The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-20

common opinion in diplomatic circles n 4
tnat there has been no such thing as !
FORMAL declaration OF war; and II Ia re-
CARED that OF late years II has become
ra'ner the rule than the exception to wage
war actually without a formal declaration g
IN the present case. however, the fact a
regarded among diplomats as OF the frrt
IMPORTANCE for the reason that the powers
nave gwen notice that the nation that 10
the assressor In the conflict will not be
permitted to reap any advantage from A
war While Turkey may be strongly armed
WIN evidence going to show that Greece
mas been the aggressor, still, II abe herself
mast been the frat TO formally declare war,
'nHt TACT must have technical weight In
auecting the Judgment of the powera
The progress OF the hostilities Is being
watched with the keenest interest In milf
tarv circles here. Already there has been
great demand for accurate maps of the
scene of the first outbreak and this has
been responded to by the military informal
ton bureau by giving orders for tho prep
nratioD of such map as was issued during
the war between China and Japan, a pub
iication OF great value to tho student Of
war. II NAV be said that while the SYM
pathiee of army officers lie largely with
| the Greeks they fully expect the Turks will
prevail IN the end allowed to WACO war
untMmmoled by tho Interference OF other
powers, and there are signs to indicate that
such arrangement has been reached by tho
PRINCIPAL military and naval powers OF Eu-
ropc as will make this possible. The war
dppnrtment experts say turkey on paper
at least has one OF the most formidable
armies In the world and although II is gen.
orally admitted that It's strength my not
pe anywhere near as large as tius act out,
sun there actually cStsts A military force
n't,ne Mnich NAV oil Grecee Is nbsolutey
~ ni'lo''nt ~ hu,i,ne,s. IN auu','oh W
| WIS hnineiioA supetlo'i.y we WA uepa!t-
men' eNperts say the turkish forces for
| ."'i't t.i'v haye n'pa Tue pehel't Oh framing
NV iu'''te, v, V, ,r.Dl,, s,."'s oiiloets
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e, VI h' ,, ,as,Ni, iA,s Nv ms oauN ono
". ''ie apiest ~ atVs.s'a IN an europe IN
s,'o person %. Lieo'ehaht ''eheral faron
| Nu',''i' 'v" rVtsoi'I' u herman u,,ieer
,, ,Nap.a 10 uih,S py Emperor Wii,iain;
ms u.nuur Is s.'" w "is,ts \" Himself az,
eilo uuni'I'eo vi "a '' '' s"',u nVHo'n' 'i'a
an Htv''e'eIu s0s.', Nv pa'Vslpa.cu
| W. ~ WaI "ith ,''i'''iN W. az ,'' ,la'so-
| tlusSflii WI ~ III ,Hp 49, ,'Ns'"n
war. ard IN addition he is tho author Of
three miltay poohb mat are regarded
| "'Ihoat az 'VAt ,'VNhs III the sefNNe
~ ~ rcpoIuu heie ',ut Baron Won ier-
1 So"S w rcaily the author OF tne pan OF
| campaign nhaer when the Iurkish gov
| oinment Is fightlng
The war department is preparing to coll
| lcct the technical information that may
be derived from the war.
Captain Schriyon the military attacho
| Of the United States embassy ut Rome,
| has already teicgraphod the department
for permission to 70 to Turkey TO watch
the progreas of tho war md the necessary
permission will be given. II no finds It
desirable that some one should act In a
like caracity with tho Groek army. tho
denartment win probably send Major
Dorst orr military attache AT Vienna to
,I,, scrfc
| wnshingt,n AnrI lathe nresidept ia
taxing nm active Interest In the struuele
| hatvsan no tro,,,s md r,,rla and 4. heing
con.tan,,v .Jyiasd hy mo dan,rtmsnt a,
ta, @ a., ~, ,otsst Observation-Disclosures In
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lurRss, Tue 'a'.er pr, ., NAY, ~ naau
any deeply ooneerhen IN Tue "e'e'ophieh's
IN ,htt quarter
WIN the licot OF american wa,st'ps s, now
on the lurklsh shore !, IL leit INA, u,i nus
been hoho mat can pe uohe, Nlth'n u
short Time some question may ARISE tnat
VIII involve action oil some sort on OUT
pnI.' nllslns, peinaps, ',u'i , neninptn y
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