The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-18
UNCLE SAM PASSIVE.
STRICT NEUTRALITY TO DE OBJ
SERVED by UNITED STATES.
The Opinion Expressed Secretary OF
state sherman and othcrs-in
tere~t. Arc small.

washington. April f7-The news o. the
, crisis in the Cre,an situation was the A5-
> Borblng topic In oflclA. clrcles here To-
: night. The bulletins TO the Associated
Press were taken to the White House and
10 members ot the cabinet leading dipio-
instic representatives and the chamber Of
foreign committees 10 congress, so saat
| those most Interested IN the event received
early information Q. Tic gravity which the
situation has assumed. The expressions
; were general that the course OF this cour-
!, Try was PLAN IN preserving a strict neu-
trsli,y. 1t was felt on all sides among Of
iIciais that Tie real gravity Of the an
Z. rouncemes9t wsx AZ the prospect that 1t
would serve as the spark TO start me cor
/ flagratiou tarouEhou: ali Europe.
Secretary Sherman was seea az his rez!-
deuce toulEht and shown the Bulletins.
1t Is 10 sgrp-.se. Eai. the SECRETARY Of
state. as fs.ent eyeuiz have seemed 10
maSs var Inevitable and ! have expected
thar result would come Fortunately the
scene Of ne reuo'ted conflict is far from
lie. and Tia llta-1 states bas little or no
concern with the Far We VIII. OF course.
observe the sirfetes; neutrality a. botH.s,u
The ptriie. This 8 4 natural ressl; from
the candiuors prevailing and viii require
f no declaration q neutrality. Our com
neFciel inIerss.s WIKI Greccc and Turkey
are very sr.al so there ls no great cause
Tot e'sigrheace IN ;ha, direction The ex-
porta 20 Greece amounted 20 ssze ez7 las;
year. an 'nsignitic1-t sum. barely per
ceot as COMPARED wi;h az total exports
TurEeT eTpori ed TO the United states g.
tlSN| las -r2r. showing : similar coudl-
ION u export teai.aEs between the United
1fsF r ~.
Our CON Fnsrcial. geographical ana t-ol!llcal
ien'a''on from those countries leaaes ~
quite ;ree from any pcs.ible en.ang!eu1ont
in toe conflict
Ar Shermsns Alteration was called 70
he repo-rs somc tine Eiace that tho
trlnd States wsr'hip Bancroft might be
sent 81 znardSh!p 70 The United STATS
minister Nj Terrell. at Constsutinopl,.
sad ne secretary VAS asked II the var was
Hl'lr o. renew tie occasion for q aarshio
IN ne Golden Horn
h~fs h1s teen 10 talk Of that Of late"
saiG he And ses no occasion for any
change IL affairs Ttr news ,onlgb, Ia no
-aY etahseG OUT mlaisIers 10 rn-i,ey or
1fseoe Their nsh's and imnuul;ies arc
~ no way lim'ted end their ofaeAl rosl-
ton gives them asylum against al! dis
orders Except In the profound regret our
People VII feel that two nations are in.
-, ~ %a' we an lie in no way in
ca,a,s.
senator DAVIS chairman q, the senate
committee ou foreign relations read tho
/ bultfiiIf Wiit great iu.e-esr and in r.
sPotEe 70 request Tor g;1tetltort. said.
-, - .1Nr OF '4t Hiel states VIII.
,h.a-..,,. D' ,he ~, henirhltiy and strict
II,,ia - o. ~ 'as' me war can have
niue "1crl uron rg as our lnteresta are
70 srnaH ~ ihat parf NJ tho world Bu, 4,
- '.'," 'thi0r, tnfe "a ElrpHc and
@s,et., H. ne h-at Sep toward
-, tr Hii E4FnDeau9. II Is al
aoo,.t. - '7N'i unless p quick and
ar 80 ,.t.- ~, '.nl.''H ny on" sue
n 3. ~, D.. ,, 'sa, crash comes II
how ,bo ,,re-, go, !. li''eut 10 say
inr ,.i,.t -''o ~, Hurope each haY-
1,o. a,,,.,-,,.i.. "'l % Tane"d Russia
,ba-. h., 49,. ~ VurINlh6 Greece, hut
e,,e,..,,.t,. AM ffisons to Indicate that
vbicb ~ HilHht ana Tn" spectacle
,r.t5 IL 'n 'n' E'ea'e5' shock TO TIE
,opean oo,yeS @' t ,aa peeh that 81 the Eu-
I.n''a Dotnh ning Crete -
material 1870, "ae 'nh.a II Greece had the
var o'''y on an energetic
,-T.t, .,-,....,,
i'm Il, ,-r',,ct, :, ~ itetc' ia much ereater
900 ra,,.ie 80 r." ~ ahe Eaa .6Oo,-
tr, foyc,. 81, - n.', Nv, p.DpApIY ylell a light
a. 49,, ~ 'D.u' 'Yp-9n' men The Greek
"a mao ~, - o,.allr OF Greece and 1t
,b,,s.a-.t. ~ us'oUd, royal and en-
Arts ,,,.o- tktshnS az! through
.rs a.. 80. 1Au ,hto turkey Ihen there
rs 10 49,. ,-.. pniux W Europe as well
.,,.., nn ~ 'sh eouhtflea or Mon
,.<,,. 1870, 49, W nsr,la' Whlch nave been
sro ~ ~, , INV l"Ieelshlns OF iate' There
is~., - the various points for
h.ts,, =, 60, a. anu lornniaabie uprising IN
4, e. NJ t., 'feh pssond her borders:
on 49, ,'a Wi ean o, cpntiict until
,'',,',,, W. 49,, unWh IN that gives real
No. r,. y" ,n, ANu l
,;a,, a, ~ 't.n 'I''lal'F' huht apna hey, re-
o. W. - r.s,nlsltNo OF inc Associated
80 W. ult inrkish legation tonight and
60, ~, tI'ht interest inc dispatches from
"t,'a,t inpp,c w ~ INST time tmid-
~ p'lnl.,or had received nc official
a,ohIE On me suhlect The minister
~ nopelnl mar an outbreak may
'hcnfSlcnh ~ the Creek irreRulprs across
~, I.1tlln bfaer may compel Turkey to
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