The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-16
Mayor neboken Tenders Them Free
dom Of His City.
Addresses Of Welcome
and Replies.
Enjoys Not Disconc erted BY
News Of Their Reyerses.

New York, May Is Tho steamship
Massdam, with the peace envoys from
the Eouth African reprblies. 10 the
United Stats, arrived here todsy from
Rotterdam. The envoys, Messrs. ARA
ham Fischer, j. N, A. wolmarans and
q. II. Vessels, were met by q committee
which went down the hay to greet them.
and later were crested by larger body
OF Boer Umpathisers gathered on the
pier ct Hoboken. where the Maasdam
locked. The mayor OF Aoboksn sxtsnd-
ed O welcome TO them and the party
then took carriages for the Hotel Man.
haitian In this city. When the COMMITTEES
which went down the bay arrived at the
ship, there were introduotions all aroundr
and then ex-Judge Van Hoeten fecited
an address Of welct me.
Er. Fischer responded thanking the
on mi tee and saying: eve believe that
the American people Will also extend to
US q hearty welcome. For ours 10 cause
that 10 desr to their hearts. We are fight
ing far our country. As soon a. they
come to understand our oauss, they will
1 believe, echo the welcome You have
'ust given u.s."
The Maasda am was saluted BY harhor
shipping on her way up. When the ship
arrived at Hobokep, the pier was crowd
ed with men and women waving the
Stars and Stripes and the colors Of the
South African republics. A band played
Iasriotic airs from the pier head, and
az the ship was being warped into her
dock, the crowd shouted greetings to
the ENJOYS.
AZ the ENJOYS came down the gang
way the band struck up the Boer nation
al hymn, the crowd ohsered and vessels
nearby footed welcome. Mayor Pagan
of Hoboken delivered an address Of vel
come and rendered the visitors the free
dom Of the city. with the mayor was .
committee Of ~1b citizsns Of Hoboksn,
beaded by II. j. Coyis. president Of the
Hoboken branch OF the National Boer
Relief association; and Police Commis-
joiner LAnkorine. treasurer Of the ioea!
branch ef the association. Mr.. Fischer
&c piled on behalf Of the ENJOYS.
The ENJOYS were then introd need to the
Hobeken committee and to COMMITTEES
Of Is from New York, which was part
Of the committee Of 100. and the whole
party crossed the ferry to New York,
where the ENJOYS were escorted to the
Hotel Manhattan.
Along the route from the Holland-Ams-
rican line dock to the ferry orc wds ga Q
an enthusiastic welcome to the envoys
The ENJOYS were eager to hear the lat
IS. news from the war. When tsld Of che
raverses to their arms and the advance
made ~ Lord Roberts. they merely
shrugged their shoulders
"Suoh news" said Mr.. Fischer, "doss
not disconcsrt us In the least. We rea5
these dsspatcnes between the lines; be-
| sidea. what difference DOES one or .
dozen revsrsss mean to usf We never
propoes to stop fighting until We have
gained our IL dependence"
The delegates were retioent concerning
their PLANS. Mr.. Fischer said:
1--WE cannot say anything which may
hinder our causs. We shoald like to have
the government arbitrate with England:
and undoubtedly We shall 60 to Washing
tor and try to have an audisncs with
presidsnt Mckinley. II We cannot In
duoe the government to do what We like,
we shall try to arouse the psopls 20 tina,
they will compel the government to REQ
ognize Us In halfway"
Mr.. Fischer said that they would b
largely guided by events a. they hap
peped. The reception committee has bad
Iiuvitatiops froTu the mayors OF co town
and cities In the United States and Il Il
probable that the ENJOYS will visit many
of these places.