New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-28
MORE POWERS NEUTRAL.
ro1,R OF THE SIX GREAT EUROPEAN
NATIONS HAVE DECLARED
THEIR ATTITUDE.
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA STILL DELAY BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE oTHEhs-foH-
T1-GAL AND THE SPANISH FLEET

AT ST VINCENT.
Washington. April 27.-The State Department
nosted a notice to-day saying that II had peeh
officially advised OF the issuance or neu'rai''S
orders by ITALY, the Netherlands S"tzerianu ~.
Norway and Sweden. Russia ana Ooio'"o'a' ~
these should be added Great Britain 'ia' ''.'
trv having issued q neutrality procian'a''o',' az
though the State Department has not YET ''',
officially advised OF the fact IL Is suppose
also that the official notice OF french heu'i any
will be received by tomorrow as press VIC
matches announce that proclamation
agreed upon at yesterdays Cabinet Couh0" ~
Paris The French Ambassador NJ. CANNON
has not yet received any notice OF the proc'a'''"
ton.
DELAY BY AUSTRIA AND GERMAN
Including France. four out OF 'he BIN o.,
Powers OF Europe have declared their he"''"
ity. namely. Great Britain France i'"'S CIV.
Russia Germany and Austria nave "o'
acted. The delay OF Austria does not cause SUI
prise as her sympathy with Spain IS inoie ue
cided than that OF any other country OIL Hu
rono II is not doubted however. that Austria
will assume a neutral attitude sooner OF '"'e''
Tho delay Of Germany Is felt TO be caused
solely by consulting her own commerc'a' '"''
ests before shaping the exact terms oi '"e
tralitv proclamation. From the hrS' vel
and Great Britain have opposed the ''en.
search as detrimental to their commerce
far Spain has announced much "oie
doctrine than the United states IN 'h'S III"
The Spanish order published In the o'"o'"' ""
zette" last Monday announced the purp'''
exercising the right OF search OF HI ,''''
.h,na IN rho high seas The Presidents proc'a-
nation of Yesterday qualified the risht Vi S''i
by saying that IL rs to he exercised WIN So
regard of the right Of neutrals ana '"e wy
=, vail s,eauers are not 10 be interfered Win
except On the clearest ground OF susp'clo'' Wv.
II is understood that this matter OF rish' ..
search Is causing the hesitation on the part "
GERMANY and that II It is satisfactorily estao-
lshed that her merchant ships sha' "o' '
barassed Germany will adopt the same course
as other nations
The action already taken by four Of the PIX
great Powers shows that there Will be no concert
OF interference either between the great Powers
or between the three Powers constituting the
Dreibund.
PORTUGALS ATTITUDE IMPORTANT
TIL. attitude OF Portugal is felt to be more i'm
portant tust at present than that OF any OF the
great Powers Of Europe. owing TO the presence
OF the Spanish feet at the Cape Verd Islands
belonging TO Portugal Neither the state De
partment nor the Portuguese Minister at WASH
ington Viscount De Santo-Thyrso. had received
word UP TO tonight as TO the purpose OF fortu-
gal on the question OF neutrality. ms causeu
considerable apprehension in Official circles mere
40 I, WAS felt that Portugals nearncss 70 Spain
might incline her 10 Withhold neuUail'y
nroclama,ion for time She owns the Cape
tNht
would give the Spanish feet three important
bases OF operation. Late in the day the press
dispatches from Lisbon. saying that the Cabinet
Council would declare neutrality tomorrow. re
lieved this apprehension considerably. The ef-
feet Of the decree will be to compel the Spanish
fleet at Cape verd to sail Immediately. 1t Is
fol, however that Portugal has done her neigh
Dor a good turn In dcferring the proclamation
until tomorrow. ms the Spanish feet has been
having in stores and coal for several days past.
and doubtless will be fully equipped and ready
N sail before the neutrality proclamation forces
Il out Of Portuguese waters.
Colombia IS the only South or Central Amer
lean country which thus far has declared heu-
trallty. Spain has been counting much on the
cooperation Of Spanish Amercan countries. but
there f. no reason 10 doubt that all OF them VIII
adopt a neutral position.
no MOVE TOWARD INTERVENTION.
Members OF the Diplomatic Corps dismiss the
report coming from Europe that another move
toward European Intervention VIII be made as
soon as Spain suffers a decisive reverse. This Is
said to he purely conjectural. as no such move
has taken form thus far by the exchange Of
notes.
1t is accepted rs settled that no more ships In
tended for the American Navy can leave the
ports Of those countries which have declared
their neutrality This result Is most serious IN
the case Of the cruiser Albany, now At the Arm
strong yards Elswick. England. The Wow
among diplomatic officials is that neither tho
Albany nor the torpedo boat Somers can sail.
even though the United States flag was raised
over them before the proclamation Of neutrality
was Issued II is said that the raising Of the
flag cannot avoid the manifest use Of the ship
for war purposes.
EXCITEMENT IN SYRACUSE.