It cannot for a moment be supposed that the President would consider that an opportunity of the kind contemplated was offered by the war in South Africa.
(3) One would like to know at what date, if at all, the Prime Minister of the British colony of the Cape was pleased, as is alleged, to follow the lead of the Presidents of the two Boer Republics in bestowing his grateful approval upon the petition in question.
Your obedient servant, T.E.HOLLAND.
Oxford, October 28 (1899).
_Par._ 2 (1) .-- The Convention of 1899 was ratified by Great Britain, on September 4, 1900; and between that year and 1907 practically all civilised Powers ratified or acceded to it.

It is now, for almost all Powers, superseded by The Hague Convention, No.i.of 1907, which, reproduces Art.

3 of the older Convention, inserting, however, after the word "utile," the words "et desirable." _Ib._ (2) .-- On March 6, 1900, the two Boer Republics proposed that peace should be made on terms which included the recognition of their independence.

Great Britain having, on March 11, declared such recognition to be inadmissible, the European Powers which were requested to use their good offices to bring this about declined so to intervene.

The President of the United States, however, in a note delivered in London on March 13, went so far as to "express an earnest hope that a way to bring about peace might be found," and to say that he would aid "in any friendly manner to bring about so happy a result." Lord Salisbury, on the following day, while thanking the United States Government, replied that "H.M.