The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-02
THE, SIAMESE DISPUTE.
A Complete Understanding Be-
tween France and England.
THEsUPPLEMENTARY GUARANTEES

They Were Demanded by France on Ac-
count of Slams Delay In Accepting the
Uitimatum. and Are Conceded by Siam.
A Neutral Zone in Indo- o-China.
PARIS, Aug. 2. - The supplementary
guarantees demanded by France from
siam, which include the temporary Gus
,tody of the river and port of Chantibun,
and that Siam shall not establish military
stations In certain named pieces near the
Gembodan frontier or within certain
instance OF the Cambodian frontier, were
contained in a note issued by NJ Deyelle
on Monday and made public today. The
text of the note Is as follows:
Tho delay Of Siam in accepting the ul-
timatum presented by the French minis
ter resident at Bangkok has justified the
government of the republic in imposing
heavier conditions. Being desirous, how
ever, to give further proof of the senti.
ments of moderation by which she has
been constantly actuated, France will con-
tent herself, as an indispensable guarantee
for the practical execution of the clauses
OF the ultimatum, with occupying the
river and port of Chantlbun until the
complete evacuation of the posts estab-
lished by the Siamese on the left bank of
the Mekong river. Further. for the pur-
pose of guaranteeing continuance of the
good relations happily re-established be-
tween France and Slam, and for prevent
ing a conflict in the region of Lake Toul-
esap, Siam will undertake to maintain no
military forces in the Battambang and
Siemreuf, and in the lacality situated
within radius of twenty-five kilometers
OF the Mckong river, starting from the
Cambodian frontier. Siam will only main
tain tho police force necessary to preserve
order. Moreover, Siam will not maintain
warships or armed boats on the waters of
the great lake or the Mekong river"
A semi-offlcial note says: 1.-THE various
interviews between NJ. Develle and Lord
Dufferin in the last few days referred ex-
clusively to the upper Mekong question,
which has been pending between France
and Great Britain for years, and which
was brought ato prominence by the
Franco-Siamese conflict. All decisions in
the matter were postponed until Siam un-
reservedly accepted the French ultimatum.
Acceptance being made, France has not
hesitated to adhere to the principal of a
neutral zone to be established by means of
mutual sacrifices between the possessions
of the two powers in the regions of the up
per Mekong. The delimital ION of the zone
Is reserved for a future date"
A council of the ministry was held at
the Palaca palace of the Elysee yesterday.
NJ. Develle a6hounced that Prince vad-
hama had signined his governments will
ingness to concede the supplementary
guarantees demanded by France. M. De-
velle also stated that his interview on
Monday with Lord Dufferin was based
on the negotiations which took place in
1880 between France and Great Britain,
which recognized the principle of buffer
state between the French and British pos
sessions in the east.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-In the house Of lords
Earl Roseberry, secretary of state for for
eign affairs, read the text of the first ulti-
matum and of the supplementary ulti-
matum sent by France to Siam and ac-
cepted by the latter country. He added:
"We have signed an agreement in Paris
establishing neutral zone in Indo-
China y