The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-28
THE APPEAL BY THE Beers.
Court of Arbitration Asked to set
tie the War with England.

Charles ID. Pierce. representative I'm the
United States of the Orange Free state.
has received a copy of the appeal made 10y
the Beers to the Administrative Council of
the Permanent Court of Arbitration at
The Hague a translation of the appeal
which is dated The Hague. September 10,
follows.
Under date of April last che then
chairman of your council communicated
To- the representatives OF both States shat
the Permanent Court Of Arbitration had
been constituted
Attention was thereby specially called
TO the proviso in The Hague Convention
Of July -, 1899. for the peaceful settle
meut OF international differences whereby
the jurisdiction of the Pyrm8nent Court
could bee extended to differences between
Powers which had not become siEu.Jories-
Immediately upon receipt of this com
municatiou notification was made. on be-
half Of of the Gov, ruments of both the
States repres. ntcd 10y the undersigned. TO
his exc, ueucy the then president Of your
council that these Governments would be
pleased if the war being waged in South
Africa could DE terminated by the arbitra-
mcnt of this court
Now that this war has gone on for
nearly two years without any prospects
. Of an end thereto except by submission
10 arbitration. the desirabiIity for such q
peaceful termination cannot but become
more and more Acknowledged
The States represented by the under
signed, therefore. consider that they
should repeat the proposal already made
by them before the war. but rejected by
England, TO submit 10 arbitration the set
urment Of the differences which gave rise
90 the war
In this they particularly have in view
the question whether England is right in
alleging that any action was taken by the
Republics which had for its object the
/ suppr' ssion Of the English element in OF
its expulsion from South Africa. and gen
orally whether the Reuubfica have made
themselves guilty Of any act which would
give England the right To deprive them
Of their independence.
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
prcrositiGn Of England herself.
The undersigned moreover alleEe that
England has continued 10 act in contra
Eention of tho rules Of war between civil
lZvd powers as generally. and also by
England herself. acknowledged. and more
particularly in cOutrayention Of the fol-
lowing articles Of the said rules. {. s. 7,
IA, -, IL. . tand thereof the sub-seCtiOnS
c. q. g. Z. g =. y, p, a. a. 46, AZ, 80. y.
%, and 3D. while England has moreover
quite recently. BY proclamation issued by
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, at Pre-
toria, and dated August :. 1901. virtually
notified that she intends shortly to take
acton in contraventiOn Of article % also
The Governments Of me States repre-
scented by the Undersigned are fully pre-
pared TO substantiate tho allegations
made
The undersigned are aware that in
order 70 obtain such a decision the con
sent Of England is required. They there
I fore take ths liberty Of soliciting your
council to apply for such consent
Should the English Government give
an unfavOrable reply II Will be manifest
l that they dare not submit themselves to
I the Judgment Of a conscientious. learned,
and impartial tribunal
| Nv. J. Leyds. A. Fischer. A D w VOL
/ merars, PienipotentlaTies Of the South
/ African Republic.
| "A Fischer. G. n. Vessels. PIeuipOten-
/ tiaries Of the Orange Free State