The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-06-10
General News.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA CONES TO
AN END.
Beers Secure Favorable Terms and Agree to
Lay Down Arms-PrisOners to be


London, June 2.-The terms of
peace controlling the surrender of the
Beers to the United Kingdom of Great
Britain are brief:
"The burgher forces lay down their
arms and hand over all the rifles, guns
and munitions of war in their posses
sion or under their control.
"An prisoners are to be brought
back SO o as possible to South Afri-
ca without loss of liberty or property
mo action to be taken against pris-
oners, except where they are guilty OF
breaches of the rules of var.
Clutch is to be taught in the
schools, if desired by the parents, and
used in courts if necessary.
"Rifes are allowed for protection.
military occupation is to be with
drawn as som as possible and self
government substituted.
"There is to be no tax on tho Trans
vaal to pay the cost of the war.
"The sum of three million sterling
is to be provided for restocking the
Beers farms.
"Rebels are liable TO TIN according
to the law of the colony to which they
belong. The rank and file will be dis
franchised for life.
"The death penalty will not be in
ficted."
ANNOUNCED IN PARLIAMENT.
London, June 3.-The demand for
accommodations in the House of Com
mons last evening to hear the state
ment of the first Lord of the Treas
ury and government leader, A. J. Bal
four, was unprecedented. Mr.. Balfour
arose at 2.40 and announced the terms
of peace in South Africa as follows:
"His Excellency, Lord Miner, in
behalf of the British government; his
excellency, Mr. Steyn, General Brem-
err, General @. r. Dewet and Judge
Hertzog, acting in behalf of the
Orange Free State; and General
Schalkburger, General Reitz, General
Louis Botha and General Delary, act
ing in behalf of their respective burgh-
ers, 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 guns, rifles and NUM-
tions of war in their possession or un-
der their control, and desist from
further resistance and acknowledge
King Edward VII. as their lawful SOW
ereign. The manner and details of this
surrender will be arranged between
Lord Kitchener and Commandment
General Botha, assisted by General
Delarey and Chief Commandant De-
wet.
Second. All burghers outside the
limits 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 mean
of transportation can be provided and
means of subsistence assured,
"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
burghers surrendering or so returning
for any acts in connection with the
prosecution of the war;"
After he had concluded reading the
peace agreement Mr.. Balfour pro-
ceeded:
There are certain important points
not dealt with in the document I have
just read and which was signed Satur-
day night. Therefore it may be con-
venient if I read a dispatch FROM Lord
Kitchener to the Secretary of State
for War, dated May 80, as follows:
"After handing the Boer delegates
a copy of the draft of the agreement,
/ read them a statement and gave
them a copy of it, as follows:
"His Majesty's government must
place on record that the treatment of
Cape and Natal colonists who have
been in rebellion and who now surren-
der will, if they return to their colo
MES, be determined by the colonial
courts and in accordance with the
laws of the colonists, and any British
subjects who have joined the enemy
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