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ARE GIVEN. NO HOPE.
Hays Statement to Boer Enjoys
Confirmed by the President.
DELEGATES CALL AT WHITE HOUSE.

Result OF Their Interview with Mr.
Mckinley United States to Re-
main Neutral - Speculation
aa to Their Plans.
Washington, May 23.-Messrs. Fisch-
er, Vessels and Wolmarans, the three
Boer ENJOYS, who are now in this
country, visited the white house at
teno'clock Tuesday morning, according
to previous arrangement, to pay their
respects to the president. No official
status was given the visitors and they
presented no credentials.
The ENJOYS were received in the
blue parlor, no one being present but
themselves, the president and Secre-
tary Cortelyou. AT the first the con-
versation touched upon variety of
subjects. The Beers talked about
Washington; told how they admired
the city and the president escorted
them to the porch, at the rear of the
executive mansion, where a splendid
view is obtainable of the Washington
monument and the Potomac river.
President Kruger's name finally was
mentioned and the visitors then stated
their purpose in coming to this coun-
try. They said they understood that
what Secretary Hay told them Mon
day was final and that the position of
the United States was that this coun-
try could not interfere in the present
struggle in South Africa. The presi-
dent confirmed this view. He said
that the action he took some time ago
(when, at the request of the govern
ment of the Transvaal that this gov
eminent should intervene, he offered
his good offices to England to bring
about peace) he did with great pleas
ure in the hope that it might posi-
bly, bring the conflict to an end. This
offer had been declined by Great Brit
ain, and, ne said, there was nothing
further that the United States could
do in the premises.
The ENJOYS intimated that they
were glad to feel they had friends in
this country and then babe the presi-
dent good-by.
No Further Communications.
The state department does not ex-
pect to have any further communica-
ton with the Boer delegation. Such
interchange as occurred was purely
unofficial, it is stated. If the Boer
delegates had any credentials giving
them an official status they failed to
present them, or even to refer to them
in the course of their talks with the
officials. The only sign of the posses
sion by them of diplomatic powers
was the inscription on the cards pre-
scented by them, indicating that each
one of the delegates had been sent
out as minister plenipotentiary by
the Boer republics. 1t is surmised that
1T they have credentials comforting
diplomatic powers upon them the del
egates have purposely refrained from
presenting them, in order to avoid
dislocation Of Their plans for the ffu=
ture. Having had reason to antici-
pate the declination of the United
States government to intervene in be-
half of their republics, and having
thus failed in the primary object of
their mission to the United States, it |
is surmised that the delegates re-
Trained from endeavoring to establish
a diplomatic character in order to re-
duce the liability to interruption in
the propaganda they are about to con-
duct in the country at large.
Although the United States govern
ment beyond doubt has the power to
stop this propaganda at any point,
and dismiss the delegates from the
United States, it can be stated that
there is no likelihood of any such ac-
ton being taken SO long as the agita-
tionfis conducted by private individ-
uals. But, it is said at the state de-
partment, the precedent established
in the case of Genet, the agent sent
to this country by French revolution
lists, would require the government
peremptorily to stop the prosecution
by fully accredited diplomatic agents
of belligerent nation of efforts to
aid their cause within the United
States through public demonstra-
tions.
Made Deep Impression.
1t is evident that the delegates
suoeS q oCSP IMPRESSION upon une OIL
Gals of our government with whom
they came in contact Monday, and it is
said thatitwas only the plain demands
of neutrality, as laid down in Secre-
tary Hays response to the Boer rep
reservations, that prevented the re-
turn of an answer that would have
been much more satisfactory to them
The delegates We're disappointed at
the response made by Secretary Hay,
indicating that up to the last mo-
ment they had cherished hope that
the United States government would
be favorably moved.
Future Plans.
Now that the answer is returned
1T is expected that the delegates will
go at once about the second branch
of their business and begin series of
mass meetings and public demonstra-
lions in the principal cities of the
United States with view to affecting
public sentiment, and perhaps indi-
rectly influencing the terms of the
peace which, will conclude the present
war. 1t is gathered that the Beers