The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-27

LONDON, June 12.-"I observe that
even Commandant Kemp, who opposed
acceptance of the British terms to the
last now surrenders and has stated
that the terms are satisfactory to the
Beers" said an official of the British
colonial office to The Daily News cor
respondent this morning. In the light
of such instances" he continued, what
becomes of the predictions of Morley,
Stead and Courtney that the burghers
would cherish hatred to British govern
ment and attempt to overthrow it at
some future time.
Mr.. Chamberlain, the colonial min
lister, like every other member of the
cabinet, regards such prophecies as the
children of morbid imaginations and
believes that South Africa will rapidly
develop into a great loyal section Of
the empire. While the British have not
scored a brilliant success in killing
Irish discomfort by kindness they fully
expect to kill BOer prejudice and dis
/ loyalty i'm that manner The Irish and
the Beers are made of wholly different
stuff. The Irish love agitation and
warfare; the Beers appreciate good
government and love peace.
When the foregoing statemenS was
. a
and British subject who is temporarily
resident at the National Liberal CUB
| he said: Your colonial office official
| does not place a very enlightened con-
suuction on Kemp's surrender and his
] expression of satisfaction at the peace
! terms. Downing streets inability to
| understand the BOer before the war
/ seems to persist in all it's density. So
long as the Beers depended for their
/ salvation on military devices .hey
| used the weapons and eypediantS Il
! war. The moment they decided that
military resistance was no longer open
to them and that any fate was better
/ than determination they adopted the
| Pleasures and manners of peace.
| 'kemp's expression of good feeling
ard similar expressions on the part of
all the BOer leaders, as well as the
rank and file, do not mean that they
! nave suddenly purged their hearts of
"nti-British sentiment and their minds
Of the memories of burnt homes and
| eNterminated families. The Beers are
a wise and perfectly se'c-regardcd pee
| pie They have given up their riFes
! Il engage in a warfare of p0liti nj, So
cial and moral qualities. They have
faith in che survival of the fittest They
know that their interests under these
| circumstances will be best conserved
| /, assiGuously refrainng from speech
and action likely To snsruuer British
/ diStrust ana cause the British to con-
uAue the use of military power against
! NE Beers while the Beers have no sim
mar power WhereWith to retaliate.
Boer statesmen have nc intention of
following in the footsteps of Ireland
and thus subject themselves to mill
iary deSpotism and suffering the loss
OF al opportunity to work out their
important, Independent destiny"
PRETORIA, June I'm all lI22I
. h"erS nave surrendered VI to late
Many are youngsters Of II years old
end upwards. The majority are under
20, though some are septuagenarjans.
Advices from all the districts say that
me DuShers are increasingly friendly
The only bitterness observable among
the leading Beers here is against
France and Germany They declare
the war was protracted unnecessarily,
owing to hopes held out by the French
and German press. Some of the beers
are so incensed that they have express
ed the hope that some day they will
light on the side of the British against
enc of these powers.
The anticipated friction between the
surrendered Beers and their former
comrades of the Natal scouts has not
materialized to any extent.
The Beers admit they received am
munition through Portuguese terri
tory
Gen De Wet says the youngsters
were his best fighters, and frequently
held positions after the older burghers
had cleared out
The Beers OF the Orange river colony
are handing in only a small percent
age of their ammunition. They explain
that they used more of it in hunting
same since the peace agreement was
signed.
Addressing the surrendered Beers az
kronstandt, Orange river colony, Gen.
Elliott said the only wish of King Ed
ward, his government and the British
LeOpe, was to help the burghers and
set them back on their farms so soon
as possible. The king, the general add
ed, had telegraphed congratulations to
the burghers on the good stand they
lad MADE, This was greeted with lus-
ty cheers for the king and for Lord
Kitchener.
THE WATER CURE, EFT AL.