The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-03
PEACE TERMS STATED
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 war, dated May 30, as follows;
 After handing the Boer delegates a copy of the draft of the agreement, I read them a statement, and gave them a copy of it, as follows:
 "TIis majesty's government must place on record that the treatment of the Cape and Natal colonists who have been in rebellion, and now surrender, will if they return to their colonies, be determined by the colonial courts, and in accordance with the laws of the col onies, and any British subjects who have joined the enemy will be liable to trial under the law of that part of the British empire to which they belong
 His majesty's government is inform ed by the Cape government that it's views regarding the terms to be granted to British subjects in Cape colony now in the field, or who have surrendered or been captured since April F, 1901, are as follows:
 "With regard to the rank and file, they should all, after surrender and giV- ing up their arms sign document be- fore the resident magistrate of the district in which they surrender, acknowledging themselves guilty Of high treason and the punishment to be accorded them, provided they are not guilty of murder or acts contrary to the usages of civilized warfare, shall be that they are not entitled, for life, to be registered as voters, or vote in any parliament or provincial council, or municipal election.
 with references to justices of the peace, field comets, and all others who held official positions under the govern- ment of Cape Colony, or who have been occupying a position of authority, or who have held command in the rebel or burgher forces, they shall be tried for high treason before the ordinary courts of the country, or such special courts as may hereafter be constituted; their punishment to be left to the discretion of such court, with the proviso that in no case shall the penalty of death be in- fiicted.
 ''The Natal government is of the opn- ion that the rebels should be dealt with according to the law of that colony
 These arrangements" concluded MT. Balfour, "the government has approv ed"
 The reference to the Boers acknowl- edging King Edward as their sovereign made the hit of the day being greeted with salvo of Hear! hear!" and ap- plause from the galleries, the occupants of which refused to be silenced.
 As the liberality of the terms grew plainer, the cheers on the government side of the house diminished, while the oppositions satisfaction was propor- tionately increased.
 Through all this the Irish members sat impassive, though earlier in the af- ternoon they had startled the house by a demonstrat tion which, at first, was thought to be in honor of peace, but which, it was soon discovered, was caused by the reappearance in the house of William Redmond who has just re- turned to the United States.
 The tension was over and when MT. Balfours statement was concluded ev- cry one seemed glad of the opportunity for a hearty laugh, caused by the gov ernment leaders humorous quashing of the suggestion that the commons ad- journ in honor of peace. Then the house, in which even members could not find seats, was emptied, and diplo- mats, Indian rajahs, in gorgeous robes; peers and peeresses, the commoners and their guests, trouped into the lobby, when general congratulations followed.
 Various objections to the terms were expressed, but they did not appear to be very serious. The Irish viewpoint was that the government has given up practically everything, and that the 1 regulations affecting the Cape rebels | will be done away with in consequence Of the kings amnesty proclamation.
 Mr Choate did much handshaking, | and took part in the general congratu- Iations.
 Tn the purlieus of Westminster large | crowds waited long after it was seen l that the days session in the house of 1 commons was over, hoping for another | chance to cheer some of the leaders.
 The Prince of Wales and the Duke of | Cambridge went to the house of lords | to hear the peace statement of the pre- | mier, Lord Salisbury. There was a large attendance of peers and peeresses. l Lord Salisbury, before mentioning | South Africa, referred to the great loss | which the empire had sustained on the | death of Lord Pauncefote the British | amba ssador at Washington, "Who had | done more than any one man to cement | the union of the two great Anglo-Saxon races, which is one of the healthiest and | most promising indications of the time"
 London, June "A parliamentary paper, issued this evening, gives the | correspondence preceding the peace agreement. From this it appears that | General Schalk- Burger, acting presi- dent of the Transvaal, informed Lord Kitchener, March 12, that he was pre- pared to make peace proposals. A | month later the Boer delegates submit ted propositions. On April IS the war secretary, MT. Brodrick refused to en- certain any propositions based on the Independence of the republics. Subse- uuently President Steyn of the Orange Free States and Generals Schalk-Bur- ger and Botha declared that the sur render of independence must be sub mitted to the burghers in the field. The British government expressed surprise at this attitude but announced it's will 1ingness to accept the Boers surrender | on the same terms that Lord Kitchener had previously offered General Botha 1 and to give facilities for a consultation of the BOer commands, On May 1T 1