The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-14
UNITED STATES AS MEDIATOR.
This Country Asked to Use Good Offices
to Effect Peace

IhlS country ASllcG 10 use 0ooO ohtCeS
to Effect Peace.
LONDON, March 13.-The United
States Government, at the request OF
President Kruger and President Steyn.
has offered to the British Government
its services as mediator, with the view OF
bringing about peace in South Africa.
Lord Salisbury has not yet replied, but
a representative OF the Associated Press
learns that there is little doubt he Will
decline the United States good Offices
He will do SO, however, in terms as cor
dial and polite as those in which the Of
fer was couched.
NO INTERVENTION.
LONDON, March 13.-The representa-
tons made to Great Britain were so put
that they assumed nothing of a desire to
intervene, but simply. transmitted the
communications made to United States
Consul Adelbert S. Hay, at Pretoria, with
the accompanying assurances that any
thing the State Department could DO IN
the interests of peace would be gladly
undertaken.
The well-knoWn aversion of the British
Government to any foreign intervention
does not appear to have been aroused,
and. while Lord Salisbury will doubtless
saw he is unable to comply with the Of
fer, he WILL also, probably express his
appreciation OF the United States eff
forts in behalf of humanity.
BOER REQUESTS.
RERLIN. March 1s-It is semi ofhcial-
w announced that when the orange Free
State and the Transvaal addressed to a
number of the larger and small States
request for friendly mediation, the Ger.
man Government replied that 1t would
willingly participate, provided the essen
tial condition of such mediation were
present-11amely, the certainty that Doth
bellieerents desired it.
ENGLAND DECLINES.
LONDON, March 13-4:il Mn the
SHouse of Lords to-day. the Premier.
Lord Salisbury, read the British Govern
ment,s reply to Presidents Kruger ana
Steyn. The concluding sentence Is as
follows:
"Her .Maiesty's Government can only an
swer your Honors telegram by saying
tits not prepared to assent to the lnde-=
tpendence OF either the SouthzAtr1scansf re-
public or the Orange Free State-..45
WASHINGTON, March 13-6:la 3, 2 NJ NJ
INC United States Charge d'Ahaires,.
Henry White. saw Lord Salisbury at the
Foreign Office this evening. and received
formal reply from the British Govern s'eIi1-
n,ent. declining the good oftlces2 OF tne
United States, In regard to peace. :,
q Ii lis understood that the reasons OF me
Premier are Identical with those ALREADY
cabled to the Associated Press.
TOP P. M.-The interview between AT
b White and Lord Salisbury was very
brief. the Premier combining himself 70 q:
courteous verbal declination. without en-
Etering into details.
Up to the time the Cabinet meeting
; adjourned to-day no answer had p tetsn1
received from the British Government TO
. the .represent tai tons made through Mt.
IN South Africa.
s#sIn view Of this fact It was decided by
{ the Cfablrat. atrpn an exoiana ton OF the
casa Sby 6ecre tary II ay,Ss that woa.d
net be proper Sat present to make ary
s,tatemen retas.ye to- the part which TIE
+ ttlfe effort to- terminate, Is war, i e Is
held that whatever ma ttsr IS to- be made
public touching the Ii peapa neyoelations