The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY
LORD KITCHENER.
DEALS WITH CONDITIONS
And Fixes Date After Which Re-
sistence Will Mean Perma-
nent Punishment.

London, Aug. "a parliamentary
paper has been issued containing the
proclamation issued by Lord Kitchen
August Z, in accordance with in
struction from the imperial govern
ment, the. governments of Cape Col
ony and Natal concuring.
The proclamation says:
"All commandments, field comets
and leaders of armed bands, being
burghers of the late republics and
still engaged in resisting his majesty's
forces whether in the Orange Colony,
Transvaal OF other portions of his
majesty's South African dominions,
and all members of the Orange Free
State and Transvaal governments
shall unless they surrender by Septem-
Der Is, be permanently banished from
South Africa. The cost of mainten-
nee of all families of burghers who
surrender before September Is shall
be recoverable from such burghers
and shall be charged upon their prop
ertys removable and immovable, in
the two colonies"
The preliminary correspondence
shows the proclamation is based pom
suggestions which the governor of
Natal forwarded to Colonial Secre-
tary Chamberlain July "a and the
date September Is was recommended
by Lord Miner.
The reasons of the government, for
the proclamation Of Lord Kitchener
of August Z, are set forth in a pream-
BILE to the proclamation as follows:
Whereas, The late Orange Free
State and Transvaal, South African
republics, have been annexed to his
majesty's dominions; and
Whereas. His majesty's forces are
and have been for some considerable
time in possession Of the seats of gov
eminent of both the aforesaid terri
tories, with their public offices and
whole machinery of administration as
well as the whole of the principle
towns and whole of the railways; and
Whereas, A great majority VI the
burghers of the two lare republics
to the number of $4,000, exclusive of
those who have fallen in the wal are
now either prisoners or have submit
ted to his majesty's government and
are living peaceably in towns and
camps under control of his majesty's
forces; and
Whereas, The burghers of the late
republics still in arms are not only
few in numbers. but have lost almost
all their guns and munitions of war
and are devoid of every military or
ganization and are therefore unable to
carry on regular warfare or to offer
any organized resistance to his
majesty's forces in any part of the
country; and
Whereas, Those burghers who are
still in arms, though unable to carry
on regular warfare continue to make
isolated attempts upon small posts
and detachments of his majesty's
forces, to plumber or destroy property
and to damage railway and telegraph
lines; and
Whereas, His majesty's govern
ment is determined to put an end to
a state of things which is aimlessly
prolonging bloodshed and destruction,
and in bringing ruin upon a great mum:
Der of Inhabitants, who are anxious
to live in peace and earn a livelihood
for themselves and their families;
and
Whereas, 1t is just to proceed
against those still resisting, especially
against those persons who being in
positions of authority, are responsible
for the continuance Of the present
state Of lawlessness and are instigat-
ing their fellow burghers to continue
their hopeless resistance to his majes-
TVS government"
Then follows the proclamation as
given above.
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