The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-31
People Confident France Will
Not Dismember Kingdom.
FRENcH MINISTER'S QUARREL.
Division Of opinion ~ 70 Severe
Treatment Of Siamese.
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me ent Of SIAM has accepted without rese-.
walton Frances uitinaa,um, is received
previously the assurance that the kingdom
would not he tismcnshered until as.er
consideration by oil the powers concerned
Of Frances demand Cor The territory be-
tween the eighteenth and twcuty-ihir,l
parallels The blockade is afiil main
tanned. The British and German warships
remain at Men.m bar, inside the blockade
limits. The British government mail was
allowed to pass. but mercantile CORE
spondencc with Siamese firms has been
cut of. The French seized the Siamese
mail steamer chantabOon and the Hong
kong steamer Phrachuia-
PAsis. July 30.-A meeting OF ministers
to cons,ier Slams acceptance Of Frances
uitimaium vas held at the Elyse this
evening. President Cafnot presiding.
After deciding % scceps Slams conces-
sion. the ministers deferred further deti-
mite action until measures should have
OF French demands. They took steps,
however, to inform Pavie. the French min
lister resident. nov st Koh-Si-Chang. OF
Slams acceptance Of the ultimatum and
the consequent actio8 Of today's council.
Another meeting for fhs discussion of the
steps necessary in slttiing the boundaries
question between France and Great Brit
ain will Be held on Tuesday.
Despite the official denials, the reports
Of cabinet dissensions multiply. Il is said
that last Wednesday Under Secretary Del
Cassc proposed treaty with Siam on the
lines Of Frances policy toward Madagas-
car. protectorate to be established and
all of Slams relations with other states
settled through the French government
Deveiie replied that such proposal WAS
not 70 be considered by the present min
istry. lie himself had pledged the govern
ment publicly TO respect Slams independ-
ence, and rather than violate that pledge
he would resign. Dol Casse proposed the
occupancy of Anekor and Battombong
as IN alternative. Develle refused to
agree to this, holding that he wouid con-
sent 10 pacific blockade. The next day
Del Casse informed Premier Dupuy of HE
intention 70 resign. because he was con-
vinced that pacific blockade VAS made.
quate. The differences between himself
and Develle. however. were partially adj
justed, but he is known to be dissatisfied
and on the point of of.ses,xuing. These re-
ports induced the advA4ced radical news
papers 10 attack Devells on the ground
that he knuckled under to Great Britain.
Whatever the effect of these attacks may
have on the domestic policies, it Is rea-
sonably certain that they win not inter-
fere with the settlement Of the Siamese
question virtually within the limits deter
mined by Great Britain.
l.oNDoS. July 30.-Various papers com.
-
attitude toward the government. The
Graphic says: On the surface it looks as
If Great Britain had received check to
her prestige in only arranging effectually
to safeguard British commercial interests.
A new protectorate over the whole Of
Siam west Of the Mekong Is necessary to
restore this prestige. Anything short of
this will DO humiliating defeat for Eng
land.
The Times has no leader on the subject.
Its Bangkok correspondent teiegraphs:
when the French seixed the Samese
mail steamer Chantaboom, the native crew
were unaware Of the blockade. They were
psnic-stricken and deserted the ship.
Thereupon the French boarded her and
ran her aground. The seizure is regarded
as illegal"
The Paris correspondent Of the Post tele.
graphs: THE strongest outside influence
is being brought to bear on Deveile by the
principal members Of the colonial party.
especially Vienna, Del Casse and Blancie
TO make him adopt more hostile attitude
toward English claims than he was per-
sonaliy inclined to adopt. They are furi-
ous because French protectorate mas not
been created in Siam"
The Dn iiy News understands that .
meeting Of the cabinet will be held on
Monday TO consider questions arising
from the Siamese difficulty, and continues:
''Siam's acceptance by no means settles
the difficulty between France and this
country" After commenting on Great
Bri,ain's refusal TO recognize the blockade
the Nsws continued: within the forty
eight hours which ended at midnight yes
serday. the whole question of the blockade
and the presence of British vessels ct
Bangkok has assumed the grayest aspect"
NEW YoRK, July Sa.--fhe Worlds Paris
correspondent learned today from the
British embassy here that in the negotia-
tions over the Siarncse affair the British
government insisted that France shall not
annex the territory north of the eigh-
teensh parallel of iaIitude ccded TO Siam
on condition that ii should never be ceded
TO any other government There u no
doubt at the embassy that France will
give way sooner or later. the British case
teing 81 clear to British eyes. THIS point.
So far as is known at the embassy. is the
cnly one which England has made the
subject of intervention.
ssiacS. July O.-Lieut. Puysegur and
seven soldiers of the French force we're
dro sned in the river near khong island.