The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-20
.DOERS ARE
COMING IN
Good Feeling Marks
the Surrender
Scenes.

LONDON. jane The War once
has received the foliovinp message
trom isord ktchen,r under today >
date. The disarmament ~ the Beers
~ proceeding satisfactorily aud good
spirit n displayed everywhere lcster-
day s5t2 rifles had b.en surrendered up
10 date
Dispatches received from Pretoria
confirm the statements made in Lord
Kitchener's communication To the War
ofice and say that the whole stan Of
the late TransNaal government. with
a bodyRuard Of 80 men. surrendered
last saturday. The following formali-
ties are observed when General Botha.
General DE Wet or any of the Boer
commandants accompany the British
officer who has been detailed to receive
suTrenders
The Boer leader goes out to meet a
commando and returns at its head. The
Beers who come in are generally dress
ed in dilapidated clothing, hut have a
| smart and soldierly bearing. Those who
are TO surrender are assembled, and
.he Boer leader delivers an address TO
his men urging them TO listen to the
British officer who has been detailed on
this work. The British officer then
makes a speech to the men OF the COM
]
the admiration OF King Edward and
the British nation for the gallant strug-
gle and the bravery OF their people, and
promises that the British authorities
will do their utmost to help them re-
settle on their farms. A meal liz then
provided for the Beers, after which the
formal surrenders occur
| In many such instances the Beers
have cheered King Edward. and they
ha Ia
! no army was sent out To receive their
surrenders. The Beers are allowed to
1 retain their horses and saddles. The
| majority OF them appear to be glad
that the war is at an end and that they
will now he able to join their families
, Among the men who surrendered to
the British authorities at Balmoral,
Cape Colony. were four Americans.
who Will be granted free passage to
Delagoa bay.
a strange sign of the altered condi-
tions In South Africa is that Lord Mil
rer. the British High Commissioner
rode from Pretoria TO Johannesburg
: last Saturday, accompanied only by
! two staff officers.
| a few of the Boer women still in
weigh against surrender, but the gen.
sral feeling among them is in favor
| of making the best OF the situation.
Throughout the dominions of the
British empire, and especially in all
, the principal towns of South Africa,
Thanksgiving services for the return of
! peace were held today. Lord Kitch-
ener attended a thanksgiving serviceNat
| Pretoria, at which 5000 British troops
! were present.
| The service OF Thanksgiving for the
return of peace was held today in the
principal square of Pretoria. The sun
shone brilliantly and the sight was
most impressive. outside of the rOped
inclosure Of troops We're gathered many
thousands of the townspeople and a
Goodly sprinkling of Beers. whose de-
meanor was most respectful. The Arch
bishop of Cape Town officiated at the
service, and Lord Kitchener. General
Baden-Powell and Lady Methuen. wife
pf General Mcthuen, and other promi-
nent persons were present. The massed
bands of various regiments supplied the
music. and the troops and people Joined
] in singing the hymns with wonderful
effect. The singing of God Save the
King" and Rudyard Kipllng's Recess
sional' closed the service. Lord Kitch-
ener then mounted dais and called for
three cheers for King Edward The
response of everybody assembled in the
square was immediate and unrestrain-
! ed.
! The open letter of the Boer leaders to
the burghers, in which peace is ar
nounced and in which these burghel
are counseled to loyal acquiescence, is
an eloquent and pathetic document In
II the leaders thank the burghers for
! their noble sacrifice and express their
sympathy for the bereaved. The letter
concludes: Now that there Is peace
and although IT is not peace such as
We longed for, yet let us abide where
God has led us. We can with clear con-
sciences declare that for two years and
"A half our people have carried on the
struggle In manner almost unknown
10 history. Let us now grasp each
others hand, for another great strug-
gle lies before us, n struggle for the
spiritual and racial prosperity and well
fare of our people. Casting aside all
feelings OF bitterness. let us forget and
forgive. 80 that the deep wounds caus-
ed by this war may be healed"
The document is signed by Mr..
: Schalk Burger, formerly acting Pres-
, Gent of the Transvaal, and General
Louis Botha.
AFRAID OF KITCHENER.
LONDON, June In all the hurrah
over Lord Kitchener. who is the man
; Of the hour throughout the British en-
. pire, there is an element of dread OF
: the inileXibility OF purpose controlling
t him in military matters. This is espe-
, cially noticeable at the War Office. Ii
is well known there that his opinion OF
, the army organization is not fiattering
and he has often expressed himself re-
gardiug the average army officer IN
. terms of undisguised commiseration.
This dread of him felt by the military
organization is due to the refusal OF
Lord Kitchener TO allow any politica
or partisan consideration to affect hiu
in any military problem he may hav,
10 solve. Men of this type are not ac.
, ceptable to the governing class in Brit,
, ain. Chamberlain in the civilian anC
Lord Kitchener in the military arena
are most conspicuous illustrations. Both
reach their ends by methods quite
u alarming to the bureaucracy and red.
\ tape regime.
a Lord Kitchener is as truly needed t.
e turn the British army orga nization in,
y side out as is Chamberlain to revolu
[ tionize the old Tory tactics. For thi.