The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
SOUTH AFRICAN
PEACE TERMS
Prisoners to Be Brought Back
to TransvaaI as Soon
as Possible.
BRITISH WILL RESTOCK FARMS
Military Occupation Is to Give Way as
Soon as Possible for Boer Self-Gevern-
ment-Death Penalty Will Not Be In
hicted Upon Rebels.

London June 3-The demand for
accommodations in the house of com
mons yesterday afternoon to hear the
statement of the first lord of the treas
uly and government leader, A. j. Bal
Tour, was unprecedented.
Mr. Balfour arose at 2:40 D. m. and
announced the terms of peace in South
Africa
His excellency, Lord Miner in be
half OF the British government; his
eXcellency, Mr.. Steyn, Gen. Bremener,
Gen. G. r. DeWet and Judge Hertog
acting in behalf of the Orange Free
State, and Gen. Schalkburger, Gen.
Reitzabgen, Louis Botha and Gen. De.
larey, acting in behalf of their re-
spective burghers. desiring to term-
nate the present hostilities, agreed to
the following terms:
The burgher forces in the field
will forthwith lay down their arms
and hand over all their guns, rifles
and ammunition of war in their pos
| session and unuer their control, and
| desist from further resistance and &C.
| knowledge King Edward VII. as their
! lawful sovereign.
The manner and details of this
surrender will be arranged between
Lord Kitchener and Commandant Gen
| eral Botha, assisted by General De-
| larey and Chief Commandant DeWet.
| 'Second-All burghers outside the
| limits of the Transyaal and Orange
| River Colony, and all prisoners of war
| at present outside of South Africa
who are burghers, will, on duly de-
| claring their acceptance of the posi-
ton of subjects to his majesty, be
brought back to their homes as soon
as means of transportation can be
provided and means of subsistence as
| sured.
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
burgher surrendering, or so returning,
for any acts in connection with the
| prosecution of the war.
Prosecution of the war-The be-
nefts of this clause do not extend to
certain acts contrary to the usages of
war, which have been notified by the
commandments to the Boer gen
erals and which should be tried by
courtmartial after the close of hos
tilities.
'Fifth-Dutch language will be
taught in the public schools of the
Transvaal and Orange River colony
where the parties desire it, and will
be allowed in the courts of law. for
the better and more effectual admin
istration of justice.
'Sixth-Possession of rifles will
Se allowed in the Transvaal and Or
ange River colony to persons requir-
ing them for their protection by TAX
ing out a license according to law.
'Seventh-The military admins
tration of the Transvaal and Orange
4.iver colony will, at the earliest pos
sible date, be succeeded by civil gov
eminent, and SO soon as circumstan-
ces permit, representative institutions
leading up to selfgovernment will be
introduced.
'Eighth-The question of granting
the franchise to natives will not be
decided until after the introduction of
self-government.
Ninth-No special taxes will be
imposed on landed property in the
Transvaal or Orange River colony to
| defray the expenses of the war.
"'Tenth-As soon as the condi-
| lions permit it commission on which
the local Inhabitants will be represent
ed will be appointed in each district
of the Transvaal and Orange River
| colony under the presidency of mag
| strate or other official to assist in
the restoration of the people to their
homes and supplying those who, owing
to war losses, are unable to provide
for themselves with food and shelter,
and the necessary amount of seed, i'm
plements, etc, indispensable to their
normal occupations. His males
tvs government will place at the dis
posal of these commissions the sum of
| 100000 pounds sterling, and will al
| low all the notes issued under the laws
| of 1900 of the South African republic
| and all receipts given by officers in the
| field of the late republics or under
| their orders to be presented to a judi
| cial commission which will be appoint
| ed by the government, and if such
notes and receipts are found by this
commission to have been fully issued
| in return for valuable considerations
they will be received by the first nam
ed commissions as evidence of war
losses suffered by the persons ta which
they were originally given. In addi-
ton to the above named free grant of
3.OO0,O 900 pounds sterling his majesty's
government will be prepared to make
advances or loans free of interest for
three years and afterward payable af-
Ter period of years with 3 per cent
interest. No foreigner or rebel will be
entitled to benefit under this cluse.
Chilean Boundary Settled.
Washington, May 30-The state de-
partment has been officially advised
tnat the long standing dispute between
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