St. Paul daily globe., 1893-07-24
BRITAIN WARNED OFF.
JcHN BULLS INTERFERENCE NOT
WANTED IN SIAM.
sIAMEsE KINGS PROPOSAL.

1t, Only Grants Half WhatsIs
Wanted-Minister Pavie Will
Leave Bangkok on Wednesday
Prospects Ominous. f3B
PARIS: July 24.-At midnight it is
stated that Slams reply to, Frances
ultinatum is considered unsatisfactory.
NJ. Pavie will probably leave Bangkok
on Wednesday to 90 aboard the cruiser
Forfait The refusal of NJ. Develle,
French minister of foreign affairs.
to give Slam all extension of time
for her reply to the ultimatqm
is aScribed to his desire to force Slams
hand and prevent her negotiating for
British support. Slams reply will be
handed to NJ. Pavie at o'clock Tues
day afternoon. The forty eight hours
allowed by Frances ultimatum for
reply will not then have expired. The
text of the communication is as fol-
lows:
IN. lie MiniStre: In reply to the
communication, which by order of your
government you handed to me Oh
Thursday, July 20, at Gas i'll the even
ing, his majesty the king. my august
sovereign, charges me to make to you
the following declarations:
His majesty regrets that no precise
definition ever has been given him of
what his majesty is to understand by
the expression, rights of the empire of
AMMAN and of the kingdom of Cam
bodia on the left bank of the Mekong
river and OH the islands Of the Mekong
river His majesty has been
ever ready to abandon all the
territories over which the existence of
these rights should have been proved,
and five months ago his majesty pro-
posed TO submit all contested points to
international arbitration. Now he sub
mltS to the press such of the circum-
stances in order to restore peace to the
people and security to the numer-
Gus commercial interests at stake in
his country. His ma jeSty, therefore,
consents to delimitatlon of the front
iers between Siam and Cambodia. All
the territory on the left bank of the
Mekong river south of a line drawn
from the most nOrtherly of the
SiameSe military posts recently oc-
cupied by the Franco-Annamite troops
to another point situated in the
same latitude-that is, on the 18th de-
gree north latitude-Will be regarded as
Annamite and CambOdian territory, the
river below the point indicated becom-
ing the line of separation between the
neIghboring states as far as to the point
| at which the river enters CambOdian
territory, and the use of the islands in
| the river being common to the three
| coterminous states. The two SiameSe
military posts now existing in the above
| described territory will be evacuated
| within month.
'"HlS majesty deplores sincerely the
| losses experienced by both sides in con-
nection with the Keng-Kein and Khan
mon incidents, as we'll as the regretable
! collision at the mouth of the
Menam river; The Bangbien will
| be liberated and other satisfac-
ton demanded will. if necessary.
be given. SO far as compatible with
ordinary justice and the independence
| of the Siamese government, which the
| French government has declared its
desire TO respect. The four persons
found guilty of acts of personal aggreS-
sion, contrary to national or .ilftefna-
tional law, against French subjects,Will
be punished, and, wherever necessary,
compensation in money will be made to
the relatives of the victims.
Long notes have been exchanged by
us five times on the subject of certain
claims made by'French Subjectston ac-
count of damages alleged to have been
suffered by them owing to the action of
! SiameSe officials. These allegations are
contested, however, by the latter.
The king. guided by the same
considerations as those aetuatiug
the foregoing decisions, agrees not to
| insist on the question of principle, and
TO hand over 10 the government of the
French republic the sum of 100000
francs for the benefit of those
rIn -t.ffn 10 oil T1lGlI finn nod
losses. The SIameSe government
proposes without, however, making it
a condition, the appointment of a
mixed commission to inquire into the
question of damages and the amount of
money indemnities mentioned in para
| graphs 4, ) and of the French govern
ment's demand. The Siamese govern
ment will Immediately deposit 3,000,000
| francs to cover the indemnlficatiOn de-
| signated above, the deposit to be
! simultaneous with the exchange of
notes by the two governments. His
| majesty, having reason TO believe that
after proper inquiry the sum of 5000. 900
| francs will be found to exceed the
amount of indemnities claimable of the
| Justice of the French government for
the refunding of such balance, shall
remain available after the settlement of
the different cases.
The SiameSe government is con-
fident that in acceding to the demands
of the French government in the man.
ner shown by the foregoing declarations,
it has given proof of its sincere desire
to maintain good relations with the
French republic and to settle in the
most complete and definite manner all
| questions pending between the two gov
rnments."
The communication is signed by the
| SiameSe minister of foreign affairs.
PARIS, July 23.-The eighteenth par.
| allel of latitude mentioned III the SIAM
ese governments reply cuts The Mekong
river i'll a linz with Khan Noun,
where Capt. Luce is now operating
with a French force. The French
claim, in fact, fixed the 23d parallel as
the northern boundary. As the northern
frontier of CambOdia Is along the 14th
| parallel, Siam in her reply grants only
hall OF the French demands. The Paris
! newspapers, LED Dv the Temps, are con-
| Quoting a vigorous campaign in favor
! of the governments Tuil demand, and
warning Great Britain against any inter-
ference in the present complication.
Dispatches from Bangkok this evening
say that the territorial demands of
| France are regarded there as very
| vague The Siamese, although int
lSllSSlI CACAt0u' alS ulSpIdS lug SIedI
seff-cOntrOl. I he InconStante. which, of
all the French gunbOats in SiameSe
waters, has the greatest draught, viii
be able to cross the bay easily before
| July 27.when the monsoon will increase
| the depth of the water
! PARIS. July 24.-M. DeVele had long
conferences with Premier Dupuy all
| yesterday. Only at the last moment
was it decided to impart to the press
/ Slams reply and the governments de-
| cislon. 1t is stated that NJ. DeveIie has
notified Admiral Human to proceed at
! once 10 declare the blockade.
| The Soir comments thus in an extra
edition on Slams reply: