The Boer Generals.
(Press J_i»oot»tion.—Oopyngbt.' LoxdoX Ssptsmber 19. Amerietn opinion is amsx.d »t tn. Boer generals' disregard oM*«-P»we settlement and applauds Mr Chamberlain's admirably calm reoly.
Tbe French »nd German npwspnpers reluctantly admit that Mr Chamberlain was compelled to rofm« many of the proposal!-, but oonsider that grea^or generosity would be the better policy. Ti.e generals woro quietly welcomed .t Amsterdam. ~.__. General Delar.y stated that tbey required help to .econstruct their farms, not hernia* or fete*. , General DeWet said tha Boeri intended to remain faithful and submissive .übiebM, but both now and mjtbe fa tar. Jbey intended to defend their ngh . by word and pen. If England was georrou. rßo'ers would prove the most faithful euliiects of the whole Empire. me» warned money for schools, wh.eh would safeguard their nationality. General Botha feared .th. Bnti-b Government would not compens- te for the burnt farms, (hough tbooiands would otherwise be ruined.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7398, 13 September 1902, Page 4
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