The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-22

republics by the British government still
RACES over South Africa; that all the
customs of civilized warfare, and also
the conventions of Geneva and The
Hague, are not observed by the enemy,
who have not scrupled contrary to the
Geneva convention to capture doctors and
ambulanceS and deport them in order to
prevent our wounded from getting med
lea! assistance; that they have seized
ambulance material appertaining there
to; they have not heSitated to have re-
course to primitive rules of warfare, con-
trary to the solemn agreement of Tie
Hague to arrest neutral and depOrt them
and to send out marauding bands to plum
der, burn and damage burghers' private
property; that they have armed Kaffirs
and natives and used them against lis
in the war: that they have been contin-
ually capturing women and children and
OLD and s1ckly men, and that there have
been many deaths among the women be
cause the so-called Christian enemy had
no consideration for women on a sick
bed or whose state of health should have
protected them against rough treatment.
Honorable women and tender childl en-
nave not only been treated roughly, but
nave been/insulted by soldiers, by order
of their officers. Moreover, women have
been raped, and the wives and children
and the property of prisoners of war,
even Killed burghers, have not been re
Spected. In many instances the mother
and father have been taken, the house
has been left unprotected and all have
been left to their fate, an easy prey to
savages.
'"rhe world has untruthfully been in
formed by the enemy that they have been
Obliged to carry out this destruction be-
cause the burghers blew up the railway
lines, cut the wires and misuse the white
flag. Nearly all the houses in the re-
publics have been destroyed, whether in
the neighborhood of the railroad Or not
The alleged misuse of the white flag is
. simply continuance of the everlasting
calumny against which the Afrikander
has had to strive since the time God
brought him in contact with the English
man. Robbing his opponent of goods
cEly does not satisfy him; he is not sat
isfied until he has robbed him of his
good name also.
WAR NOT OVER.
sThey state to the world that the re-
publIcS are conquered and that here and
there small plundeIing bands are con-
tinuing the resistance in an irresponsible
manner. This is an untruth. The re-
publ1cS are not conquered. The war is
rot finished. The burgher force of the
two republics are still led by responsible
leaders as from the commandments of
the war under the supervision OF the
governments of both republics. The fact
OF Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener
choosing the term marauderS in desig-
mating burghers does not make them
such. When was the war over? Perhaps
after the battles in which irregulars cap
tured the enemy and totally vanquished
them. The bur ghers would he less than
men If they allowed the enemy to so
Gnpunished after illtreating their wives
and destroying their houses from sheer
lust of destruction Therefore a portion
of the bUrgherS resent it. Cape Colony
will not only wage war but will be in a
position to take repriSalS as it has al
ready done In the case of ambulanceS,
therefore, we warn the officers Of his
majesty's troops that unless they cease
the destruction of the property of the
republics we shall wrCak vengeance by
destroying the property of his majcsty's
subjects who are unkindly disposed But
III order to avoid being mislmderstOOd
we hereby openly declare that their wives
and children will always be unmoiested |
IN spite of anything done to ours by his
naJeSty's troops. We request nothing
from cur brothers in, the colony, but call
on them as we'll as others in the civilized
world to assist in behalf of Our Joint
civilization and Christianity in putting
an end to the baEharouS manner of the
enemyS warfare.
Our pi aver will always be that God
our Father, will not desert US in this nm
righteous strife.
-"sTEYN AND DEwEr."
LONDON, Feb 21-A spccia! dispatch
from Pretoria, Feb. 20, says 800 Beers
passed Fienner;s river yesterday, mov-
ing in the direction of MUSHROOM,
point about seventy-fve miles north of
Pretoria, and on tie railroad between
Pretoria and Petersburg. 1t is supposed
they purposed discussing the question of
deserting and surrendering They were
in deplorable state; their clothing was
in rags, and many We're riding donkeys
while others trudged afoot All appeared
to be in the greatest distress
JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday, Feb.
20.-The Beers destroyed culvert be-
tween Natal Spruit and Kip river on the
railroad just south of here at dawn to-
day They captured train load of fool-
stuffs, and, after taking all they could
conveniently carry set fire to the rest and
disappeared over the veldt
STANDERTON, Feb. 2.-A deserter
who has arrived here relates that Com
mandant General Louis Botha assembled
his men Feb. and addressed them from
a Cape cart. He declared that they
should never surrender so long as there
were 500 left, adding that he would al
ways be ready to lead them. He remind
ed them that the American colonies
fought for more than six years TO secure
independence and appealed to them to
fight as long, or even longer, if neces-
sary, till not man was left.
Some OF the burghers replied they did
not see how they could fight much long
er as the British were destroying all the
crops and seizing all the cattle and sheep,
while the ammunition was exhausted
save about six rounds
when that is gone,' said they where
shall we get more?'
Gen. Botha replied that the Lord would
provide them with the means of fight
ing.
LONDON, Feb 22-The war office has
received the following from Lord Kitch-
ener:
'Klerksdorp, Feb. 21.-Methuens force
marched here, having cleared the coun-
try through Wolmaranstad At Hart
beetsfontein 1,400 Beers under Gems. De
Villiers and Lienbenberg, opposed him
They held a strong position obstinatelya
but were turned after severe fighting III
which the yeomanry, the Victorian BUSH
men and the Lancashires distinguished
themselves. Our casualties We're three
officers and thirteen men killed and five
officers and twenty-five men wounded.
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