The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28

I TO get the troops together from PUSHING
their work with the greatest energy
The enormous amount Of wark involy-
ed in increasing the army, regular and
volunteer, has caused General Miles to
abandon his southern trip for the pres
ent.
! The state department posted notice
yesterday stating 1t had been officially
advised of the issuance OF neutrality
orders by Italy. the Netherlands,
Switzerland, Norway and Sweden, Rus
sa and Colombia. To these should be
added Great Britain. although the state
department has not yet been officially
advised of the fact. 1t is supposed,
also, that the official notice Of France 5
neutrality will be received today, as a
proclamation was agreed upon at Tues
days cabinet council at Paris
Including France. four out Of the six
great powers Of Europe have declared
their neutrality. namely. Great Britain,
France, Italy and Russia. There re-
main Of the great powers Germany
and Austria, neither Of which have yet
acted. The delay or Austria docs not
cause surprise, as Austria's sympathy
with Spain is more pronounced than
that Of any other country of Europe.
II is not doubted, however, that Aus
tria Will assume neutral attitude sooner
or later The delay Of Germany is felt
to be due solely to Germapys consult
ing her own commercial interests be-
fore shaping the exact terms of her
neutrality proclamation.
From the first Germany and Great
Britain have opposed the right of
search as detrimental to British and
German commerce. Thus far Spain has
announced much more radical doc
trlne than the United States in this
matter. The Spanish order published
in the Official Gazette last Monday an
nounced the purpose of exercising the
right of search OF all merchant ships
on the high seas. The presidents proc
lamation of Tuesday qualified the right
of search by saying that it Is ito be
exercised with strict regard of the
right Of neutrals. and the voyages of
mail steamers are not to be interfered
with, except on the cloarest ground Of
suspicion" etc.
right of search Is causing the hesitation
on the part of Germany. and that If it
Is satisfactorily established that German
merchant ships shall not be subject to
harassment Germany will adopt the
same course as other nations.
The action taken already by four of
the six great powers shows there will
be no concert of interference either
between the great powers or between
the three powers constituting the drei-
bund.
The Attitude of Portugal.
The attitude of Portugal is felt to be |
more important just at present than
that Of any of the great powers of Eu-
rope. owing to the presence of the
Spanish fleet at the Cape Verde Islands,
belonging to Portugal. Neither the |
state department or the Portuguese
minister at Washington, Viscount de
Santo -Thyrso, has received word as to
the purpose of Portugal on the question
of neutrality, and the report that she
had ordered Spanish ships to leave
Cape Verde islands Is disproved. This
caused considerable apprehension in
official circles here, as it was felt that
PortugaFs Vicinage to Spain might in.
cline her to withhold neutrality for a
time. She owns the Cape Verde group,
the Azores and the Madeiras, which
would give the Spanish fleet three very
important bases Of operations. The
press dispatch from Lisbon last even
ing saying that the cabinet council
would declare neutrality today relieved
this apprehension considerably. The
effect of the decree will be to compel
the Spanish fleet at Cape Verde toI
leave Immediately. 1t is felt however,,
that Portugal has dona her neighborI