The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-15
WILL DANISH BOERS
Lord Kitchener Promulgates the
Latest Edict of BritonS.
GIVEN A MONTH TO SURRENDER
Claim Is Made That a Great Majority
of the Burghers Are Willing
to Stop the Unequal
Struggle.

A London special says: A parlla
mentary paper has been issued coz
tanning the proclamation issued by
Lord Kitchener August in accord
ance with instructions from the impe-
rial government, the governments OF
Cape Colony and Natal concurring.
The proclamation says:
"All commandants, field cornets and
leaders of armed bands, being bur
ghers of the late republic and still en-
gagged In resisting his majesty's forces,
whether In the Orange Colony, the
Transvaal or other portions OF hls
majesty's South African dominions,
and all members of the governments
of the late Orange Free State and
Transvaal shall, unless they surrender
before September Is, be permanently
banished from south Africa.
"The cost of the maintenance OF the
families Of all burghers in the neld
who have not surrendered by Septem-
Der Is shall be recoverable from such
burghers and shall be a charge upon
their property, removable and immoV-
able, in the two colonies"
The preliminary correspondence
shows that the proclamation Is based
upon suggestions which the govern
ment of Natal forwarded to Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain July "a, and
that the date September Is was recon-
mended by Lord Miner.
The reasons of the government for
the proclamation are set forth In
preamble to the proclamation as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The late Orange Free
State and south African republic have
been annexed to his majesty's domin'
ions; 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 afore'
said territories, with their public Of
fees and the whole machinery Of ad-
ministration, as well as Of all the prin.
cipal towns and the whole Of the rail-
ways; and,
Whereas, a great majority Of the
burghers Of the two late republics, to
the exclusion of those who have fallen
in the war, are now either prisoners or
have submitted to his majesty's gov
ernment 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 number, but have lost almost all
their guns and munitions Of war and
are devoid of regular military organi-
zation and are, therefore, unable 10
carry on regular warfare or to offer
any organized resistance to his majes.
tvs 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 attacks upon small posts and
detachments Of his majesty's forces,
to plunder or destroy property and to
damage railway and telegraph lines;
and
whereas, The country Is thus kept
in state of disturbance, checking the
resumption of agricultural and indus.
trial pursuits; and
whereas, His majesty's government
Is determined to put an end to state
Of things which is aimlessly prolong-
ing bloodshed and destruction and in
fiicting ruin upon great majority OF
the inhabitants, who are anxious to
live in peace and earn livelihood for
themselves and their families; and
Whereas, 1t is just to proceed
against the still resisting, and especial
ly against those persons who, being in
a position of authority, are responsible
for the continuance of the present
state Of ]awlessness and are instigat-
ing their fellow burghers to continue
their hopeless resistance to his males.
tvs government"