The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-06-11
TERMS OF PEACE.
Armisty Granted and self-Govern-
ment Promised in Time.

ment Promised in Time.
EXILEs TO BE TAKEN HOME.
! The Beers Acknowledge the English
King, but They Will Not be
Taxed to Pay Wars
| Cost.
4 dispatch from London says not in
years has the house of commons been
Sc thronged with such a brilliant and
enthusiastic audience as when the FIRST
lord OF the treasury and government
leader in the house, \. j. Balfour, an
nounced Monday afternoon the peace
terms concluded with the Beers.
Amid breathlesS silence. broken a
few seconds later BY applause such as
the house Of commons seldom hears,
slr. Ralfour stood up and ANNOUNCED
the terms Oh which the VII in South
Africa had been ended. The reference
to the Beers acknowledg ny King Ed
ward as their sovereign made the hit
of the day. IS the libera!ity Of the
terms grew palmer. the cheers or .hc
GOV; rnment side OF the hou:e dimin-
iSped while tAe oppoSition'S satisfac-
ton was prOportiOnately Increased.
nalfour announced the terms Of peace
in South Africa as follows:
His eXccllency Lord NJ mt, in be-
half of the British government: his eX-
cellency Mr.. Steyn, Gen. Bremner.
Gen. DeWet and Judge EeFtzoa, act
ing in behalf ct tho Orange Free
State, and Gen. Schalk- Burger, Gen.
ReitZ, Gen. Louis Botha and Gen.
De La Rey, acting in behalf Of their
respective burghcrS, desiring to ter
inmate present hostilites, agreed to
the following terms:
THE burghers forces in the field
will forthwith lay down their arms
and hand over all guns. rifles and am
munition Qf war in their possession or
under their contro! and desist from
further resistance and acknowledge
King Edward VII aS their lawful SOW
ereign.
THE manner and details of this sur
render will be arranged between Lord
Kitchener and Commandant General
Botha, assisted by Gen. De La Rey
and Chief Commandant DeWet.
Second, all the hurghers outside
the limits Of the Transvaal and
Orange River colony and all prison
erS of Wal at present outside South
Africa who are burghers will, on duly
declaring their acceptance of the posi-
tion OF subjects Of his majesty, be
brought back to their homes as means
of transport can be provided and
means Of subsistence assured,
Third, the burgherS so returning
will not be deprived Of their personal
liberty or property.
Fourth, no proceedings, civil or
criminal, will be taken against any
burghers surrendering, or so returning
for only acts in connection with the
prosecution of the war The benefits
of this clause do not extend to certain
acts contrary to the uSageS Of war
which had been notified by the COM
mander-in-chief to the Boar generals
which shall be tried by court martial
after the close Of hoStilities.
Fifth, the Dutch language will be
taught in the public schools of the
Transvaal and Orange River Colony.
where the parents desire it., and will
be allowed in the courts of law, for the
better and more effectual administra-
tion Of justice,
Sixth, possession Of rifles will be
allowed in the Tarnsvaal and Orange
River Colony to persons requiring them
for their protection on taking out a
license according to law.
Seventh, the military adminstra-
ton OF the Transvaal and Orange
River Colony will, at the earliest
possible date, be succeeded by civil
government. and SO soon as circum-
stances permit representative institu-
tionS, leading up to Self-goyernment
will be introduced.
Eighth. the question of granting
the franchise to natives will not be
decided until after the introduction Of
self-government.
Ninth, no special tax will be
imposed on landed property in the
Transvaal or Orange River Colony to
defray the expenses of the war.
Tenth, as soon as the conditions
permit it a commission to which the
local inhabitants will be represented
viii be appointed in each district of
the TranSyaal and Orange River
Colony, under the presidency of a
magistrate or other official for the
purpose of assisting in the restoration
OF the people to their homes and sup
plying those, who, owing to. war
loses. are unable to provide for them
selves, with food and shelter, and the
necessary amount of seed, stock and
implements, ETC.. indispensable to the
resumption of their normal Occupa-
tion. His majesty's government will
place at the disposal of these commits
siOns the sum of three million pounds
sterling and will allow all the notes
issued under the law of 1900 of the |
South African republic. and all re-
ceipts given up to officers in the field
of the late republics, or under their
orders. to be presented to a judicial
commission, which will be appointed
by the government. and if such notes
and receipts are found by this COM
mission to have been duly issued in
return for valuable considerations,
they will be received by the first nam