Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-22
CANNOT INTERFERE
Visit of the Boer ENJOYS to Secre-
tary Hay.
STATEMENT OF CONFERENCES RESULT
Good Offices Have Been Ten
dered and Refused.
NOTHING CAN BE DONE


7. h,s baen officially announced that the
1-;,a5 c+,+,s coverpment will not Interfere
I'm tho Bcsr-British war In view Of this
decision which WAS announced last night.
an questions as to the character of the
,-eco,,i,,on TO he extended to the Boer del
.oe,as and tho sufic,ency of their creden-
tails Iron AT once into the background. 1t
was af,er all of little moment whether or
-. .ta po.rs ,ysre received as diplomatic
'''' ''e ~ nav.
agents OF Hiiiis'eie 81 i''e "
pcwerless to promote the prime OBJECT OF
their mission namely cause the United
&C.. e,o,,.r,,nent 10 intervene to bring
-.
ah"ut pence
Call on Secretary Hay.
A. stated in Yesterdays Star. the Boer
-. ..,,l,;,oa b,, secretarv Hay
oeieeat's were 60 N.
in the diplomatic room at the o."''
partment yesterday afternoon. The dele
,,a..s wore unaccompanied Secretary Hay
- ,,.ar,,ad soI.1v nv a stenoerapher. Just
vas -, ,,roh,h,,. will
what passed between theIi piooao,S w. W.
never be exactly known ior VIM" 'ne me-,
ing was over. aiier ias'i.s an No., ~ ~
Ecers, IN Departing, st'.'eu ma -
ana wou,d nave ho'hiis 70 saS s ~ ~. - Of
happened. for MS part the 90 - -
State was more communica'iHe, put pei"ie
making any statement. niaue me "9 -. ~
the White House ana corsuiteu 'n neua,,ira
dent Iheh ne gave oul INC ho'A' "AAie
statement:
The Secretnry's Statement.
..,ta.s-s Fischer G. II Vessels and
W. ,y,,, .ho d.,o.,tas In
Mr- a. ~ W. "o,iii''s ai. -. - -,
this country of the South AFRICAN repuo-
les called today by appointment at the
c,,+a Da,,rt,,ont They we're cordially re-
80, - .o,,,,,,,,, viii tho sacretarv of
St'Neu am - - ~. TO-.
state lot more iiiah an nout. ~ .I
BE- lore the secretary 1t ihuch itIs'h anu
with great energy anu eioquehce sie iheiit
~ M - ~ W. poar ranrhics that the
United States should intervene in the In
tcrcst of peace and use It's influence 10
thaI ehd win the br..Lsi sosei n mn se;,
i've, rS,,iy.
The President in his message to Con-
gress last December. said:
This government has maintained an at
t'ude OF heutraHlS III tile uiiioI ,uii , SoiI
test between Greal Britain anu ihe boer
states OF Africa. we nave renamed laitn-
III! to the pfecept OF avoiding ehtanshhg
FINANCES as 10 dHdlis Lot VI our uiIect
concern had circumstances suggested mat
the parties 10 the quarrel wouid nave wei
coined any kindly expression OF the nope
OF the American people that war might be
aVer;ed. good ofhces would nave been grad
j. rendered
As the war went on the PRESIDENT. While
regrettinS the suffering and the sacrifices
endured by both OF the combatants. could
q" nothing but preserve strict neutrality
Shetween them. This he has steadily and
consistently done. but there never has been
moment when he would have neglected
any favorable occasion to use his good Of
foes in the interests of peace.
In ~ i1rse nstSn we aeeeiSeo
Pretoria. This telegram.
Il am officially requested by the govern
ments or me republics to urge your inter
49, d Wy" 20 cessl.ioii VI ioS SIN,
nf F,uronean mowers,
or., N,,.
..-,,., rr.-;,o,,+ =. 49,. ,,u,..,
i4EtNei't al 'ice uiiee'eu iiie "
convey the substance of this telegram to
the British government and in communicate
Ing this rauuest yeas directed nv him 70
.xnress bts oa-,as, - ,ba. ,,.o,, -
49,!
o!iHs ABOUT peace HliSht he found. ana 10
say that he would be glad to aid in any
friendly manner to promote so happy re-
sTlt The Transvaal government was at
The same time informed of the Presidents
seton in the matter. Our representative in
London promptly communicated the Presi-
H'nis instruction to Lord Salisbury In
answer he was requested to thank the
President for the friendly interest shown by
him. and Lord Salisbury added that her
nsajesty's government could not accept the
Intervention of any power This commune
sation also was Immediately transmitted to
pur consul at Pretoria to be commitment ed
20 the president of the South African Re-
public So far are informed, the
United States was the only government in
The world of all those approached by the
South African Republics which rendered its
good offices to either of the combatants in
The interest of cessation of hostilities.
H., .,
ue
As alluslon has been made to The Hague
convention. and as e-tion has been sug-
sestcd based upon that instrument, 1t may
Dc as Well to quote a phrase from article
III. winch states:
Powers stranger to the dispute may
have the right to offer good offices or me-
'1dti'H even curing the course OF hostllitles,
anu article ' Whlch says: The functions OF
IN" ieJiator are AT an end when once 1t Is
u,,iared' ei'htr by one OF the parties to the
ulSPule or pN tte mediator himself, that the
NJ ans VI rtcohcllla'i"h proposed by MIN are
nor accepted rms would seem 10 render
any iutiier action OF me nlted STATES I'M
huvISaolt' uhdeT exls'lnS circumstances
Ih' SIPS taken py the President In his
tdrhy7' ueSlre 10 see an emo TO the strife
MIilcii mas cdtisea 50 Hluch SUFFERING. may
n is pt sdld 10 nave gone 10 ,he extreme
Inn I'M Per mica 70 MN indeed. II IN ms
nScr"'ipii, ne had CHOSEN not TO present to
'nSlaili 'fe south AFRICAN request Tor good
'inc"S, ne might nave 1ustfhed his action by
f'i'IriHs 10 the following declaration which
a. made in the very act of signing The
hague convention by the Observation-Disclosures