The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-20
NO POWER SHALL INTERVENE.
Engiand's Reply to Our Offer of Inter
vention-The Correspondence Made
Public.

London, March 1S.-In h house OF
commons today replying to Mr.. VIII
liam Redmond, Irish nationalist, who
asked whether the government Of the
United States had offered its good Of
fees to her majesty's government with
the view Of bringing about peace in
South Africa, the government leader,
Mr.. Balfour, said her majesty's gov
mt would not accept the inter
vention Of any power in the settlement
OF South African affairs.
MIR. Balfour's reading Of Mr.. Hays
dispatch, conveying the Intervention
requested, aroused cheers from the
Irish memters.
CONTINUING. Mr.. Balfour said: Lord
Salisbury requested Mr.. White to con-
vey the sincere acknowledgement OF
her majesty's government to b gov
of the United States Of the
friendly one of their communication
and TO say that her majesty's govern
ment does not propose to accept the
Intervention of any power in the set
tlement of South African affairs"
Loud and prolonged cheers followed
the statement.
THE CORRESPONDENCE SENT TO
THE SENATE.
Washington, March 15.-In response
to a resolution the president today
sent TO the senate the correspondence
relating to the requests for mediation
in South Africa. The first document
is a dispatch from Pretoria, dated
March 10th, which states:
Il am officially requested by the
governments of the republics to ri
your Intervention with the view to
cessation of hostilities. Similar re-
quest is made to the representatives of
ENrrrnnnor 0urnr ncuyar nnn6rn1
receipt. AMERICAN CONSUL"
Mr.. Hay responded:
Your telegram asking offices of us
to bring about cessation of hostilities
has been made subject Of friendly COM
munication to British government with
expression of presidents earnest hope
for peace. HAY"
Secretary Hay t~elegraphed Mr..
White, secretary of the American EN-
bassy at London:
by way of friendly good offices,
you will inform the British minister
for foreign affairs that I am today in
receipt of a telegram from the United
States consul at Pretoria reporting that
the governments Of the two African
ventiOn with a view to cessation OF
hostilitieS and that a similar request
is made to h representatives Of Eu-
ropean powers In communicating
this request 1 am directed by the pres
dent to express his earnest hope that
a way to bring about peace may be
found and to say hat he would be
glad to aid in any friendly manner to
promote so happy a result
HAY"
Mr.. White replied to Mr.. Hay under
date Of March 18th:
II communicated yesterday to the
under secretary for foreign affairs,
having been unable to see Lord Sails
bury, the contents of your telegram,
dated 10th instant. Today I have a
an interview with his lordship, who re-
quested me to thank the president for
the friendly interest shown by him n
added that her majeSty'S government
cannot accept h intervention of any
other power WHITE"
Mr.. Hay t~elegraphed the onsul at
Pretoria, under date of March 18th, the
following:
Your communication Of the request
Of the republics for Intervention Of the
| president to cause cessation of hOstili-
ties was at once conveyed to the Brit
ish government, with expression Of the
presidents qualification could he aid
to promote peace. Our embassy at
London replies that Lord Salisbury
thanks the president for his friendly
interest shown n adds her majesty's
government cannot accept the inter-
vention of any other power. HAY"
The presidents message is simply
one of transmittal.