The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-03

Lawful sovereign-Their Farms am
 Property Not Forfeited-f3,O ,OOO, ,OOO t
 of Rebels to be According to the Lay
 ofthe Colony to Which They BeIon,
 but Death Penalty Not to be Inflicted
 Perpetual ent for Then
 Dutch to be Taught in the Schools
 Return of Prisoners.
 London, June 2.-Not in years ha( the House of Commons been so throng ed with brilliant and enthusiastic
 audience as when the first lord of the treasury and government leader in the House, A. J. Balfour, announced this afternoon the peace terms concluded with the Boers.
 Long before the customary prayer the galleries of the House were packed Joseph H. Cboate, the United States ambassador; Henry White, the secre- tary of the embassy; Lord Rothschild and many members of the cabinet pa tiently waited through the answering of questions in the House, for the mo- mentous announcement.
 An unusually large number of peers sat in the gallery and behind the ladies grill aristocratic women were closely packed. Noticeable among them was Lady Sarah Wilson, who thus saw the end of the drama in which she played such an active part.
 MT. Chamberlain and Mir. Balfour both received great ovations as they walked to their seats, MT. Chamber lain's ovation being by far the most en- thusiastic of the two.
 The period of waiting finally came to an end. Amid breathless silence, broken few seconds later by applause such as the House of Commons seldom hears, MT. Balfour stood up and an- nounced the terms on which the war in South Africa had been ended.
 These terms he read as follows:
 His Excellency, Lord Milner in be- half of the British government; His Ex cellency MT. Steyn. General Bremner, General c. R. De Wet, and Judge Hert- zog, acting in behalf of the Orange Free pldtt, anu StllSldl NeII- eraI Reitz, General Louis Botha, and General Delarey, acting in behalf of their respective burghers, desiring to terminate the present hostilities, agree to the following terms:
 "The burgher forces in the field will forthwith lay down their arms and hand over all their guns, rifles, and am munition of war in their possession, or under their control, and desist from further resistance, and acknowledge King Edward VII. as their lawful sov- ereign. The manner and details of this surrender will be arranged between Lord Kitchener and Comamndant Cen eral Botha, assisted by General Delarey and Chief Commandant De Wet
 "(2) All prisoners are to be brought back so soon as possible to South Africa, without loss of liberty or prop erty, as soon as transport can be pro- vided and means of subsistence as- sured.
 "(3) The burghers so returning will not be deprived of their personal liber- ty or property.
 "4.) No proceeding. civil or criminal, will be taken against any burghers surrenderng or so 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-ch chief to the Boer generals, and which shall be tried by court martial after the close of hostilities.
 "(5) 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- tion of justice. "(6) Possession of rifles will be al- | lowed in the Transvaal and Orange l River Colony to persons requiring them for their protection, on taking out li- | cense, according to laws. "7.) The military administration of | the Transvaal and Orange River Colony | will, at the earliest possible date, be | succeeded by civil government, and, l so soon as circumstances permit, rep | resentative institutions, leading up to l self government will be introduced "(S) The question of granting the | franchise to natives will not be decided | until after the introduction of self-gov- srnment.
 "(9) No special tax will be imposed on anded property in the Transvaal or orange River colony to defray the ey- ,enses of the war.
 .'The sum of e3O00,OOO sterling is to De provided for restocking the Boers' arms.
 Rebels are liable to trial according l % the law of the colony to which they belong. The rank and file will be dis ranchised for life. The death penalty will not be inflicted"
 After he had concluded reading the ,eace agreement MT. Balfour proceed d:
 ''There are certain important points lot dealt with in the document l have ust read and which was signed on Sat lrday night. Therefore, it may be con-
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