This resolution was forwarded to Lord Kitchener under covering letter signed by the two Presidents. In the afternoon, after a general discussion, the same Committee was appointed to make a draft of the points which could be conceded to the British. The meeting adjourned till the following morning. APRIL 11, 1902. On meeting again the following morning, the Committee submitted the following document:-- "Proceeding from the basis that they do not recognise the annexation, the two Governments are prepared to conclude peace by conceding the following matters:-- 1. The concluding of a perpetual Treaty of friendship and peace, including:-- (_a_) Arrangements relative to a Customs Convention. (_b_) Post, Telegraph and Railway Union, (_c_) Fixing of the Franchise. 2. Dismantling of all State Forts. 3. Arbitration in all future differences between the contracting parties, an equal number of arbitrators to be appointed by each party from their subjects, with an umpire to be chosen by both parties. 4. Equal educational rights for both the English and Dutch languages. 5. Mutual amnesty. Mr. Krogh asked whether the following could not be included in the proposal:--"The conclusion of an offensive and defensive Treaty with England." President Steyn remarked that if they themselves offered to conclude an offensive and defensive treaty with England, they would thereby alienate all other nations from them. England would use such proposal to kill all the sympathy other nations had for them. The meeting did not consider it advisable to add anything to the proposal, and accepted it as submitted by the Committee. Mr. L. J. Jacobsz inquired whether, although it was plain that the Governments were not competent to decide on questions touching the independence of the Republics, they could not raise the point. If England did not accept the proposal of the Republican Governments, and the matter had to be laid before the people, it would be well if those Governments knew what England was prepared to give instead of the independence. The question should be thoroughly taken into serious consideration by their Governments, because, in his opinion, matters had not improved, but become worse since June, 1901.