Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01
THE ANGLO-SAXON
In South Africa as the Civilizer Of
the Beers.
MTCHENER'S S VILE PROCLAMATION
TestImOnytO Tho BuallIng Methods Hereditary
With tho English IN An EnsmyS Country
as, for Instance, Tho Burning Of Our NatIOna
Capitol Hanging Patriots a Ia SO In Ireland
and Compelling Relatives 10 See Execution.


tic criticism on Kitchener's latest proc
lamation to the Beers, which by the
way, the Beers have answered by cap
turing another English detachment:
Kitchener's latest proclamation is
the most abiect confession Of our fail
ure and defeat I'm South Africa. 1t is
| intended to cover our inability to con-
| quer the republics. of which we do
not hold a single foot OF soil except
where our soldiers stand That the
proclamation outrages The Hague
| Peace Convention signed by Great
| Britain a few months ago, is nothing.
English class governments have never
| scrupled to break their faith when il
suited ,lem. Here are one or two ar
! ticles Of the convention, which our
Jingo Government defes and insults
Europe by IGNORING
Article Xxx says: After the conclus-
ion of peace, the repatriation Of the
| prisoners Of war shall take place as
speedily as possible
Article VII says prisoners Of war
shall be treated as regards food quart
ers, and clothing, on the same footing
as the troops Of the government which
has captured them
Article XIII says: Territory is
considered occupied when it is actually
placed under the authority Of the hos
tile army Occupation applies only to
the territory where such authority is
established, and in a position to as
sert ITSELF
This government which will not pay
its soldiers, is really bankrupt. There
will be an autumn session for the pur-
pose of raising more money by tax
ing the people. On September Is the
government will say "lou see now the
war is over Do not, therefore, grudge
us this final instalment' That is what
the Americans call bunkum. The war
is not over; nor will it be over for
years unless we announce a general
amnesty and colonial self-government
The confession of the prime min
lister of Natal shows how the country
has been deceived. We did not know
until now that the colony had been
ruined by Chamberlains folly as the
war is now called. The Beers. too,
have annexed yape Colony. i'm the same
way as we have annexed the republics.
Probably they will issue a proclama-
tion to the inhabitants of what. ac-
cording to our governments method
Of reasoning, must now be regarded as
BOer territory, I'm which some wander
ing bands of British soldiers are aim
lessly roaming. Truly. President Kru-
ger has been justified i'm his prophecy
He has staggered humanity The
British Empire is humiliated I'm the
IR Inn D nfa4
levies can not save the situation, Just
as our employment Of Red Indians in
the American war of independence, did
not succeed i'm crushing the struggle
for liberty among the cOlonists, whom
we tried to rob and could not govern.
Mr.. MacNeill, NJ p, has received a
letter from a gentleman residing at
Amside enclosing the following eX-
tract from a letter received last Sat
urday from his son, who resides in
Cradock, Cape Colony, with reference
to the execution of Coetzee, rebel
lad of twenty-one, at Cradock. which
has been the subject of questions in
the House of Commons, which Lord
Stanley has manifested extreme reluc-
tance to answer
On Friday all adult males We're or.
dered to be present on the square while
the death sentence was read on a
rebel Fortunately I had a commits
sion which removed me far from the
disgusting spectacle.
He was hung next morning, and
thirty DutChmen, many Of whom We're
related to him, were compelled to be
present at the execution.
All this is supposed to overawe the
Dutch, but 7 shall be very much sur
prised If it has any such effect.
] believe there was q considerable
crowd outside the goal praying and
singing hymns a gentle hint to the
authorities as to what thev though Of
the proceedings. These khaki fools
0ro sowing a rich harvest TO be reaDed
| by us who remain I'm the country when
| they are safe at home
On the same subject the Capetown
correspondent Of the Morning Leader
/ writes.-
THE recent proceedings under mar
| tial law i'm the Midland districts of the
! Colony have horrihed even the mem
! hors of the advanced wing Of the Jingo
| party here I refer. of course to the
/ execution I'm public at Middelburg
! and Cradock, respectively, of two
! young C0lonists. named Marais and
! COetzee The question o. the legali-
! ty Of trying men for murder who have
been captured with arms i'm their
hands in open fight is not one which
need TO be discussed here. These men
We're undefended at Jneir trial. The
tribunal before which they were tried
for their lives consisted Of a colonel i'm
the artillery and two officers in irrec>
/ ular regiments-three men who. by
their very training. are ignorant alike
Of law procedure and evidence. These
officers condemn these young fellows
to death, the sentence is confirmed
| and they are sent, one to CradocK
and the other to Middelburg. On their
arrival the troops are paraded, the sen
tence IS read out, and It is frdered
to be carried into effect. That. howev
er. is not considered sufficient, and
the leading men of the town and dis
trict are ordered to attend and witness
the execution. Since martial law A.
in force in these districts It is unnec
eseary to add that the order is obeyed
a.. "A more infamous proceeding it Il
impossible TO conceive And II will
be a miracle indeed II this is not re
mombered when a good deal connected
With this war Is forgotten. Two repe
titlo0s Of Slachters Mex IN one shor
week will neither be forgiven nor for
gotten. as long as there is a Marais o
a Coetzee to tell the tale. To English
mon and English colonists, to whom
South Africa is home, It is a terribl
awakening 10 find that English officer
In an English colony are capable o
proceedings which, so far back as 1865
were bv the statute law Of England
forbidden. They feel that even prio
10 that uate attendance at execution
IN England was. az any rate, voluntary
Il was never compulsory; but in Soutl