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Show TO KKKI' HANKS OVV UNCLE SAM WILL NOT BE DRAWN INTO CHINESE TROUBLE. Question of Neutrality at Shanghai Muat be Solved Without tha Aid ef tha United Statee. Consul (ieneral (loodnow cabled th atate department Monday that thl conference of foreign consul al Hhanghal, which adjourned MondaJ morning, waa resumed In the after noon. After a gixxl d"-al of dlscuaslol no aolutlon waa offered for the pre ent condition of alTalra, and It wai anggeated that each consul report directly di-rectly to hla own government, aaklnf what had been done. If anything. Mr Ooodhow had no augxestlon to offer tha atate department. He baa beea given Instructions which It la believed will prevent the CnMed Hlatoe from being entangled In the anttlement of the question of Chlna'a neutrality al Bhanghal. II la aaseried positively at tha havj department that the Anmrlcan fleet at Bhanghal la not charged with thl protection of Chlnene neutrality bj any apeclal Instruction. The oftlclali here are convinced that the JapancM have no Intention of violating Chines, neutrality and. furthermore, that thet would not Jeopardise the Immenaely valuable forcliin Inti'resta In Hhanghal Hhang-hal by making the harbor a naval bat tli'croini'l No Instruction have beei aent to Admiral Stirling to Interfert wlih tha action of tho Japanean Tea ela. |