Show AMERICAN MEDIATION HAS DEEM ASKED FOR BY THE BOERS AND REFUSED new york jan 4 A special to the new york herald from washington says there Is reason to believe that the transvaal government has only recently requested this government to use its good offices to bring an end to its war with great britain the proposition came through the american consul at pretoria no answer has been ghen by the state department and unless great britain intimates that ahe is desirous of the president exercising his good offices there is no reason to believe that he will comply with the boer request it is to be expected that a reply will be made acknowledging the receipt of the consuls presentation which lie will transmit to state secretary reitz but this probably is as tor as the government will care to go at thi s time it can be stated on authority that there is no intention on the part of the administration to depart from its policy of interference noninterference non unless re quests top mediation are received aim from orett ore tt britain ind the i transvaal just before the outbreak of hostell ties the boer government appealed io the president to use his influence with great britain to avert the aar bur t ie I 1 president declined to interfere and nothing has occurred to c hangs hs determination in certain quarters there is a dispo to urge american mediation on the ground that under the of i the hague conference the united states could extend its mediation to great britain offending that power in answer to this suggestion it is said sa id first that the united states has not yet become a party to convention because it has not yet been ratified by the senate and second tho american delegates representing the united states at the conference guarded th 0 historic position of the united states by the declaration ithac nothing contained in tho convention should b so construed as to require this government to depart from its policy of noi interfering with foreign questions it is stated that the movements initiated by europeans to obtain the mediation of tills government will be fruitless of results unless as stated they first induce great britain to inu mate tothie government her willingness to accept the exercise of the dents good offices |