The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-10
ULTIMATUM ISSUED
KITCHENER'S PROCLAMATION TO
ALL BoERs UNDER ARMS.
SEPTEMBER IS THE LIMIT.
By THAT TINE ALL HOSTILE
BANDS MUST SURRENDER.

The Penalty for Non-ConfOrmity to
the Provisions of This Proclama-
tion Shall Be Permanent Banish-
ment From South Africn-The Cost
of Maintenance of Families of
Burghers Who Do Not Surrender
Shall BE Recoverable From Their
Property.
London, Aug. "a parliamentary pa
per has been issued containing the
proclamation issued by Lord Kitchener
Aug. Z, in accordance with instructions
from the imperial government, the gov
ernments of Cape Colony and Natal
concurring.
The proclamation says:
"All commandants, field cornets 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, the
Transvaal or other portion of His Ma
jesty's South African dominions, and
all members of the governments of the
late Orange Free State and Transvaal
shall, unless they surrender before Sept.
Is, be permanently banished from
South Africa. The cost of the main
tenance of the families of all burghers
in the field who have not surrendered
by Sept. Is shall be recoverable from
such burghers and shall be a charge
upon their property, removable and i'm
movable, 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 Sept. Is was recon-
mended by Lord Miner.
The Governments Reasons.
The reasons of the government for
the proclamation of Lord Kitchener
of Aug. Z are set forth in a preamble
to the proclamation, as follows:
Where, the late Orange Free State
and South African Republic have been
annexed to his majesty's dominions;
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 admin
Eistration, as well as of all the principal
| towns and the whole of the railways;
and
Whereas, the great majority of the
burghers of the two late republics. to
the number of $4,000 exclusive of those
who have fallen in the war. are now
either prisoners or have submitted to
His Majesty's government and are liv-
ing peaceably in towns and camps un-
der 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 organ
ization, and are therefore unable to
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 VINO 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 a 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 a state
of things which is aimlessly prolong-
ing bloodshed and destruction and in
flicting ruin upon great majority Of
the inhabitants who are anxious to live
in peace and earn a livelihood for
themselves and their families; and
Whereas, it is just to proceed
against those still resisting, and es-
pecially against those persons who, be-
ing in a position of authority, are re-
sponsible for the continuance of the
present state of lawlessness and are in
stigating their fellow burghers to con-
tinue their hopeless resistance to His
Majesty's government"
Then follows the proclamation as
given above.
Proclamation Condemned.