Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-22
SIAM CALLS FOR AID.
Wants England to Oppose
France.
CHINA ALSO CALLED UPON.
Russia Ready to Take Any Advantage
That Will Benefit Her.

LONDON. July 22-Siam has made an
urgent appeal to Grsat Britain to help her
resist frances demand for her life blood.
England has nominally refused, but she is
actively preparing to grant the prayer In
an indirect way. for before many hours
have passed another great power, perhaps
more, will be involved In the dispute
1t was not too much to say that In four
capitals-London, Paris. st. Petersburg
and Pekin-the situation Is regarded as
presenting greater dangers than any with
which diplomacy has had to deal in sew
eral years. Since the terms of the
French ultimatum have been made known
the wires between London and Pekin have
been burdened with diplomatic correspond
ence Of the highest Importance. The re-
cult will transpire today probably.
1t has been generally understood in dip
lomatic circles here that England
Would Not Permit n Surrender
to the territorial demands Of France with
out some form of interference. II has al
ready been announced that Lord Dufferin
will be sent back to Paris to seek explain
ations, and there is reason for believing
that more effectual protest will be made
through the Pekin government. There
has been, In fact, an understanding ar
rived at between the British and Chinese
governments regarding their course Of
procedure In Siam.
II is reported that England urged China
to send fleet to Siam to openly espouse
the Siamese cause. China Is said to have
demanded In return a guarantee of assist
ance by the British navy to defend the
Chinese coast in case of Fren ch attack,
and cooperation against Russia In the
Pamirs. England was unwilling to COM
NIT herself to such course.
The motives and intentions Of the
French government are by no means clear
to the powers. 1t was quite plain that
Carnot must get up some diversion to
draw attention from recent events and
arouse patriotic enthusiasm in order to
make success possible In next months
elections
An Anu-Engiish Craze
has been rampant in France for several
weeks. The insult to Lord Dufferin has
been resented in the only possible way by
the English government forbidding him to
return to Paris at present. and nothing
but grave emergency would have led to
the sudden return Of the ambassador to
deal with the Siamese question.
1t Is now regarded as doubtful whether
French s verify against Siam Is actuated
solely by motives Of partisan home poll
tics II the French government is merely
catering to anti-English passions, 1t will
be necessary to keep on twisting the lions
tail another month The beast is ready to
roar already, but II il shows tigns of retail
iation, Carnot must take a defian atti-
tude, or his political cause Is 10 st with the
electors
The anne Cuncement from st. Petersburg
that the entire Russian press sides with
France In the S'amese dispute is point of
much sicnificance. II IL generally be-
lieved her, HAT Russia 'vill take immedi-
ate advantage Of til "p"ortn iity to Inn
prove her position ~ II Pamirs, which
ensuing complicatio may offer, even IL
she does not openly assist France in case
of Chinese interference.
1t has been wrongly represented that
England has no direct interest in the
Siamesc territory which France demands.
Sir John Ling. an extreme Radical and a
peace-at-any price nan, gave notice in the
commons yesterday of the question
whether the government would protect in
terests Of British citizens holding large
concessions from the Siamese government
for sapphire and ruby mines In these
provinces. A large portion of this terri
tory, IL should be remembered, was di-
rectly conceded by France in the treaty Of
1857 to belong to Siam.