The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-23
President Receives the Three
South African Envoys.
BACKS SECRETARY HAY
TELLS DELEGATES he WILL NOT
HELP THEM.
They VIII Address Mass Meetings
Throughout the United States in
Behalf of the Cause of Liberty
Administration Course is Duly
Approved in England.

Washington, May 22.-Messrs. Fisch-
er. Vessels and Wolmorans. the Boer
ENJOYS. visited the White House at
10 O'Clock this morning, according to
previous arrangement, to pay their res
poets to the president. No official sta
tus was given the visitors and they
presented no credentials.
The ENJOYS We're received in the blue
parlor, no one being present but them
selves. the president and Secretary Cor
telyou. At the first the conversation
touched upon a variety of subjects. The
Beers talked about Washington and
how they admired the city, and the
president escorted them to the porch
at the rear of the executive mansion,
where a splendid view is obtainable of
the Washington monument and the Po-
tomac river
President Kruger's name finally was
mentioned and the visitors thel stated
their purpose in coming to this coun-
try They said they understood that
what Secretary Hay told them yester-
day was final and that the position of
the United States was that this coun-
try could not interfere in the struggle
in South Africa.
BACKS Up hay.
The president confirmed this view.
He said the action he took some time
ago. when at the request of the Trans
vaal government he had offered his
good offices to England to bring about
peace, he did with great pleasure in
the hope that ii might possibly bring
the conflict to an end. The offer had
been declined by Great Britain and he
said there was nothing further which
the United States could do in the prem
ises.
The ENJOYS intimated that they were
glad to feel they had friends in this
country and then bade the president
good-by
VIII Address Meetings.
Those who have been closely iden-
titled with the Boer delegation since
they have been in Washington and who
conferred with them today on their
plans say that as a result of the state
ments of the secretary of state and the
president the delegates will not remain
long in Washington, but will attend a
series of meetings to be held through
out the country. Before going TO the
White House today the delegates
breakfasted with Mr.. John E. Milhol-
land of New York, Messrs. st. John
being present.
The state department does not ex-
pect to have any further conmunica-
ton with the Boer delegates. If the del
egates had any credentials given them
an official status they failed to present
them, or even to refer to them at any
time in the course of their talks with
the officials. The only sign of the pos
session by them of diplomatic powers
was the inscription on the cards pre-
scented by them, indicating that each
one of. the delegates had been sent out
as minister plenipotentiary by the
Boer republics.
Reason For the Course.
1t is surmised that if they have Gre
dent4als comforting diplomatic powers
upon them the delegates have purpose
ly refrained from presenting them. in
order to avoid a dislOcation of their
plans for the puture. Having had rea-
son TO anticipate the declinatiOn of the
United States government to inter-
vepe in behalf of the republics, it is
surmised that the delegates refrained
from endeavoring to establish diplo-
matte character in order to reduce the
liability TO interruption in the propo-
ganda they are about to conduct in the
country at large.
Although the United States govern
ment beyond doubt has the power to
stop this propaganda at any point and
dismiss the delegates from the United
States, it can be stated that there is no
likelihood of any such action being
taken so long as the agitation is con-
Quoted by private individuals. But it is
said at the state department the prece-
dent established in the case Of Genet
no H. ~
French reVOlutiOnists, would require
the government peremptorily to stop
the prosecution by fully accredited dip-
lorlatic agents of the bellige rent nation,
Of efforts to aid their cause within the
UIited States, through public demon
STATIONS.
Made Deep Impression.
1t is evident that the delegates made
deep impression upon the officials of
our government with whom they came
in contact yesterday, and it is said that
it was only the plain demands of neu-
trality as laid down in Secretary Hays
response to the BOer representations
that prevented the return of an answer
that would have been much more salts
factory TO them. The delegates were
disappointed at the response made by
Secretary Hay, indicating that up to
the last moment they had cherished a
hope that the United States government
would be favorably moved.
Ready to Make Concessions.
1t is gathered that the Beers are
ready at the last extremity to sacrifice
everything for which they have here
tofore commended; to let in the Uitland-
ers to equal privileges with the native
Beers in the TTansvaal and Free State;
to abandon the much talked of dvna-
mite monopoly, and in fact to make
any concessions, if the victorious Brit
ism viii but allow them independence.
They hope that the American people
will bring such pressure to bear upon
the English that this object can be at
tanned.
BRITAIN Is PLEASED.