The Portland daily press., 1901-02-22
Have Maligned the
Beers Everywhere.
British Warned to Destroy No
More Property.

Port Elizabeth. Wednesday. February
pU.-The following proclamation has been
issued by President Steyn and General
DE Wet:
BE 1t known to all men that war which
has been forced upon Transyaal republicsby
the British government, still RACES ov er
South Africa, that all the customs OF
civilized warfare aud also the oonvsn-
ton of Geneva and The Hague are not
observed by the enemy, who have not
sorupled, contrary to. the Geneva con-
vention, to capture doctors and ambu-
lances and deport them in order to ure-
vent our wounded from getting medical
assist snce; that they have ssized ambn-
lance material appertaining thereto;
that they have not hesitated to have re-
course to primitive rules Of warfare con-
trary to the solemn agreement of The
Hague to arrest nsutrals and deDort
them, TO send out maruading bands TO
plumber, burn and damage burghers'
private property; that they have armed
kafiirs and natives and used them against
US in the war; that they haye been
continually capturing women and chill
dren anu old and inirm men, and that
there have been many deaths nong the
women because the so-ealled Christian
enemy had no consideration for women
on a sick bed or whose state of health
should have protected them from rough
treatment. Honorable women and ten
der children have NOS only been treated
roughly, but have been insulted by Sold
iers, by order OF their officers. Moreover,
Old mothers and women have been raped,
even wives and children, and the proper
ty OF prisoners Of war even OF killed bur-
ghers, has not bsen respected, In many
instances the mother and father have
bsen taken, tina HOUSE has been unproteot-
ed and all have been left to their fsts,
an easy prey to savages.
The worll has untruthfully been in
formed by the enemy that they have been
obliged to carry out this destruction be-
cause the burghers blow up the lines,
cut the wires and misuse the white flag
Nearly all OF the houses in the republics
have been destroyed, whether In the
nsighborhood of the railroad or not. The
alleged misuse OF the white flag is slmp-
ly a continuance of the everlasting
oaiumny a. ainst which the Afrikander
has had to stlive since the time God
brought him into contact with the Eng
Iishman. Robbing his opponent of goods
only does not satisfy him; he Is not
satisfied until he has robbed him OF his
good name. also. They state to the world
that the republics are conquered and
that only here ana there small plumber
ing bands are continuing the strife in an
irresponsible manner. This is an I'M
truth. The republics are not conquered.
The war is not finished.
The burgher forces of the two republics
are still led by responsible leaders, as
from ths commencement OF the war, I'M
der the supervision Of the governments
OF both republics. Tbs fact Of Lord
Roberts and Lord Kitchener choosing the
term "marauders' in designating bur-
ghers, does not MAKE them such. When
was the war overf Perhaps after the
battles in which irregulars captured the
enemy aud totally vanquished them. The
burghers would be less than men If they
allowsd the enemy to go UNPUBLISHED
attoA AAA-bicatAuB bAoAr WAFc6 anu uesbrOy-
ing their houses from sheer lust of de-
struotlon. Therefore, a portion of the
burghers resent It. Cape Colony VIII
not only wage war, but viii be in a
position to take reprisals,as 1T has already
done.
In the case of anbulances. therefore,
we warn the officers OF His Msjssty's
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