The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-05
ACCEPTED.
The French Ministers Consideg
Slams Concessions.
Apparently England Gets More Than Hss
share, and tho French Minister Had
n Row Before siam Yielded
Newspapers Attack Dcvelle.

PARIS, July 31.-The meeting of min
listers to consider Slams unreserved ac-
ceptance of Frances ultimatum was
held at the Elysee between and 2
o'clock Sunday evening. President Car.
not came from Marly-le-Roi to preside.
These members of the cabinet were
present: Depuy, premier; Poincarre,
minister of education; Rieunier, minis
ter of marine: Viette, minister of pub
lie works; Develle, minister of foreign
affairs. M. Terrier, minister of COM
merce and colonies, and NJ. Delcasse.
under secretary of state for colonies,
telegraphed that they would support
any action which the council might
take. AS far as can be ascertained, NJ.
Peytral, M. Guerin, Gen. Loizillon and
M. Viger, the other absentees, offered
no special excuses.
After deciding to accept Slams con-
cession of the French demands, the
ministers deferred further definite ac-
tion until measures should have been
taken to guarantee Slams fulfillment
Of the French demands. They took
steps, however, to inform NJ. Pavie,
French minister resident, now at Koh-
si-Chang, of Slams acceptance of the
ultimatum and the consequent action
Of Sundays council The conference
Of the ministers was prolonged by q
discussion of the steps which might be
necessary in settling the boundary
question between France and Great
Britain. A certain amount of difficulty
Is expected to embarrass this part Of
1,n sof n, ,,k
meeting will be held on Tuesday, when
an effort will be made to have all the
ministers present.
Despite official denials, reports OF
cabinet dissensions multiply. The last
story in confirmation of these reports
concerns the cabinet council held
on Wednesday. 1t is substantially as
follows:
NJ. Delcasse, under secretary Of state
for colonies, proposed treaty with
Siam on the lines Of Frances policy to-
wards Madagascar. A protectorate
should be esta blished, he said, and all
of Slams relations with other states
should be arranged through the French
government.
M. Develle, minister of foreign af-
fairs, replied hotly that such a pro-
posal could not be accepted by the
present ministry. He himself had
pledged the government publicly to
respect Slams independence, and rath.
er than violate his pledge by accepting
M. Delcasse's project he would resign
his Office. After a long discussion M.
Delcasse proposed as an alternative that
France occupy Angkor and Battam-
bang. NJ. Develle refused also to agree
10 this. He would consent only to q
pacific blockade, he said.
On the following day M. Delcasse in
formed Premier Depuy by letter of his
intention to resign because he was con
vinced that a pacific blockade was az
inadequate measure. On the same day
M. Develle, after long interview with
the Marquis of Dufferin, British am
bassador, declared himself to be more
determined than ever to confinea tn,
governments action to the blockade
The differences between him and M
Delcasse were adjusted at the cabine
council on Thursday afternoon. New
ertheless, M. Delcasse is known to b.
dissatisfied, and is believed to be OF
the point of resigning.
These reports have induced the ad
vanced radical newspapers to attacl
M. Develle, on the ground that he ha
knuckled under to Great Britain
Whatever effects these attacks ma,
have on domestic politics, it is reason
ably certain that they will not interfer,
with the settlement of the Siames
question virtually within the limits de
| termined bv Great Britain.