It was stated that the Boer delegates were going to present a memorial, whilst M.Pauliat intended to raise the Transvaal question.

My answer was that I intended to be there too, and considered it of interest to treat that question.
Dr.Leyds knew that the majority of the English Members of Parliament who belonged to the Congress had declared themselves against the South African war, and he anticipated that owing to their former declarations they would find it difficult not to side with the pro-Boer sympathisers.
It was rather a clever idea.

But on the 30th of July there was a meeting of the executive Committee composed of two members of each of the various nationalities, at which the English members declared that, if contrary to its regulations, the Transvaal question was to be discussed they were resolved to withdraw.

The Committee decided to admit Mr.
Wessels, formerly Speaker of the Orange Free State Parliament, simply as a member of the Congress; to oppose any discussion of the Transvaal question and to rule that the communication made by the Boer delegates was merely to be circulated among the members as individuals.
My pamphlet, _La Politique Boer_, and my answer in _Le Siecle_ of the 1st of August, were also distributed.

Here are a few extracts: "The manifesto of Messrs.