The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-14
The TERMS OF PEACE

LONDON, June 1.-The peace terms
as formally announced in the House
of Commons today are as follows:
His EXcellency, Lord Miner; his eX-
cellency Mr. Steyn; General Bremner,
General c. r. de Wet and Judge Hert-
zog, acting in behalf of the Orange
Free State; and General Schalk- Burger,
General Reitz, General Louis Botha
and General Delarey, acting for their
respective burghers, desiring to termi-
nate the present hostilities, agree to the
following terms:
First. That burgher forces in the
field will forthwith lay down their arms
and hand over all their guns, rifles and
ammunition in their possession or un-
der their control, desst from further
resistance, and acknowledge King Ed
ward VII as their lawful sovereign. The
manner and details of this surrender
will be arranged between Lord Kitche-
ner and mmandant-General Botha,
assisted by General Delarey and Chief
Commandant De Wet
Second. All burghers outside the linn
its 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 subjects
of his majesty, be brought back to their
homes as soon as means of transport
can be provided and means of subsist-
ence assured.
Third. The burghers so returning
will not be deprived of their personal
liberty or property.
Fourth. No proceeding, civil or cri-
minal, will be taken against any bur
ghers surrendered or returning for any
acts in connection with the prosecution
of the war. The benefits of this clause
do not extend to certain acts contrary
to the usages of war, which had been
notified by the commander in chief to
the Boer generals, and which shall be
tried by court-martial after the close
of hostilities.
Fifth. The Dutch language will 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 administra-
ton Of justice.
Sixth. Possession of rifles will be al
lowed in the TransVaal and Orange
River Colony to persons requiring them
for their protection, on taking out a
license according to law.
Seventh. The military administration
of the TransVaal and Orange River Col
ony will at the earliest possible date,
be succeeded by civil government, and
as soon as circumstances permit, repre-
SENTATIVE institutions leadlng up to
self-government will be introduced.
Eighth. The question of granting the
franchise to natives win not be de-
cided until after the introduction OF
government.
Ninth. No special tax will be impos-
ed on land property in the Transvaal
or Orange River Colony TO defray the
expenses of the war.
Tenth. As soon as the conditions per-
NIT 1t, commission, on which the To-
cal inhabitants will be represented, will
be appointed in each district of the
TransVaal and Orange River Colony,
under the supervision of a magistrate
or otherwise, for the purpose of assist
ing people to their homes and for those
who are not able to provide for them
selves, etc, indispensable to the re-
sumption of their normal occupations.
His majesty's Government will place
at the disposal of those commissions the
sum Of three million pounds sterling,
and will allow all the notes issued UNI
der the law of 1900 of the South African
Republic and all receipts given up to
officers in the field of the late republics,
or under their orders TO be presented to
judicial commission, which will be
appointed by the Government and If
such notes and receipts are found by
this commission to have been duly is
sued. in return for valuable considera-
lions, they will be received by the first
named commissions as evidence of war
losses suffered by the persons to which
they were originally given.
In addition to the above named free