Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-13
because OF the delicate character of

Because OF the delicate character OF
the negotiations in progress and the inn
portant results which hinge upon them.
the state department is indisposed to
make public the contents of the dis
patches which it received from Consul
Hay; nor will it disclose whether the
message, which was Immediately for
warded to the British government thru
the United States embassy in London.
was accompanied by any expression on.
the part of this government urging it's
acceptance. 1t is believed, however.
that the administration did not commit
itself, leaving Great Britain to deter.
mine. without representation on the
part of the president, whether he should
| accept or reject the proposal of the
Transyaa III the interest vf pefay..
while it is impossible to learn wheth-.
| er Consul Hay made any reference to
| the basis upon which the Transvaa.
would be willing to treat for peace, it is
given authoritatively that President
Kruger and President Steyn are willing
| to end the war on this basis:
| First, recognition of the independ-
\ Ience and sovereignty of the South Afri-
can Republic and the Orange Free
! State.
Second, naturalization to be confer
red upon foreigners residing five years
4 in the 'rransvaal.
/. Third, English and Dutch to be
sltaught in the public schools and to be
! used in the courts.
\ Fourth. Arbitration of the claims
/ growing out of the Jameson raid, of the
lcoolie question. of the dispute growing
4 out of the restriction imposed by the
South African Republic upon negroes
entering the Transvaal and of all the
4 other questions at issue between the
belligerents.
The informant, who has very good
sources of information, stated that the
4 first wish of President Kruger was tt
Irelieva his country of the s'uzerainty OF
Great Britain. 1t is his desire, he con-
tinued, that the South African Repub-
.ic should be removed from European
politics and he is willing that its posi-
tioIl should be the same as that OF Bel
GUM. in Europe. The president would
like representatives at London ant
[ Washington and would be willing tina
the diploma tic representation of the re
public should be confined to those posts
The fact that the United States aides
the accomplishment of peace i'll thi
basis would in a measure make it re
lsponsible for the observance of such
status for the Transvaal in case i
, should be recog nized by Great Britain
The dispatch from Consul Hay wa
lreceived Sunday and Immediately com
municated toLondon, and it is eNpecte
the London government, which has bee
expecting such proposals. will be able t
give an Immediate answer. The admin
! istration has been saying that it woul
decline to use its good offices in the in
i terest of peace unless asked by bot
5 powers to mediate: but it has change
Its attitude TO the extent of laying be
5 fore the British government the propos
: ais which Consul Hay, as the Britis
$ representative, received from President
Kruger and Steyn. 1t is understood tha
Mr.. Hay represented having attende
[ the conference when Presidents Kruge
and Steyn appealed to all the other ma
tions TO use their good offices in the in
terest of peace. but 1t is stated that Ii
received special communication rela
tive to the proposals that should b
!, made. with the Transvaal well under
: standing the United States, as the mex
: best friend Of England. would be th
, best channel thru which to appeal 70
: peace.