Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-15
Warming TO THE .BOERS.
Lord Kitchener's Proclamation, Is.
sued August 7, With Its Pre-
amble, Made Public.
THERE ARE NUMBER OF WHEREASES.
Then Follows a Threat of Perma-
nent B~anishnent to All Who
Shall Not Have Surrendered to
the Forces OF His Majesty Prior
to September 10 Next.

London. Aug. 1o.-A parliamentary
paper has been issued containing the
proclamation issued by Lord Kitchen
err, August 2, in accordance with in
| structions from the imperial govern
ment, the governments of Cope o
ony and Natal concurring.
The reasons of the government for
the proclamation of Lord Kitchener
of August z is set forth in a pream'
BILE to the proclamation, as follows:
Preamb and Proclamation
Whereas, the late Orange Free
State and South African Republic
have been annexed to his majesty's
dominions, and,
Whereas, his majesty's forces are
and have been for some considerable
time in complete possession OF the
seats of government of both the
aforesaid territories, with their public
offices and the whole machinery of
administration as well as of all the
principal towns and the whole of the
railways; and,
NN1GISdS, d. S1SoJ 1hoJO1ANp VI SHN
burghers of the two late republics, to
the humber of $4,000, exclusive OF
those who have fallen in the war, are
now either prisoners or have submit
ted to his majesty's government, and
are living ~peaceably in towns aud
camps under control of his majesty's
forces; and
Whereas, the burghers of the late
republics still in arms are not only
few in number, but nave lost almost
all their guns and munitions of war,
and are devoid of regular military or
gaDization, and are, therefore. unable
to carry on regular warfare or to
offer any organized resistance to his
maiesty's forces in any part of the
country; and,
Whereas, those hurghers who are
still in arms, though unable to carry
on regular warfare, continue to make
isolated attacks upon small posts and
Getachments of his majesty's forces,
to plumber or destroy property and to
damage railway and telegraph lines;
and,
Whereas, the country is thus kept
in 81 state of disturbance checking the
resumption of industrial and agricul'
tural pursuits; and,
Whereas, his majesty's government
is determined to put an end to a state
of things which is aimlessly prolong-
ing ~bloCdshed and destruction, and
inhicting ruin upon d great majority
of the inhabitants, who are anxious
to live in peace and earn a livelihood
for themselves and their families;
and,
Whereas, it is just to proceed
against those still resisting, and espe-
cially against those persons who, be-
ing in a position of authority, are
responsible for the continuance OF
the present state of lawlessness, and
are instigating their fellow burghers
to continue their hopeless resistance
to his majesty's government.
Therefore, All commandants, field
comets and leaders of armed bands,
being burghers of the late republics
and still engaged in resisting his maj
c.:ty's forces, whether in the Orange
Colony, the Transvaal or other por-
ton of his majesty's South African
dominions, and all members of the
late governments of the Orange Free
State and Transvaal shall, unless they
surrender before September 15,be per-
manently banished from South Afri-
ca. The cost of the maintenance of
the families of all burghers shall be
recoverable from such burghers, and
shall be a charge upon their property,
Re ENJOYABLE and immovable, in the two
colonies"
The preliminary correspondence
shows hat the proclamation is based
upon suggestions which the govern
ment of Natal forwarded to Colonial