Washington sentinel., 1901-02-02
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man atrocities. hv the
English in South Africa are Of
such a character as would warrant
the intervention OF one or more
European Governments to put a
stop to them. Warfare is Tegu-
lated by certain rules which civil
lied nations are supposed to OBJ
serve when they are carrying on
hostlIties. Savages may give no
quarter, but soldiers wearing the
uniforms OF civilized governments
are exDected to act toward their
prisoners in quite different man
ner. 1t will be remembered that
during the late war with Spain all
Spanish soldiers and sailors cap
tured were treated with the con-
sideration that the rules whi:h OBJ
tain among civilized nations de-
mand.
The English in South Africa
have flung these rules to the winds,
and are numbering prisoners in
cold blood. The announcement
that on the threshold OF the twen-
tieth century brave men, after sur.
rendering, are brutally butchered
must send thrill Of horror
through Christendom. Yet that
such is the case we have from Eng
llsh sources OF Information. Read
the following cable dispatch:
London, Ian. II The stop the
War" Committee gave out today the
following: "Orders which a British Off.
Ger reports he personally received reveal
the adoption by Lord Roberts and Lord
Kitchener OF policy having for its aim
the determination OF heroic nationality
by starving its women and children, and
the deliberate massacre Of unarmed
prisoners.
The last clause refers TO General
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 will be sent by the
committee to Lord Salisbury, Lord
Roberts and others
The dispatch which furnishes us
with this horrible piece OF news
also states that whilst Boer pris-
oners are being killed by orders OF
the British commanders, Boer
women are slowly starved with the
object OF making their husbands
and other male relatives who are
in the field surrender to save their
beloved ones from the pangs Of
hunger. We quote iIom the cable
dispatch:
Boer families and their stock are being
Systematically brought in 10 convenient
centres from all over the country. Thev
are kept in camps and fed Those who
surrender voluntarily are supplied with
full rations and those whose husbands
are still IN the field are provided for on
a reduced scale, which is raised when
the husbands surrender to a full allow
ance.
Killing prisoners and starving
women-such are the "civilized"
methods employed by the English
to make brave and heroic people
submit to British rule. The same
methods we're resorted to in this
country in the war Of 1872. The
record of British savagery during
that struggle has been preserved
for US in a collection Of sworn affi-
davits, which were embodied in
report to Congress, FIVE thousand
copies oi which were published by
order Of Congress.
The report was mace to the
House OF Representatives in the
closing hours OF the first session Of
the Thirteenth Congress by Nath-
aniel Mason, OF North Carolina,
chairman Of a special committee
to whom had been referred that
part OF President Madison's mes
sage, "which relates to the spirit
and N amer in which the war had
been waged by the enemy" The
story of British atrocities em-
bodied in the Mason report shows
that the crimes against humanity
the English are committing in
South Africa in the first year Of
the twentieth century were par
| alelled by those committed by
them in this country when the
nine teenth century was still in its
teens. The Mason report, which
consisted OF Io7 pages, is summaT-
lied under the following headings:
Starvation OF prisoners and their
confinement in filthy and pestilential
prisons.
Seizure Of Americans as British sub.
jects, on the plea Of nativity in the
domlnious Of Britain,
| Compulsory service OF impressed
| American seamen on board British ships
| Of war
Violations OF flags OF truce.
Ransom OF American prisoners from
| Indtnr. In the Rrilish aervica