* I I KDER our. new government I I Vlth °^ reat Britiln . lam ; confident > that within five rears tail the material losses 'of the. recent war will;- have been made up. and the Transvaal will etart on a career of prosperity'suchfas •»-lt never knew before." - It was a gallant enemy of the British \u25a0who made. this, prediction, noVless 7a. pereon than General Lbula Botha, . vrho la the two and a half. years' : struggle' between the little African" republic and the mighty forces of Great Britain "gave a valiant account of himself in the'field/ and added much to the .^of Irfjrds Roberts and Kitchener.' But now a new regime is being Ynau-, gnirated. -. England recognizes the valor \u25a0of those she defeated, only; after- an' gexpense of JSOO.OOO.OOO ; and'the* loss .' of \u25a0 106.000 men killed and /wounded. She Jtrants them to be>as /good 'subjects VaV they were enemies, and' to assure this' klnfl of a Permanent /peace, biieed- on mutual goodfeeiing/'has extended per haps the most liberal peace'terms'ever crant ed to a; beaten' foel The ve'p'. flreV the appointment ct General Botha to be 'the 'neV premier, «f the Transvaal.' is: ln.its'clfianact'bf, magnanimity. ' The Boers h'av«- r greatesti confidence" in; him- They, know that /he xras In 'closest relations' 'with-, their . great heroes— Kruger, Joubert," ' Cronje and De/ Wet. : , ',-..- ;. . They believe in his devotion .lto . the ißoer,; and- trust him that In all' which; Idevelops in" the future. he will' Bee/ Jus tic* done the farmers 'who x humbled: Bailer.' Methuen" and Gatacre, andfbnly finally yielded -to the \u25a0 prowess "; of : Bobr> ;«t»; «t» and Kitchener./ ~-~i " I :'. \P / : In acme respects it, ls, not Burprislpffi that • the Boers are • receiving /generous' treatment now. for it is) signlficant/of ; cfeanged cP^itJcal^conditions^lia [\u25a0-; Eng toftft i2&t : the \u25a0 caa who'ls'at^UiS'bUm ras • prime minister, "Sir, Campbell - Ban ! nerms*n,",-was a- most opponent < of ; the Boer war,' one /of ; those Englisli "men .who'caine*- Into \u25a0 disfavor.fo'r'-a'.tSms i*'.' Thie/. liberal -victory : : him * ' n l° po wer .: and -with i the fulil sympathy of King Edward : he has addreesed : him-! eelf . =to 'the ?Boer problem ag.'one ;of the. most important;ißsues*,of,his^tertn. \u25a0\u25a0Friendsin, Power • ' ; ; '/j^yo. 'Those .-special': objects,^of ; Boer£dls , like, LMilner. vChambeVlain^'aiid^ Jame . son, t have j passed -'f rom~ power. ':\u25a0 -They ; l^ vv J e .'3? A^T t^°^ r J n administering?th« . government^ of that charges all"/ its - troubles^ to • them. " Sir : Camp ".bell- Banne'rman^.Jjelieves that^ all >frio tf°n^between;Boers, and Britons ' might H ive : - '\u25a0 b K c "? ?™ lded ibaA the J former. .been; taught Ja^loyaUy; to t the -British ' sovereign' and ; been}'made to Vunderstand l . h ?^ •^ hh t e 'J.' t^ c ?- ct ?^°' ' theYsoyerelpn'V " r "sPr*/* € ?-. tt ' L M>! r * ; ? <, w 6r«, un lu,Bt,^.they; could get a s : hearing 'and ".'redres's'V'f rojn ; - th« v< crown. 1.;:.'"';;1 .;:.'"';; \u0084". '\u25a0\u25a0'.\u25a0,' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'•\u25a0 \u25a0' :'-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 - ' 'The', main cause^of the ; war : was -a": b .? l . ie , f . that r.what 'the^ Mllners.^ Cham-' berlains and Jameaonaj'* h «l ll .. b "eF aliyictoryithat]put Int ?: tbe r s**M»,-,°/ : Power\the [old English : tri^?;°S. i tk® waita ff ortunato • ;^, h *::^ or .t?oX|"Eng:ianliJ /to 'establish? a^air : and:equable'form:bV;governmenT \tor i: the « Boers v had Cno /sooner;, been "i n : auffurated j: than ?1 the;; farmer* I of - the veldt' seat >oc» of tiLcAc j txusU4 r l^iex* '! HOW THE BOERS HAVE WON IN PEACE WHAT THEY LOST TO ENGLAND IN WAR Tjieey^hat-^hancoto|^'Ju«t^TrWtVnent*{tlwia : ha.a.-; 'J.'-C't Smuts, f^wno ? was l'statV; at .\u25a0 torney • f ,ir-.. tSo^Sauth^ African •; republh }; and ;; ass {a tan t •/fftneral ? Vu r- V ; lsißi trie lwar,.