The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-15
FRANCE AND TUNIS.
The Frontier Question Not Yet
Settled.

Paris, 13.-News is received that Italy,
upon being informed OF the conclusion of
the Tunis treaty, directed her representa-
tives abroad to sound the governments
as To the propriety of converting con-
ference, to which France should be in
vited to submit the treaty. Bismarck,
upon receiving the suggestion, ordered
the German ambassador at Rome TO de-
clare most emphaticslly that Germany
refused TO participate in any such an at
tempt, and rejected AL idea OF q
European conference on Tunisisn affairs.
German delegates at the monetary con-
ference advise America, France, Italy
and Holland to come to an understand
ing as to whether they will have unlim-
tied coinage Of silver on basis Of 15H to
l, other states engaging to observe GER
tain conditions, the principal OF which
will be not to coin gold pieces or issue
paper below 10 francs in value, and to
improve the faeness OF their larger silver
coins.
London, IA Times correspondent
at Rome transmits a summary Of the
Franco-Tunisian treaty as published
there. 1t presents remarkable discrep
ancies with Premier Ferry's statement
in the French Senate yesterday. 1t
omits the Bey's guarantee of war indem-
nifty and says the entire territory, includ-
ing Bizerta, is to be evacuated as soon As
the execution of the treaty is assured,
except some points on the mountains in
the Kroumier territory. 1t has the ap-
pesrance of being cooked to allsy the
excitement, which from the tone of the
press, seems to run high.
Athens correspondent of the Man
chester Guardian says: The French
admiral left Piraense suddenly yesterday
to cruise in Suds Bay, with orders to in
teTcept any Turkish men-of-war bound
for Tunis. Special dispatches from
Athens agree that the opinion is growing
there that Turkey, with the covert assist
ance of the GermRnic powers, is intent
upon preventing an early settlement of
the frontier question. The conditions
proposed by the Porte as preliminary to
commencing the transfer of ceded terri
tory, are regarded as unacceptable and
vexatious. The Porte continues sending
troops to Thesssly. Agents in Thesssly,
Ephesus and Macedonia are urging the
Wallachian population to protest against
an annexation. Dervish Pasha, Turkish
commander, is Offering terms to Albani-
ans, on condition that they will prepare
to defend Thesssly and oppose Hell
lenic occupation. There is general
belief that the frontier question can only
be settled by war. The government con-
tiuues 20 move the army 10 the frontier
with a view to taking over coded terri
tory, but will do nothing to mar the
good effect that has been produced il
| Europe By their prompt acceptance o
the decision of the powers.
Rokestsn has been gazetted as minister
plenipotentiary Of the first class, residen
st Tunis. The newspapers all approv
the treaty.
The RepubliqUe Franchise expresse
admiration st the manner in which gov
eminent conducted affairs, and points t
the necessity of extensive improvement
in the agency, with view to pacifyiu
the people and preparing the way 70
peaceful progress In Africa.
Rome, 14.-The ministry hive tendere,
their resignation. The stipulalioDs in th
FIanco-Tunis treaty excite great indigns
ton there.
London, 1.-THE Central NesDs state
that the British government has decide
to express an opinion on the annexstlo
Of Tunis in dispatch, which will main
tain the ground hitherto taken by Ems
land, that Tunis is part of the Ottoms
Empire, but for the present, nothiD
further is intended than TO place this pr
test on record.
Constaptinople, I4.-Assin Psshi
minister of foreign affairs, hiss told I'll
sot, French ambassador, that the Por
has not renounced his right to dispatch
man-of-wsr to Tunis. Tissot reptile
that Turkey, in taking such a step, woul
incur the responsibility of grave results