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Show TREATMENT OF BOERS. Vigorous Criticism of Action of the British Government. Iindon, July ! Lord ColerldBC, spenklm; at Ksllns. county of Middlesex, Middle-sex, tonlcht, vlcnrnitsly crlllclBcd the Oovcrnment's treatment of tho lloers. He declared that Lord Mllner, llrlllsh IIIeIi Commissioner In South Africa nnd Oovernor of the Trnnvaal and of the Oinnue Colony, bernme nn nctlve partisan Immediately after ho had arrived ar-rived In South Africa. "If," said Iird Coleridge, "the Gov-ernment Gov-ernment hnd only had a tincture of llbernllsm, It would hnve known that the war would he costly nnd that men would flBht to tho death for their country. coun-try. The loss nf lives and money since the enpture ot Pretoria must be laid at rirest llrltaln's door. Had the terms on which a surrender was finally ef. fected been then offered, tha Hoers would have necepted them." Ixird Colerldue added that If the flovernment Intended tn police tho new country with mtlonnl siouts "those traitors." Irfird Coleridge rnlled them peaceful settlements would bo Impossible. |