Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1901 — Waging War of Ruin [ARTICLE]

Waging War of Ruin

General Kitchener’s policy of concentrating his troops and denuding the country of supplies is being steadily maintained in the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony. The British authorities say that, if necessary, this policy will be extended to Cape Colony, and that in the disturbed districts all the supplies will be commandeered or destroyed. According to the British officers, such a policy is absolutely necessary, as otherwise the Boers, who are constantly evading the troops, would return and appropriate whatever the troops left