funds shall be
respected. The English and Dutch lam
guages shall be taught in the public
schools and used In the law courts.
"The legal debts OF the state to the
amount Of f1,0OO,0O0 shall be paid, even
II contracted during hostilities In the
even. creditor proves he has given
value. The government does not Intend
TO extend the franchise TO Kafirs In
the Transvaal and Orange River
colony before a representative govern
ment Is granted"
The conditions regarding assistance
to the farmers. fire arms, etc, are the
same as those In Lord Kitchener's re-
plies TO Gen. Botha. Sir Alfred Miner
adds that he agrees to the above except
as to the desire for modification re-
gardlng British subjects In Cape COL
ony and Natal in the Boer army, who,
II they returned TO those colonies VIII be
liable to be dealt with under the laws
for those colonies passed to meet cir
cumstances arising in war.
He asked: while / am wiling to
c0ncede much IN order to strengthen
Gen. Botha in inducing the people to
submit. amnesty for the rebels Is not,
IN my opinion, a point which his maJes-
TVS government can afford to concede.
think II would have deplorable effect
upon Cape Colony and Natal to obtain
peace by such concessions"
Mr.. Chamberlain, In a reply dated
March 9Th, directs Lord Kitchener TO
modify the terms on number OF points.
Eventually Lord Kitchener reported to
IIle WAT Ollltt, uuutI llhNf . AAfAbA 10
March 10Th that he had written Gen.
Botha the terms the government was
prepared to adopt These were the
same as already given except In the
following particulars.
The government cannot undertake
any liabilities regarding the debts OF
the late republics but Is prepared, as
an act Of grace, to set aside million
pounds to repay the inhabitants for
goods requisitioned by the republican
government. II the claims after adj
justed. exceed fl0O0,0O0, they are liable
TO reduction pro rata The Katiir fran
chise when given shall be so limited as
TO secure a just predominance Of the
white race. The legal position OF the
cOlOred inhabitants will be similar to
that now held by them in Cape Colony.
The letter concludes; 81 must inform
YOUR honor that II the terms now Of
fered are not accepted aftera reasonable |
delay, for consideration they must be |
regarded as cancelled"
on March 10th Lord Kitchener re- |
ceived Gen Bothas Acknowledgement |
Of the receipt OF the letter: u had adj |
vlsed my government" wrote Gen. Boz |
tina. "of your eycellency's letter but af- |
ter the mutual exchange Of views In |
our interview at Middleburg Feb. 2Sth, |
Il will not certainly surprise your ex-
cellency to know that I do not feel dis |
posed to recommend the terms OF said |
letter, but they shall have the earliest
consideration of my government | may |
add that my government and my chief |
officers here entirely agree with my |
views"
In the house Of commons today the
colonial secretary, Mr. Chamberlain IN
formed Mr.. Trevelyn. liberal. that he
was unable 10 inform the house what
were the Boer reasons for rejecting the
peace terms.