The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-01
FRENCHMEN JUBILANT.
Giam's Surrender Regarded as a
Victory Over England.
GREAT UNEAsINEss IN BANGKOK.

Indications That Admiral Human Has
Rot Been Advised by His Government
Of the Existing Truce-Inhabitants Fear
an Attack on Slams Capital.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-The ambig uous tone Of
Sundays cabinet council In accepting
slams surrender has excited much COM
ment. 1t Is generally understood that this
tonewas adopted for the purpose of soothing
International susoeptibilities 1t is stated
on high authority that France intends to
take decisive steps to insure Slams carry
ing out the terms Of the ultimatum. The
blockade of the Siamese coast will be con-
tinued, 1t Is said, until the French de-
mands are satisfied. The French force
now present In Siamese waters Is believed
30 be sufficient to make the blockade eff
fective.
A prominent Paris merchant who owns
warehouses In Bangkok expressed the opin-
ion that decisive action is necessary to re-
store tho prestige which France enjoyed in
Siam after the adoption of the commercial
treaty Of 1850. French trade has recently
declined heavily, he said, in consequence
OF British and German enterprise and in
trigue to destroy French influence. He
believed that the strong tone of the ulti-
matum would tend greatly to restore the
Influence of France in Siam.
The general opinion here is that the Is
sue OF the controversy is triumph for
French over English diplomacy. 1t is bo-
heved in the diplomatic circle that there
will be no disagreement between France
and England in the delimitation of the
frontier. 1t is also believed that China
will adopt her customary course of laissez
faire and not meddle with the matter
BANGKOK, Aug. /. = The uneasiness
among the people here, far from lessening,
is increasing. Seven moro French gun
boats have arrived at Koh-Si- Chang, MAX
ing total of thirteen now here. Negotia-
tons are still going on, but the progress
made Is not reported. The intentions of
the French are awaited with fear and ap-
prehension. Rear Admiral Human, com
manding the French squadron, has issued
second blockade notice, to take effect to-
day. He will order the British warships
Pallns and Swift, now lying off Bangkok,
70 go outside the blockade limits M.
Pavie, the French minister resident, has
gone to Saigon, and Rear Admiral HUI
mann is under direct orders from Paris,
Unless the French government interposes
quickly an attack on Bangkok seems GER
tain. The trading community is surprised
that Human is still allowed free hand,
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Standard received
the following dispatch from its Paris cor
respondent; Owing to the representation
made to NJ. Develle, the foreign minister.
by Lord Dufferin, the British ambassador
20 France, the question Of a neutral zone
between the French possessions in the
Biamese peninsula and British Burmah
and the Shau states has been settled satis-
factorily. II has been agreed that the
French blockade OF the Siamese coast shall
be raised Immediately" No confirmation
of the foregoing has been received.
The Daily News Gays editorially:
The latest nows from Bangkok is very
serious. Siam, having accepted the French
terms, Frances persistency In coercive
measures will be equivalent to an unpro-
yoked declaration Of war, IL not an open
demand for tie cesslon of Siam. The
British foreign Office has never been in a
better or flrmer hand than now. We have
no desire to attack France, but while Lord
lRosebery made up his mind from the first
mot TO assist or encourage the Siamese, he
was equally determined, with the full ap-
proval of his colleagues, to protect the com
mercial rights of his own countrymen. He
distinctly warned France that British ves-
sels could not be stopped under blockade
aYowedly pacific in character. 1t is quite
tmpossible for Great Britain to withdraw
the ships she sent to Bangkok for protec-
tive purposoo. We cannot be accused of
exciting public feeling against France.
But moderation is one thing, weakness
another"
The Paris correspondent of the Central
News says that 1t has learned from good
authority that France demands, as security
from Siam that the terms OF the ultima
tum will be carried out, the temporary
custody of Chantaboon, town near the
Gulf of Siam; also that Siam shall estab-
lish no military stations at certain named
places near the frontier of Cambodia or
within certain distance of the Mekong
river.
The Posts Paris correspondent says:
"a lengthy interview yesterday between
M Develle and Lord Dufferin resulted in n
friendly entente, permitting Siam to be
maintained as a buffer between the Brit
fish and the French possessions. France
abandons the ceded parts to which Eng
land lays claim as having formed part OF
Burmah previous to Theebaw's overthrow
England agrees to the necessity of an ac-
curate adjustment Of the Siamese frontier
In relation to Tonquin and AMMAN. The
entente is so complete that lord Dufrerin
will probably return to England tomor-
row.