New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-08-02
SIAM HAS BACKED DOWN,
France Has Accomplished Her Big Steal
if Other Powers Do Not Interfere.

The Siamcse government has accepted
the full terms of the French ultimatum.
The substance Of the ultimatum was as
follows:
First-A recognition of the rights of
An.m and Cambodia on the left or east
crn bank of the Mekong, as far north as
as the twenty-third parallel of latitude.
Second-The evacuation within
month of the forts held by the Siamese
on the east banks of the river.
Third-Full satisfaction for Siamese
aggresions against French ships and
French sailors on the Menam river.
Fourth-The punishment of culprits
and provision for the pecuniary indem-
nifty of the victims.
Fifth-An indemnity of 100000
francs of various damages sustained by
French subjects.
Sixth-The immediate deposit of 81
100000 francs to guarantee the payment
of the fourth and fifth claims or the as
signment of the taxes in certain districts
in lieu of the deposit of 3,OOO,O 900 francs.
This ultimatum was sent on July 19,
and fortycight hours was allowed for
Siam to make answer to the French de-
mands. On July 81 NJ. Pavic, the French
minister at Bangkok presented the ulti-
matum to Prince Dcvongse, the Siamesc
torei On minister,
On July % Siam replied, stating that
the king was at q loss to understand
:'hat the rights of Anam and Cambodia
were on the left bank of the Mckong RI
yer. The king expressed his Willingness
to abandon all the territories over which
the existence of these rights could be
proved and called attention to the fact
that five months previously he had pro-
posed to submit all the contested terri
torlal questions to international arbitra
ton. In the interests of peace, however
the king offered to surrender the terri
tory as far north as the eighteenth degree
of latitude, but no further, and proposed
that the island in the Mekong river be
used in common by Siam and France.
All the other points of the ultlmatum
were conceded.
This answer was not satisfactory to
France, and subsequently NJ. Pavie WITH
drew from Bangkok on gunboat and
the French warships in the Menam river
went to Kohsi- Chang, an island near the
head of the Gulf of Siam, where they
joined the Grench fleet under command
of Admiral Human. France then de-
termined to blockade the Siamese coast.
There is serious doubt as to the time the
blockade was to he made effective. The
French government informed the British
government that the blockade would be-
gin July 81, but the British minister at
Bangkok later informed the British for
eign Office that it had commenced on
July 26. Lord Rosebery, theBritish for
eign minister yesterday asked the French
government for prompt explanation of
the conflict in dates, but the answer has
not yet been made public With the ac-
ceptance Of the ultimatum by the Siam
ese government the war cloud in the
East will Of course pass over
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