The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-05-23
WILL NOI bNE.
State Department Meets the Issue Raised
by the Coming of the Boer
Delegates.

Delegates.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The state de-
partment met the issue raised by the
coming to Washington of the Boer del
egation by declining to interfere i'll be-
half of the South African republics in
the present struggle. In view of this
announced decision, all questions as to
The character of the recognition to be
extended to the delegates and of the suf-
ficiency of their credentials dropped at
once into the background
1t was, after all, of little moment
whether or not the Beers were received
as diplomatic agents or ministers, so
long as they were powerless to promote
the prime object of their mission, name
ly, cause the United States government
to intervene to bring about peace.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-An audience
remarkable for its size, sympathy and
enthuiasm greeted the Boer ENJOYS at
the reception given in their honor at the
Grand Opera house under the auspices
of the congressional and citizens COM
mittee. Long before the time for the
meeting to open the house was crowded
to suffocation, and many were turned
away unable to gain admittance. The
interior was appropriately decorated
with the national tri-colors of both the
United States and the Transvaal. While
official Washington was not represented
in any manner, there were probably 30
members of the senate and the house
occupying seats in the auditorium and
on the stage.
Speaker Henderson was in one of the
boxes, and others present were Senators
Daniel, of Virginia; Teller, Tillman,
Pettigrew, Mason and Wellington; Rep
resentatives Shafroth, Atwater, Stay
den, Glynn, Rupert. Gaines, Latimer,
Lentz, Sulzer, lands, Linney, Ryan,
Greene, Henry (Mass), Hay, Dear.
mond, Clark (Mo.), Meters, Rhea (Ky.).
One of the boxes, it was stated, had
been reserved for the president, com.
mittee having been sent to the White
House with tickets of admission to the
Opera house, but no representative of
the presidents official household was ON
hand. Chairman Sulzer, of the recep-
ton committee, presided and number
of addresses, all of them patriotic in
character and earnestly supporting the
cause Of the Beers, were made, the
speakers including Messrs. Fischer,
Wolmarans and Vessels, the Boer en-
voys, Senator Wellington and Hon.
Bourke Cochran, of New York, and Mr.
SulZer. The invocation was pronounced
by the Rev. Father Mackin, of this city.
The audience gave standing greet
ing to Commissioner Fischer, who told
his hearers why the ENJOYS had come to
this country and what they hoped to ac-
complish. His remarks were very much
in keeping with what he already has
said in published interviews.
Commissioner Vessels speech was
vivid picture of the Beers in their con-
test for their rights, of the charity and
devotion which characterized their
manner, and of the patriotism with
which they all went in to fight their
battles. He felt sure that the audience
would admit that the Boer had many
good characteristics and was not as
black as he had been painted. The
English nation apparently wished to
act as judge and jury. He asked the
audience whether the Boer nation had
not the right to claim the liberty and
sympathy of the United States and of
the whole world. 1--WE are doing the
fighting in the republics" he said, "and
have kind friends in America who will
do the speaking for u.s.
Mr.. Wolmorans, who spoke in Dutch,
said to the audience that while the en-
voys did expect to be sympathetically
received i'll this country, yet they did
not anticipate that they would receive
such strong welcome as had been
shown to them i'll New York city and
the capital of the nation. He knew,
however, it could not be different, be-
cause the people of this country have
the same love of liberty and sense of
Justice that the Beers had, and their
sympathy would be help to them in
their struggle.
Senator Wellington was instructed
by unanimous vote of the audience to
present in the senate Senator Teller's
resolution of sympathy with the Beers.