Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-13
AMERICA THE AGENT.
Kruger Has United States Ask
England For Terms.
CHOATE TO PRESENT MESSAGE.
Our Government Careful to Declare II
Did Not Assume Responsibility For tho
Initiative In Mediation Some Move
Admitted In Washington.

PARIS, March l3.-The Gaulois pub.
fishes the following from it's London cor
respondent:
According to good authority, Presi.
dent Kruger and President Steyn have
not made II final proposal of peace, but
have asked the British government,
through the United States, the condi.
tions it would accept for the opening Of
negotiations on the basis of the indie.
pendence of the republics.
president Kruger is alleged 20 have
said ne wualS nevur accept me: iation,
but the United States government, in
transmitting this communication, took
the responsibility for the initiative in
mediation"
The London correspondent Of The
Matin says;
'T learn that United States Am.
bassador Choate received last even
ing long and important cable from the
United States government relative to
South Africa, which he will communi.
cate today to Lord Salisbury"
WASHINGTON, March l3.-There is
reason to believe that the United States
government is using it's good offices to
restore peace between Great Britain and
the South African republics. This has
not taken the shape of proffer of medi.
alton. That would be distinctly repug.
nant to Great Britain, and, according to
the rule of international law which has,
without excelpion, governed the state
department. in the past, could not be
volunteered by us until it was known to
be acceptable to both parties to the war.
But the United States might very
properly serve as an intermediary ia
transmit an appeal for peace and the
terms upon which peace can be secured.
The United States has successfully
served in this capacity in the past, nota.
bly, in the termination Of the China.
Japanese war, and it is believed its good
offices in this line are now being ex,
tended. If this belief is well founded
then Adelbert Hay, United States con
sui to Pretoria, has been the instrument
for transmitting to the British govern
ment, through the double Intervention
OF the department Of state and Ambassa
dor Choate, an application from Presi
dents Kruger and Steyn to be informed
as to the terms upon which the war car
be ended. The facts in the case will be
fully developed in day or two.
Lord Pauncefote called at the state
department. and spent about half al
hour with Secretary Hay. If he wa.
made acquainted with the tenor of any
communications relative to peace thai
may have come from Pretoria he gave
no sign of the fact. The officials of tn,
department also maintained reserve
respecting this subject that was impen
etrable and all that could be obtained
from them was an injunction to awai
the developments of the "a hours. L
is surmised from this that the depart
ment is restrained from discussing tht
subject by regard for the diplomati,
proprieties, and especially because of th,
requirement that the person to whom
note is addressed should be permitted t,
receive it before its substance is mad,
public. In such case, presuming tina
Mr.. Choate received note Monday, it il
probable that he would not be able t,
inform the state department that no hat
delivered it to Lord Salisbury befor
today.
THE HAGUE, March Is. - Ii wa
learned from reliable source that Presi
dent Kruger, through the consuls n
Pretoria, appealed for the intervention
Of the great powers i'll the Transvaa
war and has also appealed to the gov
ernments of Belgium, Holland anC
Switzerland.
DURHAM, March 18.-The Transyaa
having appealed to Germany for media
tion or Intervention in the war witt
Great Britain, Germany replied tina
she declined to interfere, as she was il
no way concerned in the conflict.