The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-25
THE ENJOYS ENTERTAINED.
GUESTS of Representative william
Alden Smith at Dinner.

Guests of Representative william
Alden Smith At Dinner.
The three Boer ENJOYS now In Washing
ton were the guests of honor last night at
a dinner given at the Hotel Gordon by
Representative William Alden Smith.
There were seven Senators and twenty five
Representatives present, all members OF
the Republican party. The dinner was
purely a social affair, and accordingly
nothing was said in the post-prandial
speeches which savored Of politics. Mr..
Smith represents a large constituency Of
Hollanders in the Fifth district Of Michi-
gan. and 1t was considered peculiarly ap-
proprfate that he should entertain the en-
voys OF the Dutch Republics in South
Africa. AT the conclusion of the dinner Mr..
Smith introduced Commissioner Fischer.
the leader OF the ENJOYS
The Beers ask only for the sympathy Of
America" said Mr.. Fischer. I'VE do not
call upon you to go to war In our behalf.
what we want in our present unhappy
state Is to know that the great heart OF
the American people is with us, and that
you reel We are in the right. We come now
as PLAIN people. unskilled In diplomacy, to
appeal TO the greatest Republic on earth
Tor your moral support In the time OF our
need"
Commissioners Vessels and woImarans
spoke in the same strain. Mr.. wolmarans
made his address in Dutch. and 1t was in
terpreted by Mr.. Fischer. The ENJOYS re-
ceived the closest attention
Mr.. Hit. the Chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Relations. made a short ad-
dress. in which he referred to the coming
of the Dutch to this country early in its
en- ovrA H.
thy which prevails for them throughout the
country. He did not. however. nor did any
Of the succeeding speakers, make any sug-
gestion pointing to the course which this
Government should take Representative
Grosvenor made a sympathetic address.
Tell US what you want" he said. 1T Is
natural that We should sympathize with
those who are seeking self-government.
and no man is a true American unless he
feels for people who are demanding that
right Webster Davis, the last speaker.
referred to his recent experience among
the burghers during his stay In South
Africa. and declared that 80 per cent of
the American people sympathized with
their cause.
Among those present were Senators
Pritchard, QuarIes, Thurston, Gallinger,
Elkins. Mcmillan. and Burrows. and Rep
resentatives Dick. Grosvenor, Sperry,
Hamilton. Clarke Of New Hampshire. Mer-
Ger, Fordney. Hopkins. Hit. Weeks. 8. W.
Smith CT Michigan. Lorimer. Foss. Cooper
Of Wisconsin, Fowler. Sheldon, Gardner Of
Michigan, Hill. Littlefield. McCleary.
Wright, Hawley. Heatwole. and Crum-
packer. Among the other guests were
George D. Meiklejohn. Assistant Secretary
Of War; Webster Davis, former Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior; Ulysses Click. Of
Chicago; P. Wander Hoogt. p. Louter Wes-
sells. brother Of the envoy, and l. NJ. de
Bruyn, the secretary to the envoys.
The ENJOYS have not decided when they
will leave Washington. They are consid-
ering the advisabiiity of making state
ment to the public regarding their mission.
but IS yet have reached no decision re-
gardfng it.