Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-05-23
The bOER DELEGATES
Will Now Try to EnIis. Peoples Sympathy
They Call Upon The President

Washington. May 22-Tho state depart
mrnt does not expect to have any further
communication with the Iocr delegation
now in mis- city Such interchange M uc-
CURED was unofficial il is stated II THU
EGtr dcl gates had any credentials giving
them m official status. they failed tu pre-
sent them or even tu refer to ihcm in the
course of their talks with the officials.
Having had reason to anticipate the
dcclination of the United States govern
ment to intervene in behalf of their re-
publlcS ana having thus failed in the
primary object Of their mission to the
United States. il is Surmised that thu.
delegates rcfrained from cndeavprinE to
establish 4 diplomatic character IN order
to reduce the liabilities to interruption in
the propaganda they are about to Conduct
in the country 1T large. Although the
United States government has. beyond
doubt. the power to stop this propaganda
At any point and dismiss the delegates
from the United States. Vet it can be
stated that there is no likelihood Of any
such action being taken ~ long IS the
agitation is conducted by private indi-
Viduals.
It is evident that the delegates made j
deep impression upon the officials OF our
government with whom they came in
contact. yesterday. and il is stated now
il was only the plain demands of neu-
trality as laid down in the secretary's re
sponSe to the Bocr representations that
prevented the return of an answer that
would have been much more satisfactory
to them. The delegates were disappointed
ut the response made hN Secretary Hay
indicating that up to the last moment
United States government would he
faNoriblY moved. Now. however. that
the answer is returned. il is expected
that the delegates will 90 at once about
the second branch Of their business and
begin series Of mass meetings ana pub
lie demonstrations in the principal cities
Of the United States with view to af-
fecting public sentiment ana perhaps in
directly influencing terms Of the peace
which will conclude the present war.
1t is gathered that the Beers are ready
at the last extremity to sacrifice any
thing for which they have heretofore
contended; to let in the Uitlanders to
equal privileges with native Beers in the
Transyaal ana Free state; 70 abandon
the much talked Of dynamite monopoly
and in fact to make any concession If the
victorious British will but allow them in
dependence. ard they hope that the
American people will bring such moral
pressure to bear upon the English that
this object can be attained.
The state department has not yet been
by any Of the powers signatory
10 the Hague convention asking our gov
ernment to join with the % powers party
to the peace conference in an effort to
bring about peace between the British
and the Roers.
II is doubted here whether more than 4
very few of the powers are in a position
to act thus, no matter how inclined, be
cause so far as the state department has
been informed, not more than half
dozen in all, including the United States.
have vet given in their formal adherence
to the peace convention.
Messrs. Fischer. Vessels and Wolmar
ems, the three Boer ENJOYS. who are in
this country, visited the White House.
this morning. 10 pay their respects to the
President. No official status was given
the visitors and they presented no Gre
dentials. The ENJOYS were received in
the blue parlor, no one being present but
the President and Secretary
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