The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-05-01
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
Causf- Of Fitch Ill the Proceed
ifags at Pretoria.
TRRns TIE Beers HOLD OUT TcR

TERMS TIE B0ERs HOLD OUT FcR
yVi1l Net Desert Cape Rebels ana
want t7ae Banisr1ssser8t Proolsslalsa-
fion Vgitlasirs s7ln-- 1s,1sn Terms
Tley Are 0fzere d--E1z.eaaer' views
ON Peace. Tern1s and Independence.
Although II. has been stated recently
that tie hitch ia the peace Esoceedings
at Pretoria, South Africa, Was OWING
to tile refusal Of the British govern
ment.to place the Cape rebels on the
same footing as the bufghers and te
withdraw the Punishment procIana-
ton, the real difficulty appears to be
that the Boer leaders have not only
pledged themselves 10 carry these two
points, but also to other TENS in their
minimum proposals, the articles Of
which are herewith given, says the
New York Times:
rst.-Independence of the two re
publcs under the protectorate Of Great
Britain.
Second. Complete amnesty for al
the Afrikanders who have joined the
Beers
Third Withdrawal Of Lord Kitch
ener's proclamation ordering the ban
ishment of the Boer leaders.
Fourth. rebuilding of the farms
burned by the British troops
All evidence shows that the Beers are
religiously and hence conscientiously
opposed to deserving the Cape rebels
just as they are to surrendering the in
dependence for which they have beer
fighting.
An extract of the authorized state
ment published in LIE Matin of Paris
in which Mr. Kruger declared the
Beers independence to be Gods gift
and hence inviolable, was cabled to the
United States, but it was not made
evident that the whole Of the minimum
terms offered are based upon what
Kruger. Leyds, Fischer & Co. belieys
to be Gods unalterable will. The whole
secret Of the Beers obstinacy appears
to be concentrated in the following
words:
Peace has been offered to US as well
as amnesties and pardons and financial
i'd to repair our losses. But at what
price? At the price Of our 'independ-
cnoe, as if that were thing to be
bought and sold. No; not all the treas
<c 20. ,Y1Ys
liberty. for it is God who gave it us.
and we could not give 1t up without re-
pudiating God and meriting his male
diction. We have appealed as was our
duty, to the good Offices of the interna-
tional arbitration court instituted for
iliZed nations We have appealed to
the consciences of governments. Hith-
erto we have not been listened to. Are
we discouraged? In no way. When
the Lord shall himself summon these
governments. they will be forced to
come and take the road which he will
indicate to them and stop at the place
which he will mark out to them The
English government will no more than
others be excluded from this summons
in order that it may accept our honest
offer of arbitration, peace and friend
ship. The English government and peo-
pie will then have to bow before the
divine will. They will have to open
their eyes and be converted. pray
God to do this.
I'VE have endured many injustices
and cruelties My Christian conscience
does not allow me hatred regret the
errors and sufferings Of the English
people, because, God be praised, there
are. in that people many men who, If
they were accurately Informed, would
follow the Christian path with us.
They are still misled. pray that their
eyes may be opened, for lhey are de-
ceived. The English people were told
that we were the oppressors of for
eigners. Has not experience proved
that the desire of oppression was not
on our side; that the alleged grievances
were only a pretext for masking the
avidity of INSCRIPTIONS financiers, who
have no other aim than to accumulate
wealth? Every day costs England
enormous sums and-a more irrepara-
BILE loss--a sensible Giminution Of her
prestige, her honor, her political infu-
ence The veracity Of my words is at
tested by facts. An honorable peace is
still possible On the day when the
eyes Of the English people are opened
to the truth peace will be made, for
the war is prolonged only by the GU
pidity and falsehood Of our adversa-
ries. pray God to add to all the
miracles which he is accomplishing in
our favor that of dispelling the blind
ness Of the English. May he soon lis
ten to this prayer. He alone is the
Master"
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