Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-28
APPEAL BY BoERs.
Council Urged to Obtain England's
 Consent to a Settlement

Council Urged to Obtain England's
 Consent to a Settlement
 New York, Sept 2s. Charles D. Pierce, representative ill the United States of the Orange Free State, has received a copy of the appeal made by. the Boers to the administrative coun- cil of the permanent court of arbitra- ton at The Hague. A translation of the appeal, which is dated The Hague, September 10. is as follows:-
 "The undersigned plenipotentiaries of the South African republic and plen- ipotentiaries of the Orange Free State, acting on behalf of both these states, have the honor to bring the following to your notice: Under date of April 9, last, the then chairman of your council communicated to representatives of both states that permanent court of arbitration had been constituted. At tention was hereby specially called to the proviso i'll The Hague convention of July 29, 1899, for the peaceful set clement of international difficulties whereby the jurisdiction of the per manentd court could be extended to differences between powers which had AOI OCIolllC SlS5IdlOllCS- cS dl5O pC- tween powers which had become and those which had not become sigma tories
 Immediately already on the receipt of this communication notification was made, on behalf of the governments of both states represented by the under signed to his excellency the then pres ident of your council that these gov ernments would be pleased if the war. then being Waged in South Africa could be terminated by the arbitrament of this court. Now that this war has gone on for nearly two years without any prospects of an endithereto except in the way only recently acknowledged as being the most efficaciouS and at the same time the most equitable means of deciding International differ ences, to wit, Submission to arbitra- ton, the desirability. mutually, for such a peaceful termination cannot but become more and more acknowledged.
 '"They repeat the proposal formerly made with all the more confidence now that the permanent court of arbitration has been called into existence on the proposition of England herself and that the cnalflnan or your council mas deemed fit to call their attention to the ! hereinbefore alluded to article % of. The Hague convention.
 'The undersigned moreover allege that England already at the outbreak of the war commenced and has ever since continued to act in contraven- tion of the rules of war between civ ilized powers as generally, and also by England herself, acknowledged, and as solemnly confirmed by The Hague convention of 29th June, 1899.
 Since England sees fit to deny the continual violation of the laws of war fare, the states represented by the un- dersigned consider that they may also in regard to this difference seek a de- cision of the permanent court of arbi- tration.
 1 ''The undersigned and their govern ments are aware that in order to ob 1 tain such a decision the consent of England is. required. They. therefore, take the liberty of soliciting your coun- cil to apply for such consent or to en- deavor to obtain the same by your mediation or that of the governments represented by you"