The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-29

aAem. Legislators are not Without a
.vCsr sense of what is becoming in the
III 81 respect, aud the recent iln'sss OF
Il ding has for a time--only dime, how
nr-put stop TO the animated dis
txsion that has been going oa in Nor
ssr3sn government circles regarding the
BeS Gag.
~ movement has been "a national one
III has been openly advocated for some
tnes Definite legislative acton, how
Nes vas not begun until the middle OF
December, when 1t was announced in
Sicckholm that at a meeting of the Nor
wkisn cabinet it was resolved to esk tho
liz 10 sign decree legalizing vhs de-
tison OF the Storthing establishing sera-
nie Norwegian flag, ii was also re-
ultsd that the foreign office inform the
1asuIs abroad of the operation OF ths
~
d showShow earnest it was in the mat
Ii ne cabinet declared DIT would resign
M body II it's request was not granted.
~ kings illness. however, kept the mat
NJ ~ dbeyance.
Is not made quite clear as to just
ut 10 the nature of the change the Nor
vsfsans desire The royal flags of tho
txo puntr!es are alike as to size and
tnipe End have one striking feature in that
nv have three points, something that nU
e'bH national flag possesses.
may be that the Norwegians are de-
uacus Of eliminating this pnlnt of re-
kmohrce from their new flag since IN
eAer respects the flags of both Norway
iM Sweden are so muca alike that al a
essDcc ii is not easy to TELL one from the
e'tsr. The elimination of this third tail
lys the Norwegian flag would solve this
tRhcuity.
~ present the Norwegian royal flag has
end ground crossed with b,ue. with t1e
WI coiors In The upper corner and the
~ olsrms in the center. Ti's merchant
Ivy the same as this. but rtctsngll'r
" snapa AMI is without the coit OF arl's.
me swsdsN royal flag is blus crossed
sNo yellow. the royal colors in the uppsr
Naer and the cont OF arms also IN Ire
vGer The merchant flag IS rectangular
~ JACKS The cost OF arms.
whether England does or docs not hrld
,n'e. as her recent occupation Of tie
A1na gives European diplomats reason
y oeilefe she intends trying. 1t is scarcely
rsNoio that she will be the first OF ire
1si0pean powers to break fai in wi d ths
VIVA Or that the other powers will rei--
All her 10 do so.
ne Island OF Crete has furnished us
~, 80 ssnety of interests the past three
, ~ having given us the Gnsco- Turkl sh
III turae1 the word ''ulsimatiln" into
q pp,ect for the humorous psrngrlIlaer;
" ~ also was the scene of she fsnsus III
~ y tne 5000 melinite smell which ira
I'd mule. '''e' aAu s''sn only kl'iea an
Is y, Y proposes to add TO tho brillsncy.
sMT flag. ''As ~ e 80
Il enough theIe are fewer indications
4. y eioIds hanging over l,.,st IsIsni
81 NJ sne ~ onere have been far any I'm
su,t Le VS. three years there a-e st II a
ln,nr. ~ number OF these narb nee. S Of
y ~ aplomatic squalls TO keep the eyes
b; N arious foreign offices rather sharp
~ on that rartioular spot on thu
a. b., wsat with the recent landing OF
h M YEA s Troops and the dissatisfaction
1a3s Itan over the way the prom se3
tit(s ~. nave bsen kept 1t may bs pos-
ma IN, s, before the year is ou , some
- ~, sl,ums may be issued ceJcsrl-
nj sbs,,. 'ann' some more harmless mali
eC<ase may be fired, and that the flag
Nii ~, msy nave become a stansa.i that
y history. ''seii 'ifmiy In ths pIses
mr. wired from Paris that the four
d ca. 'slererted In the reconstruction
acEss,rr nave agreed upon the design OF
u In Ass ,isg. The flag Is blue. traveresd
N daeonal baIds of white. forming
NJ Nh : cross. In the upper cum
Ma 49, me start. is red fled bear
e@Srsx me ive-nolniei star, the r 4
11srsi being The symbol 81 Tina suran's
6tke s,us l'ns flag will be submitted
m r,,s and cretans for approval.
Nj 800, ean Of the new Cretan flag,
Ma nss .fetans Ia Athens Lately pa
~ TO- Nalte flag baaring a black
~ foso, ~ y was expected -would be
e>ltins sAnressed that any symbol OF
!el,tnne rSufa be likely TO exsite dis
hn. the MSsammedal popu-
NJ h,rb,,a IS not likely 10 enpreci lie
Dir,ls NE ingenuity with which the
lled IN we bnrcpein powers have
N srcm, r Sas letter, u not 10 the spirit.
kaue Il ,si the Turkish flas ssplld
&}ttA $500. ..pst over one OF the fortified
l3>ltn,r w Crete In token o. his
~ ~ me, anev fivs sslscte5 for tht
= ~ ntus lsls,1 Of Sud,. which
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