The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-28
Kruger's Peace ENJOYS Are
Told Nothing Gan Be
- Done for Them
"A STATEMENT GIVEN OUT
President and His Premier Confer
after the Beers Leave Hay,
and q Prepared Docu-
ment Is Given to the
Public.
By Jos: OIL.

Washington. May aI--(Special.l-CO
trary TO general expectation. the Boer
peace ENJOYS was given a definite answer
this afternoon TO their request that this
government intervene in behalf OF the two
struggling republics President Mckinney
through his secretary Of state, informed
them that this government had done
everything locking toward intervention or
mediation that II proposed 10 do. The
fact that any further efforts on thelr
part 70 secure action by this governments
would bo futile VAS carried home 10 me
Izoer delegates in way tnai apparently
leaves No hope fo1 SEesn-
IL vas the general superstition that there
woUIt b. Al sod deal OF spaTFinS haSh
and forth. with perhaps a protractea
study ~ tine credentials these Ecntletilsh
lcrs and u the diplomats standing OF
the governments they represented. ms
covering DAYS. il not weeks Instead. now
ever. in their nrst conference with mo
secretary Of state tho Beers got the
auswar which everybody realized must DC
the inevitable answer from a republican
administration
The three delegates went 10 the state
,seE.grtr -eut ar about hGl-n1st O'CLOCK
Eut wee closetess with Secretary Hay for
Just a.8ut IN hour Before tAe!r confer
sllce was completed. Lord Pauuceiots. th2
british ambassador. put la An appear
auee on the scene. and Immediately after
the departure ~ tne Beers from the seer
tIry's rcuul. he vls usheTed lnt' Ss-Ee-
tary Hays presence The secretary and
the Ambassador mad = J.4.S ~ perhaps ten
minutes. ami then the secretary took las
BIZ yellow portfolio in his hand ani Wvnt
over l. tng white hcI So lie vas Win
the Irelid AT hail an hour. Returning -
the state department.. Le gave cut the
Following statement OF the Xis.ss setllIS
forth tn luA his reply ~ the Geles.lteA
Il-s Ell evidently Ueeu carefully pre-
I4rcl-
3iessrs- a Fischer. - H. Vessels and
- So " yili.al--lsz. tlt tisisss IA .iiLs
CU-..a-y az t..- -eu1l ArGsc4n EepAni-ss
s.tl..l tus.ly ts auls. -utrl elit al t-'e state
Ce. .-E-l.-eut- LA1s wee cordially re-r-F-
al aud rt-uAlfltss WELn tllo sr~se-.Lis ~
state TT Llulu thl.n .ln Hour 4hcy iAlt
before ILl SECRETARY % mueE ienbLn .il~
with --.al t-es-s ana r4sslaefaae lilr
Ts-slt- 90 tlrr -uu-tuN--e- ln SCUM -A-l---i,
aud tue t.s sire 90 tD- Iu-r T. Iubilcs it-.-t
tlt LLt-t4 states should intervene Ia ihe
!uterr-- pl lvale-. alt1 use az iillluyUcc 10
that end with rlu Isrstl-n government
Il.- secretary 0t srlte made gas follow
Ils president. in his message 20 the
csu=,ry-s ..s~t Le1emtcT. said
90 This EcNcrEIl.-.il E-is maintained an
atcitlla ~ neutrality o. tile Uutsrt innate
contest between Graf Eilta4n aud Tao
Eos- states 20 Africa We nave remained
Faithful u tAr pse.rut 20 avoiding tr-
t.ls-zl--. alliances as o. anairS not - our
0srEer Nll.Ht Eu- Had ttfClEu-sts.-t- ~ SUD
S-stei cnNt tle parties To tbe quarrel
would have welcomed aly hlnaly cNpr, -
sion ~ tlt- hope ur fhe American people
that war ri=ut be- .iye-tet. good Offices
could have r-cu gladly rendered
AS -.le wax Wen- ou the president. while
T.gr- -t.l-- tLr s'iii erif- and the sacriic. :
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