^an^Dr: \u25a0 En^i«bnr^; cd .*» ltor?; of *'yplfcsten/£ formerly" "* President ji .vrlth'itha\cbnfldettt';pßOxolee ! f' thit » what >V^r rnew/arraa'iremenV . 'mlsht ' bV 4 m«.di v'problemlr. was^ tn '^th« r hands '^of - thtii :\u25a0 friends; -'^s f.^'-"^ :"-i- -\u25a0;-''. \u25a0':." - \u25a0'\u25a0 - :YThVntßrlUlo 7 ; by * send i"dele^itioiij to e thV TransvaaJntf - reports, therbMtLway'v la 7 whjcbiCthejre r public v under,'* proper * Eng:iisir r dlrectlo"r J coujd^be^rwitojed '* toTthe J. . ;'Sorne*o<'itheold'Hae'reactionartea.Ve ; seated- tne"amomit Cof • seif-fVovernmeaii t^ay»eneVoußys % nkland:badjfd /th'elconQueredjfo^aad/^r^Percy^Flti. :- ii I **kk 191 99 k ."!* 1^ a ere ?sent r f com [ i Soujh 'At rica vv t to s London' to • tell [the mln t;lJtr^:ho'w^s^rirasi:'lt^wott!d'rbelto\^lriTtt \u25a0; the i Boers 7anys powers -'ofl'self-'sovern meht^h"atever.\'- ??. \u25a0 x ". C. r SV-.' ;: : ?. :*v \u0084* v~ : \But^tiie|irar^inentaJdid^hbt*av^l^for YKincl^JwwdV.WhileJa'Biubborn'an'd're- le^tless .foe onSKe field of 'battiel knows .fbravej f^o« i with:who'm^th*e} fortunes of i rrar i have . ,j e^| t , jn'. :/ A ' j 1 .j j^ s . pl e as ur e ; was 'set 'on*- iffiylng /such .. treatment Mo , tlie_Boers r as .Jwould^ _kee"p'i them ;satJsfl«d \u25a0 and ; happy. \u25a0for^all? time find; pfecliids '\u25a0 ti^t"wojald;Be^ure3aU^hl3 S and^at the ;:sam« r 4«^ej>' i safoe:'uai!d?;the%intefesTs of [ ijrltaln^asUntf^etedJ.tofth^^ >\u25a0 cellor.vi _l*ordH lioreb'ur.n;; wh 6;. has : ever - been;knewn^aß''ravfrlend orthe'burghers * J , tackt t^lir^uatrjcin 'fall ithat^ is 'esseri'-i Tbe r« }l [P r pVislon • f or ; ;a ; representative fiS22^^6^i^^s^^\ b "; f o r 'I^SSJI^J? 1 ?^? b^"»* theVcrown! - J^reovwv^tlw tpeople Vare^ B'™*^ tho i ! K l> ?^f^?< l | [it \workß" ; ( prej udlc?|to^the? bjwt * In itereets [of Haa • upper, house", by ., f t£S*cr owiiVwM*virtuaily • . Th«- San Francisco: SuadajP Call, -ttrr-i U iTTri'i in ii~Tii kaeva r as ' the ."hat • yolk," -a ; Boer, -way ; of mr- • • lnsv.~tha l peop!e. t *,iTli«-ott*«Sjrvtkaoi»a»«s ' the is eojapoaed oil «h« ' ; old, element*^ho s thlnkjth« oira»w of • ;tho arreat f n;inßS should control tA« 4*t tlnJcs of Ui« country. v: - - \u0084;'• . i , ;- - When " the .rota jof 2 th« • flrit «hwtlon . was counted It was found; that. th« "fc«t \u25a0 ' volk"^ party:' had^ elected 57 ; swmWs ; and vthe^"progreß»lves~r' 21. - Th» o«Sm» .votes; were - scattered among- i a : number / of -;sn:aller t< potUlcai;;j>arUes. \tnomf '\u25a0, ©f ,T7homV stood . closer." to i the" Boers t&aa -the ! mlne owners and henca .preferred to: act;wlth>th«-, former."' ", >Botha\ufff6sen{|for>t<»'orianl«e a ministry., and -chose- General^ Smut* 'a» rean^ iln his choice "h« was r entirely;, unhampered ran'd^one !of * his -.selections • were ;Vetoed> b» >th» -:crown.^Tet^:so. dellghtetl were the Boers -that:; General;, Delarey.T. General , Beyers • and.Mr.VSchalk.Euraer.- Boer pleaders, pronounced It the old head- : quarters staff of , the republic^lnstalled into ; office as ministers of, the^kla*.' ' \u25a0•v>The'.l» «men; picked - for the*. - upper • house. byj.lx>rdiSe!bourne:havc nbt been venUrely!Batlsfactory;tO!theißoe.rs," since for. the. most. pa'rt;they are united: to the. party,;- that the : Boers! defeated 'at -election, but it. Is". sl«nin .cant ;of- the ;.relatJona estab li3hed'*by-th«;hew constltution"~that no serious i protest 5 was * made against the ., ''That" England [rejoices: In- - ihe \u25a0; hearty co-operation < th« '.Boers -. have * xlv*n ". to r the."pe'ac«;"cause ; iis : Bh6wn* was fby all odds \u25a0 th« ' ltoa'of the" occasion./; He • was f wined , and dined -by among^the; people \ was \u25a0 the of Riotous, demonstrations xot? popular t »• gard. .^Hevexpressed^himself ias'aatoa -shed Ut 'the, welcome *he ; received f and f wa S : particularly , touched ,' by j the (coup- ' x teslesi extended to 'him 'by* his oon .««J«*«* thAa*ta!»?^ ;