Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-05-25
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


The State Department docs not .S-
pcct TO have any further communion
tlon with Inc Bpcr delegates. II the
delegates had any credentials giving
IlssNn M official status, they fnil.i I"
present them. II IL evident ihat the
Delegates made u deep impression upon
I'll. officials Of our government, with
whom they came In contact, and II IN
said that II was only u the plain de
mnnis Of neutrality ns laid down In
Secretary Hays response To the Bo.r
representatives that prevented the NJ
turn Of mn answer tlint would have
been mnch more satisfactory Ia them.
The delegates Were disappointed nj The
rr.pons. made by Secretary Hay. inii-
eating tla; up To the last moment they
Ind cherished n hope that 'h. United
States government would L. favoEubiy
moved. II |. gathered tiini the Bo-r-
arr ready nj the last extremity Z" enc
rihcc everything for which they hat"
heretofore cont,nici: To let In the ti,H
iandcrs to equal privileges with na'ir.
Bocrs In the Tran.vsai and Free StHi'.
to abandon the much,tniks-i,of dyaa'
mite monopoly. and. In fnci. To make
any cnnc->sion. u the victorious bFit'
lsh will but allow them ind.pcpd-ncc.
They hops TINT the American ps-oii'r
will bring such moral pressure TO isrnF
upon the English that this object can
h. attained. The Ba-r -nvoys will ~
main herr for several days. and have
accepted mn Invitation To luncheon with
Mr.. Hay Thursday.
The United State. Snpnrn~ Court
la. reversed the ,l-ctsi"n Of the su'
prrmc cour; of the Stale of Utah in The
- 10 Nl.N.
sou. The ca.- IL a controversy at-f
,rac, OF land within the place limits ~
tho grant to the Ccnirai Pacific rail
road Of California. the land t-.us an
odd nunii-,fvi section. The ease IN
sois-i claim to the land made In isss>
and In passing upon II the couri laid
down some propositions conc-fnine
railroad land grants which arr rcnsii'
-rvi Of general Importance. Tie opinH
Ion was delivered 10y jEs,ic,c bT~vrv.
who said that in proirr inicEI1v,a.
iion Of q case NJ this character. -thr
relative Ftshi. of the company nfd the
isdividtni cu;rynan must l-r dctcfuiin.
cd no. by the net Of the coEnrany IN "
self nSius definitely the line Of ~. ruah.
or by the mere occupancy Of the insii'
~isitiai. bu, by rsrsri Of evidence. "n
the one Part the iiiins Of the map In
the sfsir~ Of the secretary Of the inter.
sor and on the other the declaration OF
entry int. the local land oiilr-. AMI
while the railroad company may not
QUESTION the validity Of the entry yman's
claim Of rryur,i IL. rights enough not g.
t-r defeated long years after ts ii'l-
had apparently bc-n nt-'l. by fuSitiv"
npJ uncertain testimony of ocrupatiuu.
for II tina, h. the rule the time will
never c1ln- ut which u cau L. Ccrtaiu
that the saIirsai company has acltiiT.
cd an inictCnsibic title to any tract.
From a political standpoint the visit
OF the ltocr curcys i regarded a.
very serious matter. AMI presents the
mcei embarrassing problem the admin
istrs,ion has hsd to mc,'t siucr the oI.
rnius Of the war with spain. u j. con
,-,,cd that the people of this country
have a profound sympathy with th"
two little republics In Sntth Africa.
which they would b- glad io have cs'
pressed by the government in a prac.
iicai manner. but the diplomatic .iiua.
ton i. directly opposed to the political
situation. and the administration i-
t.swcricss to- carry out th. popular VIII
without involving the country In Inter.
national complications. The beer en-
yoy. have applied in vain to the Europ-
cap POWERS, both for Intervention
(which means active, and mediation
(which means pa>sivc'. Every Eurcp'
can rover. even Holland. with which
they claim blo,i relationship. has de.
uic,I the appeals which they now make
TO the United States: but they have
come here with a confidence. that cS-
cites curiosity. and expect before they
leave this country 10 secure intervcn.
,iun in their i-shaif. Mr.. Fischer and
his associates have never concealed
their Intention to appeal TO the people
Of the United States in the event OF the
President. Declining to Intervene In
tpriialf OF their frilow'countrymcn.
They have made this very clear since
their arrival in Washington. and. as
one Of them expressed II: "If the Frcs
i,cnt denies our request We shall az.
pcal unto Caesar They are willing
to rrliuduish everything else. to pay
any indemnity or acrpt almost any
conditions, provided the two south NJ
rican republics eau retain their indc-
rrndcncc. They require that the Unit.
Ell states shall compel Great Britain To
concc,le their Independence nt the mo
mcnt OF their submission. and demand
that We shall make war against Eng
land IL she refuses to 10 50. In the
event of the final refusal of the Pres.
dent to act thci, propose tn make y
tour Of the country. holding meetings
wherever and ~ often as they can for
the purpose Of exciting sympathy ana
invoking public opinion in support Of
their mission. They expect in this way
to make political issue uf Hocr indie
pcndcncc in the next campaign and as
sist to elect the candidate for the pres
hicncy who shall promise To come tn
their defense even at the cusi nf war
with England. They feel that their
claims are as strong and that their
cause is as just rs that of the Culnus.
and the fact that they already have an
independent aud republican fern uf
government adds strength to their
ease and gives them u stronger Clsi,u