Show WHAT BOERS ASKED OF JOS chamberlain colonial secretary pointed to the civil war e to prove that great britain has been more than magnanimous to a conquered foe london sept 10 A parliamentary paper issued today gives a full report of alic recent conference between the colonial secretary air aiu and alie boer generals prior to agreeing to the interview which the boers asked for august 20 the colonia co lonii secretary requested a list of tha subjects which it was desired to discuss and the generals forwarded a list following complete amnesty to the crebs re bs A grant to all boer wi loAS and orphans and maimed burghers equal rights for the english and dutch languages in the schools and courts that equal rights with the british Bri be conceded to burghers complying with the terms of surrender including te right to return to south africa the immediate release of all prisoners of war the reinstatement of the officials of the late south african republics or compensation for their loss of compensation for all loss occasioned by the british troops by the use removal burning or destruction or other means of all private property the reinstatement of the gursters bur in the ownership of their farms coffis catch or sold under the proclamation of august 7 1901 compensation for the use of properties of burglars taken by the antish authorities payment of alic awful obligations if the late south african republics including those incurred during the war the of the decision to add a of the transvaal to natu granting an extension of time for the payment of all debts due by the burghers to alie late governments of the south african republics mr chamberlain in replying expressed great surprise af the and character of the proposals pointing out that the conditions agreed on at were duly accepted by the burghers and the british government and that they not be reopened nor could proposals rejected at the time be again discussed if the interpretation terp 0 the agreement was open to question hiar maje government would endeavor to remove all doubs at the op enting of the conference the boer generals disclaimed any desire to alter the terms of surrender in any way on the subject of amnesty to rebels general botha expressed disappointment eliat after the promise given by lord kitchener alic rebels had nol apen granted amnesty at the time of king edwards coronation in reply to h sir chamberlain promised that the 1 n aerial government would bot hinder any generous the govern manis of natal and cape colony in regard to rebels As to alie return of jhc burghers to south africa the colonial secretary declared it was lie government intention to retain the right to prevent the return of disloyal persons who had nt frankly accepted the terms of peace instancing stan cing former secretary keitz of the transvaal as a case in point and saying that mr beatz was using lan guiga on the continent inconsistent with the declaration he had signed at berenia gen general both saidee hoped that ahr sins of one awn bould not be on others adding if one man says foolish things let therbor ther for alone mr chamberlain informed thi generals that there was no truth in the report that alie government intended to sell farms belonging to burghers regarding farms sold in the orange luver olony under the proclamation of aug 7 mr chamberlain promised that alic barme bought by the government would bo re transferred to their former owners general botha criticized criticised the compesi the commission appointed to allot the grant of lo 10 aid abe burghers and objected to national scouts i erving as but sir chamberlain maintained that the government roust be true to those who supported it relative to the transfer to natal of part of the transvaal general bothic said the burghers proposed to trek he lived there but be saw no cliance of remaining the feeling of the british in natal being so strongly anti boer on the subject of martial law sir chamberlain mi d it would not be continued much longer the secretary refilled to recognize as burghers foreigners been naturalized during or just alfe war saying that they had been bribed by the resolution of the raad giving them burghers bur ghera rights as adeward for taking part in a conflict in which they were not concerned general botha concluded with an apal for the widows and orphans and said ie considered that the appropriation of was inadequate replying to thi mr chamberlain compared great britaina Brit ains treatment of the boers with the treatment of the south by the north after the chil war in america 1 I would remind the general i aid mr chamberlain what we have undertaken under similar circumstances to take one case in my time I 1 recollect ery well the war in america and I 1 appear f that because that stands out as a cay in which more than ever before or incited ever since the conqueror showed a magnanimous and generous feeling to the conquered there was good for this imanse were brothers of the amne race the same religion abe same everything it was a bivil war but even in that cae ca e the Northern Me that i to bay the victorious side malao balao provision whatever cither by hayw grant pension or allowance to the people who had been wounded to the side that had been conquered they gave them their lives and their liberties and after a period of ten years gaie them votes but did not give them any money compensation but we have gone a step beyond that because we have contributed in addition to all our own enormous expenses a very large sum to relieve those who are really destitute in our new colonies W hav edone more than I 1 think was expected and we have done all that wo can afford to do and I 1 think it mould be undesirable for the generals to press us any further in this matter cither now or in writing proceeding mr chamberlain reciprocated alie desire expressed by general botha that they should all live in peace in future in south africa we want in ahk country said alie secretary to forget and forgive because if you thank as you well may that you have something to forgive we also think we have a great deal to forgive but we want to put all that on one side the war is over we each fought ai well as we knew how and now there ia peace all we want is to recognize as fellow with ourselves working as we shall work for the prosperity and liberty of south africa how great that liberty is and how soon corn self government will be extended to south africa depends entirely on the rapidity with which the old animos ity dies out sir chamberlain concluded with savin that the government woula be glad of h operation cooperation co of men like the generah who had loyally accepted the new git nation As they wanted south africa to bo a happy abiding place for all he felt sure that if the burghers met alie british half way hey would find them finite us good friends in the future as they had been loyal enemies in the past |