The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-06-05
PEACE WITH HONOR. :
GIe0I BdI0Il Hos The Pe0Ce And Ihe
Beers Hove OIL The Honor.
Wearied with Whipping British,
Beers Surrender, Getting
Everything but Inde-
pendence.

At about1 o'clock Sunday after.
noon the British war Office received
the following dispatch from Lore
Kitchener, dated Pretoria, Saturday
May 81, II: :l5 p. M:
"A document concerning terms Of
surrender was signed here this eve.
ming at l0:30 O'Clock by all the Boel
representative as well as by Lord
Miner and myself"
The clerks on duty at the war Office
transmitted this message to Buck.
ingham palace, where King Edward
was lunching. At about O'Clock
word was received permitting the
publication of this message, and the
small notice which was stuck up
outside the war office consisted of a
copy of Lord Kitchener's cablegram.
A similar notice was put outside of
the colonial office. Beyond these
two skimpy bits of paper London
knew nothing of the great event. In
the clubs, the hotels and newspaper
offices, which were almost all desert
ed, the momentous news was ticked
out on the tape.
Then, like wildfire, at about 6
o'clock, London awakened to the
fact that the South African war was
over.
The inhabitants of the east end
flOcked to the mansion house, the
mecca of the boisterously patriotic,
Just i'm time to see the lord mayor of
London, Sir Joseph G. Dimsdale,
come to q balcony and announce that
terms of surrender had been signed
in South Africa, which he expressed
his hope that London would show
it's appreciation of the good news by
behaving itself docently and in an
orderly manner.
"Let u.s." said the lord mayor in
conclusion, "now pray for long and
happy peace"
There was brilliant and enthusi-
astic throng of people present at the
opening of the House of Commons
on Monday, when it was announced
that Mr.. A. j. Balfour, first lord of
the treasury and government leader
of the House, would make public
tha terms of peace. AS the reading
progressed and the llberallty OF the
terms grew palmer, the cheers on
the government side diminished
while the opposition's satisfaction
was proportionately increased.
When Mr.. Balfour's statement was
concluded everyone seemed glad of
the opportunity for hearty laugh,
caused by the government leaders
humorous quashing of the suggestion
that the Commons adjourn in honor
of peace.
The peace terms as announced are
as follows:
"The burgher forces lay down their
arms and hand over all their rifles,
guns and munitions of war in their
or under their control.
"All prisoners are to be brought
back so soon as possible to South
without loss of liberty or
property.
"No action to be taken against
prisoners, except where they are
guilty of breaches of the rules ofwar.
Dutch is to be taught in the
schools, if desired by the parents, and
used in the courts if necessary.
"Rifles are allowed for protection.
military occupation is to be with
drawn as soon as possible and self
government substituted.
''There is to be no tax on the Trans
yaal to pay the cost of the war.
1.-THE sum of e3,000,000 sterling is
to be provided for Restocking the
Beers farms.
"Rebels are liable to trial, accord
ing to the law of the colony to which
they belong. The rank and file will
be disfranchised for life.
"Vhe death penalty will not be in
ficted."