Show M III MM I I I M t t I I t i A CRUEL WAR OVER j t M I M 4 M M M M I H- H Hf M 4 f M I M I M M M I I I M I H t H- H H Fact has taken the place of fiction and peace in South Africa is a 3 reality Near midnight Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day Lord Kitchener cabled from Pretoria th these se hereafter ever memorable words A document document docu docu- ment meat containing terms of surrender was signed here this evening at half past 10 O o'clock by all the Boer representatives as well as as' Lord Milner the British High Commissioner and myself The news of the end of the Boer Doer war has been received with as much joy in the United States State as in England Eng Eng- land America has watched with intense interest t tye ye yea yea with intense sympathy for the Boers this most awful war Few have been sympathizers with Great Britain Indeed it is probable our government g would have taken official action had hat and comity permitted It is interesting interesting in in- to read that news of the peace settlement was received in London with enthusiasm and that tha the church bells were rung to proclaim the goo good news It is too early as yet to pass the fina final judgment of history upon the merits of the warTime war Time alone will do the subject justice But nut it is certa certain n that liberty Americans will always be inclined feel to-feel that the of a mighty power monarch mon mon- arch was unnecessarily exerted to crush a little republic that de deserved such prot protection and care a athe as the tile Great Republic lic of the United States has accorded accorded ac ac- ac corded to helpless Cuba I I 0 I |