The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-23
FRENCH AND s,AysSe DIFFICULTY.

a'ch, dated from " asnih Son' o"'
of + uglish origin and calculated to
deceive American public opinion,
as usual-to preind ce it against the
French, in the interest Of British
zeal )u,y and coyetousness;
1t is probable that the trouble be.
tween Franc, and Siam, which was
first mentioned in these dispatches,
will amount to serious complications
before the matter il adjusted. The
reported bl )odahed j. the direct out
growth Of up ,stitiable aggression
Of French forces upon ) anese ter
ritory. France exercises protec.
tora.e over Anna u. h Gently it
sent gunboats up one Of the 5 mese
streams, and p u lted military posts
at intervals in Siamese territory.
The Sianese government responded
by establishing counter posts. l a.
der these circumstances clash was
inevitable Inc Na nese govern
ment invited the French minister at
Bangkok TO a conference, and pro
posed to submit the question of the
bound ary between AMMAN and 81
am to arbltra ion, but the French
man haughtily ignored the
proposition and the military
encroachments continued, ne
story cabled over yesterday, to the
effect that the Siam se government
repudiates all responsibility for the
bloody affair, is not credited here
~ persons well informed on the
situation, as it was the inevitable
conseq fences Of the conduct of the
Annamites. The Niamese are not
prep AIRED to engage in struggle
such as the present one bl Is fair to
become if Other powers do not in
terfere. She has no navy aad no
military forces that could cope
with drilled forces under French
officers. An appeal will probably
he made TO the American govern
ment. the feeling in Bangkok is
very bitter aga nst the French.
Recently the English editor OF a
Bangkok newspaper was stoned and
badly beaten by natives for advo-
eating l'sench interests in sam.
Tne editor has appea ed to his gov
eminent, but England is expected
to do nothing that will futher
French aggression.
Now this i spstca from end to
end is nothing but the most sha ne
less piece of falsehood. For lst.
There has been no French aggres-
sion on Siamese territory End.
No "French gunboat Inns been sent
up one of the Samese streams. "
}rd There have not been "pla lted
posts a. intery Us in s.
,mese territory.'
The truth is, that, pushed by
British intrigue, the Sianese have
sent military expedition on Anna
mite territory, not because Sam had
my interest to commit such an az
yression, but because the Kingdom
IF Amman being under French pro.
ectorate it would cause trouble and
expense to the French, and in many
ways could bring some benefit to
British policy and trade in Siam.
5ut the French knew from the ii Isl
hat the Siamase in this az erosion
we're merely the cats paw and they
acted accordingly. The Mekorg
iver is, and always has been, the
vest frontier of AMMAN, its left
hore to the middle Of the stream
belonging to that kingdom The
light shore on the upper Mekong,
mere wilderness of forests, was con.
eded not to belong to AMMAN and
vas left to Siam, although that
ountry had not taken possession Of
t The Mekong river had never
'een assembled above its rapids be-
ore 1t was explored about thirty
ears ago by some French officers
yho followed it to its source in
nina. Below the rapids the river
'elongs to Cochin.C China, which is
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