Show ASKS mediations GROSVENOR POKES FUN AT THE COLORA DOAN washington feb 7 in tho mr of colorado was alvn 43 minutes in which to complete a speech ho made last week in favor of mediation by tho united states in the south african war under the haduo convention he con tended england could not consider an offer of mediation an unfriendly act he contended that the south african republic was an independent government great britaina Britain 3 claim of suzerainty while the british were demanding relief in tho south african republic he sald three thousand dutch residents of british guiana born upon british soil who are not allowed to hold official positions in the executive or judicial branches of the colonial government were petitioning for relief their cases were almost analogous to those of the outlanders in tho transvaal yet great britain refused to listen to the dutch in her own colony sir Sh atroth said he did not advocate armed intervention or even mediation but only the tender of our good offices under section 3 of the hague treaty mr grosvenor of ohio replied briefly to mr saying that the ratifications ficat ions of the hague treaty have not been exchanged ho said he pat izod with any people struggling for liberty ho bet the house in a roar with the that a committee of members at salaries of 20 each be appointed to roam over the earth to whore wrongs havo been committed and to report to the house in order that tho united states might go to war every time the kin of any of our constituents were oppressed |