Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-05-26 | Page 4 | Signs of Peace Section

SIGNS OF PEACE the signs of peace in south africa are reassuring the boera are said to have baerd their negotiations lot on seven demands as follows first either an immediate grant of self government or failing that to fix a date for the establishment of self government second in case self government be deferred that the boera should be entitled to advise with their temporary rulers third amnesty jor the rebels fourth permission to retain their aidea for defense against the natives fifth to retain their saddle horses sixth A guarantee that the natives should not be treated upon an equality with white men and seventh that no limit shall be placed upon the money for rebuilding and re stocking the farms the only demand the rejection of which would make the overture fruitless is in regard to amnesty for the rebels that U the most essential point to the negotiations the british will refuse tf grant the burghers the to arms and perhaps decline to allow them to retain their saddle horses but that 3 only a precaution against an uprising at some future date it is surprising that no request has been made for the return of the exiled heroes who were captured with cronje