The evening times., 1900-05-18
INVITED TO THE CAPITAL
Hospitality Of Washington Extend
ed TO BOer ENJOYS.
representative SuIzer Speaks in Be-
half of the Local Escort Commit
tee NJ the Hotel Mnnhattan-Mr.
Fischer Replies and Expresses
Thanks for American COurtesies-

NEW YORK. May 1s.-The committee
representing Congress and the citizens Of
Washington, and which is to escort the
Boer ENJOYS TO the Capital, arrived at the
Manhattan Hotel at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. They we're at cnce escorted 10 the
ENJOYS apartments on the seventh floor,
where Representative SulZer OF this city
formally invited the ENJOYS to visit Wash
ington Owing 10 a mistake as to the
time when the train left for this city. sew
eral members Of the committee were left
behind. II was said that the tardy mem
bers would arrive here in time to escort the
Boer representatives TO Washington this
afternoon
Those of the committee who arrived here
this morning were: Senator Al en-, Judge
Robinson, OF Nebraska; Reprt tsentatives
Ridgely, Daily and Sulzer. c. T. Bride. Of
Washington. and Cornelius Vanderhoef, Of
Baltimore Senators Mason and Teller,
and Representatives Rhea, De Armond. and
Clark were the absentees-
The ENJOYS Messrs. Wolmarans, Wes-
sells, and Fischer, met the party in an
ante-room on the southern side Of the ho-
tel. They stood quietly at one end Of the
apartments until Mr.. Suizer stepped for
ward and informed them that the COM
mittee from Washington had arrived.
I'VE are a committee, he said. repre-
senting the citizens Of Washington, and
we came here 20 escort you 70 the Capt.
tai. You viii be received there by a re-
ceptjon committee and escorted TO the Ar
hzgJon Hotel. All plans for yc=ir enter
tainment have been completed and there
sre no thoughts but that you Will receive
n n
Eant you 10 realize the heartfelt sympathy
which tAe citizens Of this great Republic
feel for the two smaller republics which
YOU represent in their struggle for liberty;
for your struggle 10 maintain yCilr free
dom against the monarchical aggression Of
a great nation. Our hearts go out 10 you
and that you win be ultimately successful
in your brave fight for independence are
the earnest wishes and prayers OF at least
nine-tenths OF the inhabitants OF these
United States Of America"
At the conclusion Of Mr. SulZer's ad
dress. Mr.. Fischer replied:
1T is hardly necessary for me to say
how We thank you for your kind words.
We have now been in this city FOR several
days and we have appreciated the kindly
spirit with which we have been received
wherever we have gone. We did not come
TO New York city on business-that lies
in Washington. We simply came 10 rest
and 10 view one Of the greatest cities in
the world. However, We have noticed a
great unanimity in the feeling Of sympa-
thy for US. II comes from no party or
sect Indeed, l really would not know
that a party or sect existed here, if I
tried to learn Of their existence through
the friendship which has been expressed
to US both in word and deed. AS I say, il
comes from all parties. from all sects.
Gentlemen. I thank you again and again"
The first bulletin issued by the Boer
peace ENJOYS this morning al the Man
haitian Hotel was a denial that they were
travelling in this country under the aus
pices Of tae National Boer Relief Assoc.a-
tion.
They wished it to be distinctly under
stood by tie American people that they
were not IN the care of any society or CT
ganization, but that they were the duly
accredited representatives of the Trans
vaal and Orange Free STATE Republics,
that their mission here was to carry out
programme mapped out hy their respective
governments. and that they were not ex-
pected in any way TO aid the charitable OBJ
jects Of any body formed TO relieve the
distress and suffering in Boer families
other than by making efforts place their
side Of the controversy Lsfors e Ameri-
can public in its true light. and in that
manner to create a movement whose uIti-
mate object would be 20 bring about a ces-
sation of hostilities.
The following cable message was given
out by Mr.. Vessels VII said it bore the
names of five professors of Hamburg:
"A large company Of prominent German
professors cable in behalf of 800 eco Ger
man citizens who have passed resolutions
al various public meetings. They wish the
Boer ENJOYS a hearty welcome in America.
the classic soil Of freedom. They heartily
condemn the war between England and the
South African Republics and wish a most
complete success to the efforts of the en-
yoys to have further bloOdshed stopped and
peace restored in South Africa"
Consul General Pierce Of the Orange Free
State said goOd-by to the ENJOYS this after
noon. He viii not accompany them to
Washington.