Show x r I f i U MAY f r BOER 0 r i Washington May Ma 19 9 The creden credentials credentials tiala of the t e gates now non in m I Washington wilt will wi bd submitted to the secretary ot or State Monday next net I Colonel private secretary of the delegation a called at the state de department department I this morning and ad arranged I with wih Secretary Secret 1 ty Hay that the Boer credentials should be submitted in ad advance advance be vance of the presentation of the gentle gentlemen gente I Imen men themselves th is is in accordance with the tho usual us al urse governing g ve ring the presentation ton of foreign f g ministers minister j It I is by no means u a foregone con conclusion elusion cl sion that tat the delegates are to be i idenie denied denie official recognition on That was wa I the th first decision and ad it may after all allbe al allbe i ibe be the the outcome Bu u it is said that i much depends depend upon the character caracter of i the credentials and also upon the te atti aUl attitude attitude i tude of the delegates themselves It is said among certain officials of the state department that tat if the gov government government government should consider c it i necessary to cast about for tor warrant for accepting the Boers officially it might turn to the convention o of ot between Great i Britain and the th Transvaal and declare that document document is by implication a re renunciation renunciation of Great suzerainty suzerainty consequently it I is said sid thee there rib iio o I i iI other longer exists exist any any probation upon I nations in their dealings with wih the Boer Beer republics at least to the th extent of of offering offering fering official recognition to t their diplo diplomatic I matic representatives I I |