Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-03
LIBERAL TERMS.
The Beers Get Much More
Than They Expected.
Granted About Everything Except
Dearly Beloved independence.
England and Colonies Still CELEBRATING
End of the War.

| accommodation in the House of Com
| mons, Monday afternoon, to hear the
statement of the first lord of the treas
| ufy ana government leader, A. j. Bal
four, was unprecedented.
| AT 2.4O 7, NJ, Mr.. Balfour announced
| the terms of peace in South Africa as
follows:
| His EXcellency Lord Miner, in be-
| half of the British government, His
! EXcellency Mr.. Stein, Gen. Bremen,
Gen. G. X. DeWett and Judge HertZog.
| acting in behalf of the Orange Free
State, and Gen. Schalburger, Gen.
ReitZ, Gen. Louis Botha and Gen. De-
| larey, acting in behalf of their respec-
tive burghers, desiring to terminate the
present hostilities. agree to the follow
ing terms:
The burgher forces in the field will
forthwith lay down their arms and
hand over all their guns, rifles and am
munltlon OF war in their possession
or under their control, and desist from
further resistance and acknowledge
King Edward VII as their lawful SOW
efelgn. The manner and details of
TINS surrender will be arranged be-
tween Lord Kitchener and Command
ant General Botha, assisted by General
Delarey and Chief Commandant De-
Welt.
Second, all burghers outside the
limits of the Transvaal and Orange
River Colony and all prisoners of war
at present outside South Africa who
are burghers, will on duly declaring
their acceptance of the position of sub
Jects to His Majesty be brought back
10 their homes so soon as means of
transportation can be preceded and
means of subsistence assured.
Third, the burghers so returning !
will not be deprived of their personal |
liberty or property.
Fourth, no proceeding civil or |
criminal. will be taken against any |
burghers surrendering or so returning,
for any acts in connection with the
prosecution of the war. The benefits
of this clause do not extend to GER
tain acts contrary to the usages of !
war. which have been notified by the |
communicative chief to the Boer gen.
erals, and which shall be tried by |
court martial after the close of hos
Fifth, the Dutch language shall 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 admins /
tration of justice.
Possession of rifles will be allow
ed in the TransvaaI and Orange River
Colony to persons requiring them for
their protection, on taking out a Ii
cense, according to laws.
Seventh. the military administra-
ton of the Transvaal and Orange
River Colony will, at the earliest pos
sible date, besucceeded by a civil gov
and as soon as circumstances
permit representative institutions.
leading up to self-government, will be
Eighth. the question of granting
the franchise to natives will not be de-
cided until after the introduction of
self government.
Ninth, no special tax will be i'm
posed on landed property in the Trans
vaal or Orange River Colony to de-
fray the expenses of the war;
Tenth. so soon as the conditions
permit. a commission on which the
local inha bitants will be represented,
Will be appointed in each district of
the Transvaal and Orange River Col
ony, under the presidency of a magis- |
trate or other official for the purpose
of assisting in the restoration of the
people to their homes and supplying
those who owing to war losses are I'M
able to provide for themselves, with
food and shelter, and the neces-
sary amount of seed, stock and
implements, etc, indispensable to the
resumption of their normal occupa tons.
His Majesty's government will place att
the disposal of these commissions theI
sum of 100000 pounds sterling ($15,-
000000) and will allow all the notes is
sued under the law of 1900 of the South
African republic and all receipts given
up to officers in the field of the late re-
publics or under their orders to be I
presented to a judicial commission, I
which will be appointed by the govern
ment. and ii such notes and receiptsl
are found by this commission to havel
been duly issued in return for valuablel {
considerations they will be received byI
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