Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-04
BOER STRUGGLE ENDS
Peace Terms Are Signed and the
War in South Africa Comes
to a Close.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PEACE PACT
Prisoners To BE Brought Home With
out Loss of Liberty and Farms
Will BE Restocked.

London, IuneS2.-The war In South
Africa is ended. The Bocr conferrces
have signed articles of peace and all
Britain is wild with joy. The news
came to the war office in the following
81:
"a document containing terms of
surrender was signed here this even
ing at 1920 o'clock by all the Boer
representatives, us well as by Lord
Miner the British high commissioner
in South Africa and myself
Without delay the news was sent to
King Edward at buckingham palace
and the king sent the following mess
age to his subjects in South Africa:
.'The king has received the welcome
news Of the cessation of hostilities in
South Africa with infinite satisfaction,
and his majesty trusts that peace may
speedily be followed by the restoration
of prosperity in his new dominions
and that the feelings necessarily en-
gendered by war will give place to
earnest cooperation on the part if his
majesty's South African subjects in
promoting the welfare of their COM
mon country"
The Terms of Peace.
The demand for accommodation in
the house of commons in the afternoon
to hear the statement of the first lord
of the treasury and government lead
er, A. j. Balfour, was unprecedented.
Mr.. Balfour arose at 2:4O p. M. and nm
nounced the terms of peace in South
Africa us follows:
The burgher forces lay down their
arms and hand over all their rifles,
guns and ammunition of war in their
possession, or under their control.
All prisoners are to be brought back
ms soon us possible to South Africa,
without loss of liberty or property.
No action to be taken against prison.
ers, except where they are guilty of
breaches of the rules of war.
Dutch is to be taught in the schools,
If desired by the parents, and used in
the courts, If necessary.
Military occupation is to be with
drawn as soon as possible, and self
government substituted.
There is to be no Tux on the Trans
| yaal to pay the cost of the war.
The sum of f3,O00,O00 sterling is to
be provided for restocking the Eoer
farms.
Rebels are liable to trial, according
to the law of the colony to which they
belong The rank and file will be dis
franchised for life. The death penalty
| will not be inflicted.
ALI England Jubilant.
With the exception of Ireland, prac-
ttcally the Whole of the United King
dom is holiday making in honor of the
conclusion of peace in South Africa.
The streets everywhere are thronged
with people who, every now and then,
relieve their overstrung nerves by an
outburst of hoarse cheering or by
braying penny trumpets. The tone of
King Edwards message to the peo-
pie, and tile absence therein of any
note of exultation, seems, however, to
! have set a good example, and, while
giving free vent to their own satisfac-
ton, the British are showing small de-
sire to crow over their late enemies.
Crowds of suburbanites poured into
London at an early hour and converged
toward the usual centers, the Mansion
House, royal exchange, Trafalgar
square, etc, and quickly bedecked