Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-16
TMAY COME FRIDAY
Plans Of the Boer ENJOYS to This
Country.
Mr.. VESSELS DISCUSSES TIE WAR
Present Retreat IN Consonance
With Careful Plan.
RECEPTION OF DELEGATION

NEW YORK. May 16.-Beyond drive
through Central Park and the principal To-
calities of interest in the city, no program
was arranged for the BOer ENJOYS today.
They spent the forenoon in answering tele-
grams and letters from more than sixty
cities in the United States. from which in
vitations had been received. An effort is
being made to arrange plan so that the
ENJOYS can visit a majority of the cities.
Probably they will leave for Washington
Friday.
o. H. Vessels, one of the ENJOYS, dis
credited the cable dispatches to the effect
that President Steyn of the Orange Free
State is said to have dashed the Free Staters
to make them fight. He said the Free
Skaters were all working together and in
perfect harmony.
The BOer Plan of Retreat.
Mr.. Vessels was also asked concerning
the English advances and successes report
ed in recent cables He said: Everything
is going according to the plan of action
prepared some time ago: Every time we
fall back it is given out as a British sue
cess but it is all a preconsidered plan and
does not hurt us in any way. The final
crisis has not yet come. What l consider
the crucial test will be at The Vaal river,
stories published about the British success
neutral news. but highly optimistic
from British standpoint
No Advices by State Department.
No one connected with the Boer delega-
ton in New York has yet communicated
with the State Department in relation to
their reception by the authorities in Wash
ington. Only by indirect means has it be-
come known to the officials that the dele
gates will arrive here within the next three
days, and that public demonstration is
being arranged in their honor at one of the
theaters for next Sunday night 1t is
sumed that if any effort is made to intro
duce the Boer delegates officially it will he
conducted by Mr.. Montagu White. who pre-
coded them as unofficial representative of
the Boer republics, or perhaps by Charles
d. Pierce, who, as consul general of the
Orange Free State in New York. is after
all the only person to whom the United
States government has as yet extended any
official recognition as representative Of
the BOer republics.
No Preparations at the White House.
No preparations will be made at the
White House for the reception by the Pres
dent Of the Boer ENJOYS. All arrangements
of an official diplomatic nature regard
ing the ENJOYS will fall upon the State De-
partment. and there is no danger of any
incident at the White House that will call
Tor diplomatic explanation later or furnish
material for political sensations. Only am
baSsadors have an open door at the White
House and even ministers do not go there
except with the Secretary of State or some
Official representing him. Should the Beers
appear at the White House without first
going to the State Department the Presi-
dent would receive them in the cordial man
ner which he shows to private individuals.
but would not permit the Introduction of
business properly belonging to the State
Department.
1t is quite probable that the Boer dele
gates Will call the President before they
go away. and that he would be pleased to
have such call. But even If received by
the State Department in semi-official
manner their reception at the White House
would be as individuals.
Local Reception Plans.
Representative Sulzer Of New York, chair
man Of the committee to receive the Boer
delegates in Washington, today received
telegram from Messrs. Fischer, Vessels
and Wolmaranz, stating that they could not
leave New York before Friday. Mr.. Sulzer
then announced the program follows:
On Thursday night committee. consist
ing of three United States senators. three
re representatives. and number of prominent
citizens will go to New York to escort the
delegates here. They will leave New York
Friday morning, and will be met at the de-
pot mere by a committee of 200 and taken
to the Arlington Hotel, where quarters have
been engaged by the reception committee.
Friday night an informal reception will be
held at the hotel, and Saturday morning the
Beer delegates will call to the PreSi-
dent Sunday night there will be eatng
at the Grand Opera House, when the three
delegates will speak, and there will be ad-
dresses also by senators and representa-
tives.
Mr.: sulzer says the stay Of the delegates
will be made the occasion of a notable DEM
Cnstration.
Arrangements for the reception were fur
thered last night at a meeting of the con-
gresslonal and citizens committee held at
the Arlington Hotel. presided over by Rep
resentative Sulzer with Mr.. Fred Schade as
secretary The committee will meet again
this evening.