Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
Beers SAW M kINLEY.
Received by the President This
Morning.
AMERICA WILL NOT INTERVENE.
secretary He, SO informed the ENJOYS.
When They Called at the State Depart
ment This Nation Already Has Done
More Than ANY other.

WASHINGTON, May 22.--The Boer rep
resentatives were received by the presi
dent at the White House this morning.
Their visit to the executive mansion was
arranged for them by Secretary Hay
during their call at the state depart
ment.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The state de-
partment met the issue raised by the
coming 10 Washington Of the Boer del
egation By declining 70 interfere in be-
half Of the South African republics in
the present struggle. LII view OF this
announced decision, al questions as to
the character the recognition to be
extended to The delegates and Of Che suf
ficiency of their credentials dropped at
oece into the background.
1t was, after all, of little moment
whether or not the Beers We're received
as diplomatic agents or ministers, so
long as they were pewerless to promote
the prime object OF their mission, name
ly, cause the United States government
to intervene to bring about peace.
The meeting between the delegates
in the simplest manner General
O'Bierre had secured from the depart
ment last Saturday q promise To enter
tain any credentials that might be pre-
sented to-day. This morning a note
came to the state department from the
delegates asking that they be permitted
to present themselves at the depart
ment. The three delegates appeared
unaccompanied and were shown at once
into the diplomatic room.
Secretary Hay. accompanied by Mr..
Babcock, his private secretary and ste
nographer, entered the diplomatic room
and cordially greeted the visitors. After
the meeting the Beers refused to talk
The secretary went to the White House
and consulted the president. Then he
gave ont trough his secretary the fol-
lowing statement:
Messis. =. Fischer G. II. Vessels and Mr.. A.
d. w Wolmarans, the delegates in this coun-
try of the South African republics, called to
day, by appointment, at the state department
They Were cordially received and remained
with the secretary Of state for more than an
hour. They laid before the secretary at much
length and with great energy and eIoauence
the merits of the controversy In South Africa
and the desire of the Boer republics that the
Oill2u ShateS SnouSl intervene III the interest
of peace. and use its influence to that end with
the British government.
The secretary of state made the following re-
ply
"The president. in his message to the con.
gress, last December, said:
This government has maintained an atti=
tude of neutrality in the unfortunate contest
between Great Britain and the Boer states Of
Africa We have remained faithful to the pre-
cept OF avoiding entangling alliances az to
affairs not of our direct coucern. Had circum-
stances suggested that the parties to the quar-
rel would have welcomed any kindly express
sion Of the hope Of the American people that
war might be averted, good offices would have
bean gladly rendered.
AS the war went ON the president while re
GREETING the suffering and the sacrifice en-
dured by both combatants, could do nothing
but preserve strict neutrality between them
This he has steadily and consistently DONE
but there never aas been moment when he
would have neglected any favorable occasion
to use his good offices in the interests of peace
Here was recounted the offer of mediation
made by the United Statas last March at the
request of the Transvall, which England de-
clined.
$50 far as we informed, the United
States was the only government in the world
of all those approached by the South African
republics which rendered the good Offices to
either of the combatants in the interest of a
cessation of hostilities.
"Alluson has been made to The Hague con
ference and, as action has been suggested
based upon that instrument, it may be as well
to quote phrase FROM article 3, which states:
Powers stranger - the dispute may have
the right to offer good offices or mediation
even during the course of hostilties and ar
ticle s. which says: The functions of the mo.
diator are at an end when once it is declared.
either by one OF the parties to the dispute or
by the mediator himself that the means of re.
Cancellation proposed by him are not accepted
This would seem to render any further action
of the United States unadvisabIe under exist
ing circumstances.
THE steps taken by the president in his
earnest desire TO see an end to the strife which
has caused so much suffering, may already be
said to have gone to the extreme limit ner
mitted to him. Indeed, il in his discretion. he
had chosen to present to England the South
African requeet for good Offices he might have
justified his action by referring to the follow
ing declaration, which was made in the very
act Of signing The Hague convention by the
Observation-Disclosures of the United States.
Nothing contained in this convention shall
be so construed as to require the United States
of America to depart from its traditional pol-
icy of not lntrudlng upon, interfering with or
entangling itself with questions Of policy or
internal administration of any foreign state.
nor shall anything contained in the said con
"a h
ment by the United States of America of its
traditional attitude toward purely American
questions
1.-THE president sympathizes heartily in the
sincere desire of all the people of the United
States that the war which is now affecting
South Africa may, for the sake OF both parties
engaged, come to a speedy close; but having
done his full duty in preserving strictly neu-
trial position between them and in seizing the
first opportunity that presented itself for ten
dering his good offices in the interests of peace
he feels that, in the present circumstances, no
gourse is open to him except to persist in the
policy of impartial neutrality. To deviate
from this would be contrary to all our tradi-
tons and all our national interests and would
lead NJ consequences which neither the presi
dent nor the people Of the United States ecu I'd
regard with favor
Lord Pauncefote called at the state depart
ment while the Doors were consulting with
Secretary H.. Later the Beers left and he
was admittets 10 see the secretary.
KEPT FROM THE FLOOR OF SENATE
Motion Tabled Giving Such Privilege to