The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-03
TERMS OF PEACE
IN SOUTH AFRICA
House of Commons Jammed
to Hear Them.
THE TERMS ARE LIBERAL
If They Ever Are Where the People s
Freedom is Dead.
PERSONAL LIBERTY AND PROPERTY SAFE
Those Banished to be Brought Back. No
Special War Tax on LandedIPropertv.
Seed and Tools for Stuff rers
BY War.
(By the Associated Pressl

(By the Associated Press.)
London, June 2.-The demand for ac-
commodations in the House of Commons
this afternoon to hear the statement of
the First Lord of the Treasury and Gov
ernment Leader A. J. Balfour, was un-
precedented. Mr.. Balfour arose at 2:40
p. m. and announced the terms of peace
in South Africa as follows
His EXcellency Lord Miner in behalf
of the British Government; His Excel
lency Mr.. Stein, General Bremner, Gener-
al c. r DeWet and Judge Hertzog, act
ing in behalf of the Orange Free State,
and General Schalk- Burgar, General
ReitZ, General Louis Botha, and General
Delarey, acting in behlaf of their re-
spective burghers, desiring to terminate
the present hostilities, agree to the fol-
lowing terms:
The burgher forces in the field Will
forthwith lay down their arms and hand
over all guns, rifles and ammunitions of
war in their possession, or under their
control, and desist from further. resist
ance and acknowledge King Edward VII
as their lawful sovereign.
The manner and details of this sur
render will be, arranged between Lord
Kitchener and Commandant General
Botha, assisted by General Delarey and
Chief Commandant DeWet.
Second, all burghers outside the limits
of the Transvaal and Orange River
Colony, and all prisoners of war at
present outside South Africa, VINO are
burghers, will, on duly declaring their ac-
| ceptance of the position of subjects of
| His Majesty be brought back to their
homes as soon, 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 propert.
Fourth. No proceeding. civil or Grim
inal. will be taken against any burghers
surrendering, or so returning. for any
| acts ir connection with prosecution of
| the war The benefits of this clause
| don't extend to certain acts contrary to
the usages of war which had been noti-
| fed by the commander inc chief to the
| Boer Generals, and which shall be tried
| by court martial after the close of hos
| tilites.
Fifth. The Dutch language will be
! taught in the public schools of the
| Transvaal and Orange River Colony
where parents desire it. and will be al
| lowed in the courts of law, for the better
and more effectual administration of JUS
| tice.
sixth. Possession of rifles will be
allowed in the Transvaal and Orange
River Colony and military government
! will, at the earliest possible date, be
| succeeded by a civil government, and so
soon as circumstances permit, represen-
| tative institutions, leading up to self
| government, will be introduced.
| Eighth. The question of granting the
franchise to natives will not be decided
until 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 defray
| the expenses of the war
Tenth. AS soon as the conditions per-
nit a commission, on which the local in
| habitants will be represented, will be ap-
pointed in each district, Transvaal and
Orange River Colony under the presi-
dency of magistrate or other official,
for the purpose of assisting in the res
| toration of the people to their homes, and
supplying those who, owing to war
| losses, are unable to provide for them
selves. with food and shelter, and the
|
| implements, etc., Indispensable to the
resumption of their moral occupation
| His Majesty's government will place at
| the disposal of these commissions the
sum of three million pounds sterling and
| will allow all the notes issued under
the law of 1900 on the South African Re-
| public, and all receipts given up to Of
| ficers in the field of the late Republics,
| or under their orders, to be presented to
a ;ldicial commission, which will be ap-
pointed ny the Government, and if such
notes and receipts are found by this
| commission to have been duly issued in
] return for valuable considerations they
I, will be received by the first named COM
| mission as evidence of war losses suf-
fered by the persons to which they were
originally given.
''In addition to the above named free
grant of three million pounds sterling,
His Majesty's government will be pre-
pared to make advances, on loan for the
| same purposes, free of interest for two
years ard afterward repayable, over a
period of years with three per cent in
terest. No foreigner or rebel will be
| entitled to benefit under this clause.
After he had concluded reading the
peace agreement, Mr.. Balfour proceeded:
There are certain important points
not dealt with in the document 7 have
just read, and which was signed on Sat