Evening star., 1902-02-06
HAVE FULL POWERS
Boer Delegates at The Hague Deny
British Assertions
Made IN REPLY TO DUTCH NOTE
Lord Salisbury is Puzzled by Ac-
ton of Holland.
ECH AT BAN U z T

THE HAGUE. February Gas an out
| come of conferences held here the Boer |
delegates have issued a communique thank |
ing the Dutch government for Its efforts
/ toward bringing about peace in South !
Africa and denying the British statement |
that they have had instructions from |
| South Africa since March, 1900 The dele |
| gates affirm they possess plenary powers |
still In full force, and declare that the re- !
ply of Great Britain to the Dutch note
| proves that the only object of the former |
| country is the determination of the Boer
| nation and is a further obstacle to any |
| idea on the part of the delegation Of ap- |
| plying to the British government for safe |
| conducts or anything else. 1t is under |
| stood that the Boer delegates. with DR.. |
| Leyds, the European representative of the
! Transvaal, will have another conference |
| with Mr.. Kruger today.
| May Ask Use of Cables.
| 1t is rumored here that Dr. Kuyper, the
| Dutch premier, will request the use of
/ the cables in order to sound Mr.. Steyn |
I former president of the Orange Free
State, respecting the waving of independ-
| ence, and to induce Mr. Steyn and Mr..
| Schalkburger to issue proclamation rec
| ognizing the right Of the delegates in Eu-
| rope to represent the republics in any ne
| gotiations.
Mr. Vessels in an interview insisted that
| there could be no valid negotiations with
| out the concurrence of the Boer delegates
| in Europe. and, like the other Boer lead
| ers here. he seemed convinced that neither
Steyn, Schalkburger nor the Boer generals
| would approach Lord Kitchener with peace
| oVertureS.
! LONDON, February 6.-The Brussels
| correspondent of the Daily Express says
that Mr. Fischer, the Boer delegate. ard
| DR.. Leyds, the Transvaal agent, conferred
at The Hague today with Mr. Kruger and
| Baron Van Linden, the Dutch minister of
| foreign affairs.
| Holland Puzzles Salisbury.
| A dispatch from London last night says:
Lord Salisbury, the premier. unveiled a
| life-sized marble statue of the late queen
at the Junior Constitutional Club tonight.
! Speaking at a dinner after the unveling,
| the premier referred to the recent Dutch
note in a tone, for him, of unusual aip-
| pancy. He said that doubtless some of
| his auditors thought it a bit of luck to
| catch cabinet minister and extract from
! him some information concerning that
abortive crisis which had lately filled col
umns in the newspapers. He doubted,
| however, if they would extract much. For
himself, he was unable to imagine the OBJ
ject of the Dutch government, for whose
| friendly feelings he had the greatest ad-
| miration, but he could not see the precise
! object they hoped to gain by this curious
| step.
1T was clear that the Dutch" contin-
ued Lord Salisbury, had authorization
| from our enemies on the continent, since
from the moment this action on the part
| Of the Netherlands government was
nounced these enemies We'd with each
other in declaring the Dutch action to be
undesired.
Suggestion of n BusybOdy.
His majesty's government certainly
knew nothing of the genesis of this move-
ment The fact that such a step was
taken, however, reminds me that we have
arrived at a condition of things which, in
a critical period of this character, always
occurred, period when there would be
many persons attempting to bring numer
GUS people of different views together, and
when there would be many suggestions
which it would be neither easy nor de-
slrable to notice"
The premier explained that his only rea-
son for alluding to such things was that
time was coming when the people must
think more of the suggestions of their in
telligence and less of the suggestions of
their emotions
There Is no longer any question of
sentiment" continued Lord Salisbury.
I'VE have entered upon matter of busi-
ness which we might push through. What
we are now seeking is security. Any
peace which recognizes fully the rights of
the sovereign and gives security for
the empire we should accept not only with
willingness, but with delight. 1t is useless
pleasant recollection in the minds of those
with whom we are fighting.
THE only result that can compensate
for the sacrifice of blood and treasure is
that for the future there shall be security
in that part of the empire upon which
the ambition of Mr. Kruger has poured
this abundance of sorrow and desolation.'' -
Ireland the Paramount Question.
Lord Salisbury said he had no misgiv-
ings for the future, and that he believed
the war had made the country more con-
fident in its external policy, more con-
WINGED that it's opinions would receive due
consideration from the comfy of nations
! But when the present strain had passed
away, continued the speaker, there would
still remain duties which could not be
shirked. The existence of hostile feeling
in Ireland was a signal that the efforts
/ upon which depended in no light degree
a the glory and continuance of the empire
t must not be relaxed
d The maintenance of our position in Ire.
land is the most vital object the empire
- has, and 1t can only be attained by streru
= Gus exertions,' said the premier.
& The premier asked If the Irish people
n loved the government better than they
z did formerly, and replied himself that they
r. did not. He said the feelings of hostility
Y | which had been expressed We're more TN
q compromising than any expressiones which
u had ever issued from the lips of Parnel
;G or O'Connell. An Irish government will
N power to accumulate arms and ammunt
;S tlon Woulu constitute more serious tnrea
y than had the Beers. While the orthodo,
= leader of the liberal party had declared
q himself in favor of home rule, said tn,
y | speaker the semi-orthodoX leader of tina
u party, whose utteTances We're harder t
N interpret, while he had not pledged him
3 self to home rule had studiously avoided
Il any pledge from which the contrary nigh
y be inferred.
sS The premier concluded with saying tha
y the conspicuous duty of the unionists wa
IS to maintain a permanent junction between
- England and Ireland and that it was b,
sustaining this junction that they woul,
\ maintain the greatness of the constitution
I and the splendor of the British empire
MEMORIAL TO PATRIOTISM.