The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-08

NEW YORK, Feb S-That a strong
force Of troops Of the Union Of British
South Africa " already operating
nGainst the Germans Of Southwest
Africa, under the direction and per
sonal leadership Of General Louis BO-
tina, Premier " the Union and com.
mander-in-chlef OF It's forces, X lndi.
Gated in mail advices received here
yesterday from Cape Town.
Following the crushing of the revolt
and the capture Of the rebel leader,
General Christian DE Wet, the intrepid
guerilla warrior Of the late campaign
between Beers and British, General
BOtha retired to his farm at Stander.
ton, In the Transvaal, for brief per
lod Of much needed rest His untir.
Ing activity IN behalf Of the Union
and his mastery tactics which brought
the insurrectlon to such speedy con
cluslon have been widely acclaimed
not only throughout South Africa. but
In the United Kingdom and the other
british colonies
Meanwhile several q the rebel
leaders have paid with their lives the
penalty Of taking up arms against the
established government OF the Union
while others still remain prisoners
awaiting trial The prison which
holds General De Wet IL kept secret
by the authorities and there has been
no information furnished concerning
the time and place Of his trial. II Is
believed by some that the "WillO o the
Wlsp Of the Neldt." AS he has been
called. is incarcerated at the Breaw
water, notorious during the South
African war as prison at Cape Town
whore army defaultars were held
Many Rebels Shot.
While the extreme penalty has been
eAacted from several Of the BOer reb
els, many leaders in the Union govern
ment have put forth strong pleas fOI
clemency In dealing with the subju
gated followers Of the insurrectiOr
movement According TO recent In
terview General Botha expressed th'
opinion that the position Of affair
within the Union no longer presented
n barrier to his taking the field agains
the Germans. That he has already EN-
barked upon an eXpedltiOnary move
ment against the German colony II
shown In another dispatch.
General BOtha considers that the re
bellion IL over and that no fear neet
be entertained Of recrudesCence q
trouble among the people OF the Tn
ion. one thing needful, and upOl
this General Botha lays great stress
IL that all sections OF the loyal popu
Triton, Dutch and English alike
should abstain from words and aC
tons which might excite feeling Hi
advice In effect Ia that the dead pas
should be permitted to bury It's dead
~ am sure my English friends vii
understand what IN expedient" SAT-
General BOtha, when ! tell them tina
the continued denunciation Of the reh
els may wound Just those whom
know Englishmen have no desire l.
wound mean the Dutch who hay
been responsible for Quelllng this re
beliOn.
Not many years ago they and tn
rebels we're fighting side by sid
against England. For the loyalis
Beers In these later days II has bee
al unhappy, indeed tragic, ordeal I
have to hunt down and fire upon mer
sCme Of them their relatives an
many OF them their friends, who wer
once their comrades In arms.
These men In many cases have Al
ready met with their Just punishment
Their wrongdoing and their fate m
matters u the most acute grief /
their kinsmen, aud bitterness may M
Willingly he provoked II our Englis
fellow cOuntrymen continually en-
phaslEe the infamy Of acts which the
are not alone IN detesting
Their Sense Of Honor.
Dutch loyallsts have discharged
painful duty out Of a stern sense q
honor, and having relatives an
friends often among the rebels. the
regard the whole rebellion M a lament
able business upon which the curtai
should be rung down with as little d,
clamation, ~ little controversy, AZ III
tic recrimination AZ possible
Though those who call for the In
fllction Of severe penalties upon m
ringleaders l wish to say be sure tina
Justice will he done.
"In due time courts win he const
tuted TO deal with these men.
For myself, personally, the las
three months have provided the mos
sad experience Of all my life. ca
say the same for General SHUTS, an,
indeed, for every member OF the 60,
ernment
The South African war IA hut