Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-21
WHY aoIHA REFUSED.
A Pretorian Give. Hi. View - 10 the
Decline. Also Of the War.

London. March 2o.-ln an interview
with u. Erasmus. son o. General Eras-
mus Of Pretoria. ON the probable conse-
ouences Of General Botha's refusal TO
accept the terms Of peace, he said;
The public for some unknown reason
has looked upon the war all along AS
mere child's play. notwithstanding the
lessons IL has had from the beginning
Of the war. Four hundred Bocrs are
quite sufficient To harass the entire
army for AN indefinite period In the dis
trict Of Pretoria.
Regular cavalry cannot operate there.
1t is deep sand which gives the poorest
foothold Owing 20 the fever the Brit
ish can operate but six months in the
year. Tho Bpcrs from childhood have
accustomed themsclye. TO this climate
and can stop there without much harm.
In foreign countries, people who are .
trying Ia make mischief ont Of the En-.
glish reverses read in them disgrace T
90 the British army But | can assure
those pretended friends of my people
that II they had 10 do what the British
are now trying to accomplish they
might have done very much worse Or
succeeded less well in fighting"
The Beers be- said, eau get plenty Of
f1od. horses and ammunition ~ an
alternative for Sir Alfred Miner, rs
negotiatpr with the Boers, Mr. Erasmus
suggests that f~slaud should send SOME
impartial Enghshman. free from all
rarty feeling. Gcnc.pl Kitchener has
bccn too much a~ocilted with Cecil
Rhodes. and win not do Their names
were connected when General Kitchen
er was In London. how they were
coupled and how they took doctors de-
grev, together.
THE end. said Erasmus, WILDE that
the Beers remaining must either bo
caught and cNformluat,d ur giycu indie
pandeucp There was time, after
prcturin was taken. when many Beers
deserted or SURRENDERED, In the belief
that they would find their homes and
families MS they had lcft them II they
were allowed = go frcc. promising not
10 fight again The end Of the war was
then more than possible. My people
were ready TO give In.
but when the Beers returned to
their homes and found their farms do.
stroyed they wcru ruined men, From
, that day uut 10 should h. well under.
stood the war bccamc one of revenge
and no longer uuyuf patriotism p.riur,
. % yourself tine situation. IL Is perfect
simple 90 understand the bitterness OF
b the Beers.
4 1.-The only term, satisfactory woul,
be restocking the farms aud maxim.
p good that which has bcDn destroyed
10 Otherwise. why should cur men mo-
p continue 20 fight? They have lost every
thing. and therefore have nothing G,
lose and everything fp gain.
y "Mr. Kruger Is still absolutely prcsi
= dent uf the Tran,Mu republic pcopl
4 say hc ran pwav That Is untrue. II
IS va. forced Co leave b,,au,e it took 800
Men to guard him lIc could go n0
.e whore uI-e Hc would Boz more u,ofu
over here. we thought
" "If 6. perfect nonsense t1 say he
rs worth millions. At most Doe might b
30 worth $1,000 plA. which he made fror
the purchase aud sale oi lands, just d
il ANY other man might But much mon,
ha, been entrusted t1 him Tor state pul
pu-e. That money ha spend, boz oh
manner which 8. bon Heated % him un
y AZ i, intended hy the Beer executive.
'' "Mr Kruger may have lost som
weight with certain number ul poop
of the extreme section, hut rememh
'' this-it i- Imparuut-Mr kugeri- Oh
one man tolay. who could it he like
bring the B1rr war 90 ON end }
N could finish 10 tomorrow 81 he willie
i, When reirr come, b. wall Boz made
y, che people. 20 make IL Mr. Kruger M
* the extraordinary commission sent ov
hero by the Beers. Mcs,rs. Wclmemn
Vessel, and Fisher. They have Fl
power ~ net ~
"And the BD'r forces today
lay 81 estimate thom to number from ]
OJOto 1900. DO concluded Mr. Erasmu
u, Fight WIN the Borr..
the Cape Town. March ga dispat