Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-29

anything of the sort had occurred 1t was
contrary to the instructions OF That gov
eminent.
| received no further information in re-
gard to the matter until the list OF TINS
month, when this government was IN
formed by dispatch from Mr.. ). q;
Stowe, consul general of the united
States at Cape Town. that two letters
from this consulate. one to Pretoria ana
one to Lourenzo Marques. were opened
by the censor at Durham. Upon notice OF
this ] called upon the high commissioner
who wired Durham and a very satls-
factory apology was returned.
This is all the information possessed by
this depaItm ont in regard to the incident
In reference to certain allegations u
to our consuls in South Africa having
been approached with suggestions q me
diation, have the honor to reply that ~
a dispatch of the Sd Of October, received
at this department on the 9th Of NoVem-
Der and the only one on our file relating
to this matter, Mr.. Stowe reported as
follows:
Under the date of Sept PC, l received
from the United States consular agent az
BloemfUntein, o. +. $, letter winch
read as follows: 4 saw President Sieyn,
this afternoon, by his request. ana ne
would Ike to have you INA At once II
your my) government Will consent Tor
you t. act as arbitrator, and II you can
also find out II the high commissioner
would also consent The President an
pears 10 think whatever is done should
be done at once. ana wishes to know II
you can give him this inLormat! !2Vi, 20
IL replied by wire as follows: W Ill re-
ply by wire to your letter of the 18TH, TINS
afternoon
after giving the above request careful
/ called upon the hl%h com
missioner. on the same date. ana IN thr
course Of conversation said: When !
dincd with YOU. tHc ythcr day, You stated
that your government would never con-
sent tu arhltra ion hy outside power" ~
4, personalities. ana your published dis-
patch 50 stated Are You Of the same
opinion? And nc replied: nat might
like tn DO l cannot d. now as my hands
..Thcn | told him in substance what
had been asked hy the President of the
Orange Free state. ana the high com
missioner said: Pleas state the follow
ing as Your reply. which ne dictated aud
which appears in the following copy 81
my Geographic dispatch tn the United
States consular agent ut Blonmionltiu. m
the words underlined. - which | added
the first five words MT underlined: Can
not ask government myself. Seen party
though personally favorable I'll
further negotiations. thinks he cannot
move IN the line proposed.
'BclirNinG il Il courtesy On" to utcd
states Consul Nacrum at Pretoria. sent
he following dispatch, same date: 'Wts
asked 10y the Free state 10 ask If uur
government would consent for InC To- ar-
hitratr and to see the high commissioner.
and replied there follows lhe above dis-
''Thc DISPATCHES were sant in code. j
also deemed ii right " post Consul
Macrum az above MT amy rdr the reason
that the Orange Free State II in his
but Tor the further reason
that lie had said III "a communication %
me ni the same cate: Nothing rtH hr
done here for peace unless matters ar"
settled nj your md. over lW'o men sent
20 border. last night: if anything is don"
it must be quickly done: the high COM
should do something FIR uctc'.,.
II was a question in my mind IL 1
ought to take amy action at All on th- re-