Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-09
KITCHENER TALKS
His Proclamation of August 2
 Pleases the Editors.
BANISHMENT THE PENALTY.

For All Belligerents Unless They Sur
 render Before September 15-The
 Proclamation is Very Sweeping, But
 Yet All the Afternoon Papers Praise
 It Highly.
 London, Aug 9.--A parliamentary paper has been issued concerning a proclamation issued by Lord Kitchener August ill accordance with instruc- tions from the imperial government, the governments of Cape Colony and Natal concurring. The proclamation says:
 All commandants, field comets and leaders of armed bands, being bur ghers of the late republics and still en- gagged i'll resisting his majesty's forces, whether in the Orange Colony, the Transvaal or other portion of his majesty's South African dominions, and all members of the governments of the late Orange Free State and Transvaal shall, unless they surrender
 before September 15, be permanently
 ban1Shed from South Africa The cost of the maintenance of the families of all burghers in the field who have not surrendered by September 15 shall be recoverable from such burgl1ers and
 shall be charge upon their property, removable or immovable, 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 September 15 was recom-
 mended by Lord Milner
 The reasons of the government for
 this proclamation are set forth in a
 preamble to the proclamation, as fol- lows:
 Whereas, The late Orange Free State and South African republic have.
 been annexed to his majestys domin-
 ions; and,
 Whereas, His majesty's forces are
 and have been for some considerable time in complete possession of the ] seat of government of both of the aforesaid territories, with their public , offices and the whole machinery of ad-
 ministration, as well as of the princi- pal towns and the whole of the rail- ways; and,
 Whereas, A great majority of the burghers of the two late republics, to l the number of 35,000, exclusive of those who have fallen in the war, are now either prisoners or have submit | ted to his majesty's government and
 are living peaceably in towns and camps under control of his majesty's | forces; and,
 Whereas, The burghers of the late | republics still in arms are not only few 1 in number, but have also lost almost 1 all their guns and munitions of war and are devoid of regular military or ganization and are therefore unable to | carry on regular warfare, to offer any organized resistance to his majesty's | forces in any part of the country; and, ..Whereas, Those burghers who are 1 still in arms, though unable to carry | on regular warfare continue to make isolated attacks on small posts ana de | tachments of his majesty's forces, to plunder or destroy property and to damage railway and telegraph lines; f 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 govern ment S determined to put an end to q | state of things which is aimlessly pro- | Ion ging bloodshed and destruction and l infiicting ruin upon great majority | of the inhabitants, who are anxious to | live in peace and earn a livelihood for | themselves and their families; and, .sWhereas, It is just to proceed 1 against those still resisting, especially | against those persons who, being in a. position of authority, are responsible | for the continuation of the present | state of lawlesSness and are inStigat- ing their fellow burghers to continue | their hopeless resistance to his majes- 1 tvs government;
 ssTherefore Lord Kitchener issues his proclamation.
 The afternoon newspapers comment approvingIy upon the proclamation of | Lord Kitchener. Even the Westmins- fer Gazette says there is no fault to 1 find with it, nor is there any objection l to make on the score of justice. lt l thinks. however that it is extremely 1 doubtful if it will have any effect in | shortening the war Most of the f1ght- l fng Boers are already completely ruin- 1 ed and nothing distrains them, owing to the devastation of the country.
 The Globe says the proclamation is as iudicious as it is drastic and that the only question is whether it is strong enough, adding:
 Not even the widest pro-Boer can find fault with it on the score of hu- manity. It has long been obvious that such step was imperative in order to avert ruinp from the inhabitants de- sirous of peace"