The Globe-republican., 1893-07-28
II May he War.

BANGKOK. July 25.-M. Pavie, French
minister resident. has lowered the flag
over his office and has notified the
Siamese government that he will leave
the city to go abroad the French war
ship Inconstante on Wednesday. He
has requested the government to pro-
vide pilots to conduct the Lutin and
Comete down the river. French sub
jects in Bangkok will be placed under
the protection of the Dutch consul
PARIS, July 25.-The government has
notified the powers that it intended to
establish a blockade of the Siamese
coast. without prejudice to the other
measures that may be taken with the
object of securing to France the guar
antees to which she is entitled. A cOun-
ell of the ministers will be held to-day
to decide what additional measures
shall be taken to insure the obtaining
of guarantees from Siam.
France will seize and hold Battam-
bang and AngkOra as guarantees that
her demands will be satisfied.
The Soir utters threat that France
and Russia will combine to put the
screw on England, and says: 1.-The
concordance between the Russian
movement in the Pamirs and that of
France in Siam has not been sufficient
ly remarked. 1t may bc mentioned in
passing that Russia hides the nature of
her advance in the Pamirs by calling it
a scientific expedition"
The Liberte says that the French
gunboats probably will go down the
river, shell and destroy the Paknam
forts and then return to their positions
before Bangkok to lombard the place.
Some painful measure is necessary,
adds this journal, for the preservation
of Frances prestige.
The Debats says that Siam, as rice
producing country. probably does not
greatly fear the blockade. As for the
opera tons on land. the Debats thinks
the Siamese will be provided surrepti-
tiously by England with all the arms
they need. The ma jority of the Paris
newspapers devote as much space to
denuncia tions of England as to the
matter at issue between France and
Siam. England is reproached by them
opposition to Frances just demands
and with planning to give the Siamese
secret aid when hostilities begin.
The extreme conservative and radical
newspapers alone abstain from discuss
ing the situation. They are holding
back so as to denOunce the government
in case the Siamese venture proves a
fizzle. A dispatch from Rome says that
Italy has asked England to protect
Italian subjects in Siam.
American Interests.
WASHINGTON. July 25.-So far as the
state department is informed there are
no American citizens residing in Siam
1t is not believed to be necessary to
take any special measures for their
protection. The United States has
no diplomatic representative in
Siam. and the consul-general at
Bangkok. Mr.. Royal, is in this
country at present, leaving the
Office in charge of his son, the vice con-
sui If the welfare of our missionaries
should be threatened. which is un-
likely, they can without doubt secure
protection upon application to the min
lister of some other nation, as will be
the case with the French residents
The commercial interests of the United
States in Siam are insignificant. the ex-
ports being very few and the imports
being made up of teak wood, used in
ship-building. and some trifles of ORR
entail and Malaynesian decorative work.