THE PEACE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11986, 7 June 1902, Page 6

THE PEACE.

Q . TO THE EDITOR. ' , >—The good news of peace makes one' heart glad. But still one feels slightly daappointed that the Boers could not be compelted to surrender' unconditionally.. Tn« British authorities at one time led uo to believe that this would take place, as a matter of course. I In June, 1900, Lord Roberts telegraphed to Bullet, for the information of Botha: My terms with the Transvaal Government are unconditional surrender." These are high words, and if thev had been made good i by high deeds, would 'deserve to be remembered. But as they wero not. one can only look upon the framer of the sentence as »*' ing m a paradise that cannot well be called a wise man's. . C Though for many months commanding more than 200,000 men against scant numbers. Roberts utterly failed to compel unconditional surrender; and the same «* ; i bo said of his successor. We now lew* two long yeans after Roberts telegraphed l* heroieal message, that Milner arid Kitchener have had to buy the surrender of the Boers with the promise of a huge sum of money. | Doubtless the agreement with the enemy » |~ a great advantage to us, and we •nig 1 ' » feel thankful that it has been made. il has, thank God, ended a deolorable war; but, for all That, it does not spell unconditional surrender; and, moreover, it **"■ U, t cause the vain words of Lord Roberts to re- \ main for ever unfulfilled.—l am. etc.. V M. KIKKBBIDS