The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-27

,.-,,,,r NJ nOn.oalclal diplomats in
MI'"s and Europe. "Ex-Attache"
IN, ,S o New York Tribune says: Con-
IN y'o among these backstairs diplo-
spsuO oro DR.. Leyds, the agent In Eu-
mas oS the Transvaal government, and
roy no,,ta who claims to be the repre-
Aso ,n,,yc in Paris of the rebel govern
sS" a, In the Philippines. Both are ex-
men men active, and have done a con-
" 'S".anIe amount of mischief and
sn,' moreover. has received II
ta," recognition. at any rate a
Nv s.,lsroble amount of encour-
eoa a,,an, and moral support from
pSs .ar,nents which affect to be on
sU o., friendly relations with the powers
la ,a,,st which the intrigues Of these
u sSnts are directed. The status of the
uss" u as unauthorized as that of the
U .sor The Transvaal republic, by the
o .,.ns Of the treaty of 1884
,s.onrh which It's independence
s to British suzerainty was
, ,as,ored. explicitly bound itself to
.,s no intercourse with any
t ,''.I government save through Eng
,o, ,be latter's idea in stipulating
, ' beIng to prevent Pretoria from be-
'"s ,,ng a centre of antl-Britlsh intrigue
eo', ,no mart of one or more of the pow
VI ", ~ continental Europe. It was in
sosonce of this undertaking on the part
y, prosIdent Kruger and of his admin
,.,.o,Ion that DR.. Leyds was sent to
Tnran, under the denomination of dip
,,m,tlc agent Of the Transvaal," with
,ba ayowed purpose of inducing the
influential governments to force Eng
land to accord to the Boer republic the
rIrbt of unrestricted diplomatic inter-
r"nrs, with all foreign nations.
In the same way AgoncIllo. the Fill
nyno agent, arrived in Paris nearly two
,s,rs ago, with the openly admitted
ob,ect Of persuadlng the European gov
.rrments to compel the United States
by means of diplomatic pressure to
grant full-Aedged independence to the
TsbeI republic in the Philippines, and he
has been ever since dividing his time
between Paris and Berlin, endeavortng
by every means that he could conceive
10 Ipclte popular sentiment against this
country and to create for 1T petty an
royonces and sources of irritation in
the Old World.
Unofficial Encouragement.
of course, neither DR.. Leyds nor his
rn,nipo colleague has ever had his
mission so far recognized as to be re-
rrIyad as a full-Aedged envoy, or to be
psrmitted TO deliver his credentials
with the usual official pomp, ceremony
and publicity inherent to state func-
tIons Of that kind. But they have each
Of them received degree of encour-
prement from some of the continental
powers OF Europe that would warrant
both the United States and Great Brit
ain in demanding explanations, were
no, these two English speaking nations
reluctant to appear to attach any Inn
portnnce to the lntrigues of ouch men
as Layds and Agoncillo. The latter, for
instance, has been allowed to establish
a species of Filipino legation at Paris
and although he has never been pre-
s2ntcd as Filipino plenipotentlary to
the president Of the French republic,
yst he is to be met at all sorts of off,
clal banqucts and entertainments given
by Frances chief magistrate and by
the ministers of state. by all of whom
he Is invited precisely as II he was
member OF the diplomatic corps.
In the same way DR.. Leyds has dined
at the Elysse. danced. not once. but
several times in the same evening with
Queen wllhelmina at court balls at
The Hague. and has had interviews at
Berlin with the chancellor of the Ger
man empire and the minister ot foreign
affairs, Count Won BueIow, these two lat
ter. however, apparently repentlng their
somewhat indlscreet courtesy when
they discovered that this clever and
INSCRIPTIONS Transvaal agent-who. by
the bye. has in his veins the same blood
as Agoncillo being a Eurasian. and
having had a Malay grandmother-was
making use Of the countenance which
they had accorded to him In order to
endeavor to negotiate what he describ-
ed as "TraHsyaal state bonds" on the
Berlin money market.
DR.. Leyds Is likewise known to have
had considerable amount Of quiet
personal intercourse with King Leo
pold, so much so that he felt encourag-
ed to establish his diplomatic" head
quarters at Brussels for time. King
Leopold apparently hoped at one mo-
ment to obtain important mining and
Industrial concessions from the Trans
wal By acting as its friend. and even
at the outset Of the war anticipated Sc
INNS sumo EHeAVHutS iIuIh tue H"HiS"'
But he has changed his mind since he
has perceived which way the conflict
was turning, while the action Of the
Kruger government in burdening the
mining and other Industries stIll in OPP
Grafton in the rrnnsvaal with heavy
war taxes, in addition to the already
oppressive imposts, has disguised him
70 much Of DIR. Leyds and of his cause
that he has intImated that It would be
well Tor the Boer Legation" to trans
Ter It's headquarters elsewhere. Unjust
be remembered that there Is a consId-
cradle amount Of Belgian capital In
vested in South Africa, and that King