The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-12
KITCHENER
SAYS bOERS
ARE SAVAGE
Declares That Natives
Are Being Shot in
Gold Blood.
Murders Are Commit
ted to Hide Movements
of Commanders.
In Speaking of This Report War
Secretary Brodrick Says the Re-
publican Forces Disregard
the Laws cf War.

LONDON. Dec. 11.-Lord Kitchener's
promised report specifying thirty-seven
instances in which natives have been shot
by Beers and which involve the loss of
eighty-four lives, was issued by the War
Office tonight.
In some of the cases mentioned the
blacks were shot after an informal court
martial or upon being accused of spying,
but in numerous instances which Lord
Kitchener indicated the natives were shot
in cold blood in order to hide traces of
the movements of Boer commanders. The
period covered by Lord Kitchener's state
ment is over a year.
Speaking at Glasgow tonight Brodrick,
the Secretary of State for War. referred
to Lord Kitcheners report upon the
shooting Of blacks by the Beers. Brod-
rick said that this report made it per-
fectly clear that these murders were not
committed in moments of passion, but
were part of an organized system to cover
the tracks of the enemy and prevent pos
sible information of their whereabouts.
Dealing with present aspects of the war
Brodrick said Beers had accepted parole
and broken it and that there would be no
repetition of such actions. Within recent
weeks Boer commanders had shown less
regard for the laws of war than previous
ly and these bandits would before long
reach a crisis when they could no longer
be treated as belligerents.
No Half Measures.
The speaker said that the Government
was for no half measures for securing
settlement and that any fresh negotia-
tons must emanate from the Beers.
Referring critically to the dtssensions
in the Liberal party Bro6rick created
amusement by declaring that had Lord
Rosebery been Premier the Liberals
would have had right to his counsel,
since the captain could not withdraw and
sulk in his cabin during rough weather,
especially if the first mate had turned
pirate and was engaged in footing the
cargo.
Brodrick confirmed the Governments
decision, which had already been an
nounced, viz: To break up the unhealthy
concentration camps and remove the over
flow of concentrates to the coast. where
attempts would be made to provide them
with more permanent shelters.
"Now that General Ian Hamilton is
here" the Pretoria correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph cables, Lord Kitchener
has personally taken the field and is d.
recting the movements of the troops
A correspondent of the Standard. tele-
graphing from Brussels, says that he
hears that confidential negotiations are
imminent between Great Britain and Hol-
land which are not unlikely to result in
an ARRANGEMENT for bringing Boer women
and children to Holland.
Boer Command Captured.
Lord Kitchener. in a dispatch from
Starderton, Transvaal Colony, dated
Tuesday, December 10, announces that
General Bruce Hamilton, after a night
march. surprised and captured practically
the whole of the Boer Bethel command
at Trichardsfontein early that morning.
Seven Beers were killed and 131 were
made prisoners.
UTRECHT, Dec. 11.-Paul Kruger, for
mer President of the South African re
nublic. has arrived here and has taken
possession of his new residence. Kruger.
who appeared to be in excellent health
received a great ovation from crowds Of
people.
Chamberlain Is Denounced.
BERLIN, Dec. 11.-An anti-British
mass meeting at Munich to-day was at
tended by several thousand people, in
cluding a number of Bavarian Deputies
Violent addresses were made denouncinp
Secretary Chamberlain, and resolution
was adopted calling on the Reichstaa
and the Government to take the initiative
in an effort to terminate the war in Soukt
Africa.
The socialists of Germany are taking
advantage of the i'll feeling against Great
Britain throughout the country for the
purpose of harassing the Government
This they effect by demanding that the
Reichstag shall propose joint interven.
ton in South Africa to the other powers
Hungary Favors Britain.
BUDAPEST, Dec n.-Replying in the
Hungarian Diet to-day to a demand thai
the shipment Of horses from Hungary tc
South Africa be stopped, the Premier
Kalofna de Szel, declared the question
whether horses were regarded as war ma
terial and to supply them constituted {
violation of neutrality had never We
been decided; hence the Government die
not intend to stop the traffic. While sulI,
sympathizing with the Beers, saiG iii,
Premier, the questioner ought to hav,
realized the improperly of abusing TIL.
British, who, in difficult times, had shown
their sympathy for Hungary. The Brit
ish nation, he added. deserved Hungary.
esteem.
The Premier's statement was approved
by the majority of the House.
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