PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 11, 1901 AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Our cablegrams this morning show that as far as Botha is concerned terms of peace are likely to be arranged. ' Do Wet, t seems, will not take a reasonable view of things, and is prepared to risk everything. Tho terms agreed to between Botha and Lord Kitchener, subject to th e Government’s approval, ai-e certainly of a very liberal order: many people of the perfervid jingo temperant will declare the terms to be altogether too generous. But ■the truth is that all sane Britishers are tired of the protracted war, and that no vengeful spirit remains on their part. The making of peace with Botha would mean that Do Wet and Steyn would still have to be dealt with, but that would be a much lighter task than it is at present, and they would probably soon acknowledge the utter hopelessness of continuing the struggle. There is good reason to believe that oven if our Seventh Contingent sails for South Africa it will not bo required for active service.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 59, 11 March 1901, Page 2
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180PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 11, 1901 AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 59, 11 March 1901, Page 2
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