Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-12
HI Beers WILL
n NEVER SURRENDER
!, Lost Everything and Nov
''' Fight for Freedom
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~'' '',', !. a. Quit the s'r'ss'"

~, 20 quit the s'r''
| york. Feb. ls-c clnIo consul
~ he orange Free statement totcr by
'G'i' . n,l a. commana' = 'op oh
b., 95slpor'ns to '1 sys,n Dss' PET De
Gen 5,' D'r letter urged Gen er.,l Dew" Com,
'i5'1I,' snynan says, .,,,., censor is
1l sotse that the B", ,ns letter al
n ready ready to transmit ' although ,s,s any
i ,,,Iaes. Next lie, Us , eo1ila,'
etl ' '''r,l between the or su%ant
I'll1'p WAS assistant cOmmanu ana
Fs' y, ,se orange Free S'a' :, ' ans
En'al 81 /. ,p numerous battles. 1t l was
p,' RIVER Y when outhank'd , BY G'n
''aa n No, Gen. Dewet gave ins'r ,,,a
Nn'a y, u :, to leave our positions . a"a
,i =. a y E K when P. p Ssrrs
'N w., .s5 u from the general to carr i',,s
'hi ., i.r' to start the conveys ., wis%
Y, ', 'oa ammunition, I then sa'n, mos
60 ~, ,,n 'p. peveo that he was
~ s'T n,oe,edins any further tn ian
.s'. .,,,d, and instead of going u ~.
Aloa',lI' place. he branched of win
.3'' ..n,n,pdo to his farm near Lind
> , ~s,s was the last time saw nm
~ sr s- rsrs then ordered to concentrate
" ,'.,., At Roof KOpjes and naturaiiy
" n ,gos' received similar Instructions
heard rumors that he was eo 'ln"aaar
..4r, vim Lord Roberts to surrenoer'
a ' which were reported by his
'-,s s,r Gen. Dewet then ordered his
,.',,,, 70 come to the front al once,
N1Aei W s,.ai dismissed him ana
,~oInted Commandant Rouse ~ n,a ~, ~
~, , pewet, then with his stan
u. NJ n all went TO KrOonstad and sur
'Ts then heard that he was sent as
PRISONER 10 Durham, Now, to my sur
y ,rlss learn that he is peace COM
n missioner 10 Lord Kitchener. Does II
moi seem strange that now, Wheh
IS Kitchener is proposing 10 send the prs
4 orers to India, a man Ike r peWe.'
Z Who has held a high position among the
H Boers should be used as a peace envoy
to help the British unless some consld-
Grafton has been given or promised.
plt also seems strange that 7. Dewet
thould now advise surrender, consider
lng that ne was the first 10 cross into
Ne Cape Colony and persuade the
colonIas 70 Join their brothers and
leave that responsible government
(Which be now advocates for the repub-
III leans
This letter also says let us educate
ogr children here | would like to re-
bind you that the Orange Free State,
tth rs free compulsory education for
be last fifteen years Is far In advance
b the Cape Colony, which has still the
voluntary system.
The letter goes on 10 say that the
British have the country and are not
likely to give Il up; II does not seem Sc
when Lord Kitchener has 70 cable fol-
apg more troops After ali what parts
d the two countries do the British act,
ually hold Only the principal towns
along the railroad. As to the taunts
h regard TO the inactivity Of the Trans,
wal blrghers, why, II BOtha and his
connandos are doing no fighting, IL
Kitchener keeping $4,000 men at Pre-,
i tOra'
ann Inclined to think that this let,
Nr IKE The book OF Mr.. Paul Botha, |.
N Bllt'h manufacture.
knowing my people as do, | say
lss nay i does not lie in the powet
Z fsidsnt Steyn, Gen. Dewet or an,
hdlt',h to surrender unconditional
im ia war fought by the people
a 'a glnerals and presidents. and ca,
lg'e e ended excepUbp slnanlmou,
yl%M y The burghers. Under pres
" circumstances why should tn,
6otn give up They have lost every
lnE az they can now gain is thei
wy! and freedom. for which the,
" nshtng and viii fight to the end.
SlR EDWARD CLARKE SPEAKS.
london, Feb, l2--slr Edward Clarke
l0Imer solicitor general. in a let
Y Trend citing Lord Roberts re
9n of the opportunity 10 propos
NJ 'eIms in June, in 1900, when Ger
-. 80 - nag prepared the way by confer
VIA Christian Botha. says:
'aN put an end to all negotiations
=, 'sl mas gone on, The losses sine
Y oeen ia officers and 1920 me
!. ~ u action and OF wounds. g6 Off
sna $50 men died Of disease nm
ulcers and 22,625 men invalIde
ls We have spent from sixty I
suy millions devastating countr
= xaleh We desire to rule. We d
Nem one day nearer uncondItiors
~ t'nIer Than seven months ago"
~ Edward Clarke earnestly hone
I 80 s'sssp'aole without dlshonor wi
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