Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05
SIAM ALARMED.

France Makes Move which Creates I'm
easiness In Bangkok-Hcr Fleet Has
Boen Increased--NotIce of Second
Blockade Issued and British warships
Ordered to Get Outside of Its Limits.
BANGKOK, Aug. 1.-The uneasiness
among the people here, far from lessen
ing, is increasing. Seven more French
gunboats have arrived at Koh-Si-C Chang,
making n total of thirteen now here
Negotiations are still going on, but the
progress made is not reported. The in
tentions of the French are awaited with
| fear and apprehension. Rear Admiral
Human, commanding the French
squadron, has issued u second blockade
notice, to take effect three days from
Saturday. He will order the British
war ships Pallas and Swift, now living
off Bangkok, to go outside the blockade
limits NJ Pavie, the French minister
resident, has gone to Saigon and Rear
Admiral Human is under direct orders
from Paris. Unless the French govern
ment interposes quickly an attack on
Bangkok seems certain. The trading
community is surprised that Human
is still allowed free hand.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-The ambiguous tone
of the cabinet in accepting Slams sur
render has excited much comment. 1t
is generally understood that this tone
was adopted for the purpose of sooth-
ing international susceptbilities. 1t
is stated on high authority that
France intends to take decisive
steps to insure the Siamese carrying
out the terms of the ultimatum. The
blockade of the Siamese port will be
continued, it is said, until Frances de-
mands are satisfied. The French force
now in Siamese waters is believed to be
sufficient to make the blockade effec-
tive.
The general opinion here is that the
issue of the controversy is triumph
for France over English diplomacy. 1t
is believed in diplomatic circles there
will be no disagreement between
France and England in the delimina-
tion of the frontier. 1t is also believed
that China will not meddle with the
matter.
LONDON, Aug. lit was learned at
the admiralty office that the English
government is much puzzled over the
ldltSJ luEH VI dIdlTS III oldll,
by which France, after having
apparently arranged everything
with Great Britain on terms most
satisfactory to Britain, has declared
new blockade to begin Wednesday,
The foreign offices advices from Bang
l<oll agree with the newspaper tele-
grams announcing that Admiral HUI
mann has said the new blockade is in
obedience to instructions direct from
Paris to him. Yet the latest informa-
ton the foreign office has had through
Lord Dufferin is that France has ac-
cepted Slams terms, and proposed to
arrange the details upon peace basis.
While the foreign Office would say
nothing officially it was plainly much
perpleXed over the conduct of France,
ton of that singular conduct of last
week, when blockade was begun
without notifying England.
PARIS, Aug. Lord Dufferin has OBJ
tanned from the French government
assurance that the question of the Shan
states will be settled in the manner de-
sired by England. This means that
they will be restored to Siam, which
had no right to cede them.
The embassy is now engaged in active
telegraphic communication with the
foreign Office at London. The Siamese
question has for the present no gravity.
Slams submission is accepted, though
ungraciously, and the blockade will
not take place. The negotiations with
England will probably last some time.
A Paris correspondents says it has been
learned from good authority that
France demands as security from Siam
that the terms of the ultimatum shall
be carried out at Chantaboon, town
near the Gulf of Siam; also that Siam
shall establish no military station at
certain named places near the frontier
of Cambodia or within a certain dis
tance of the Melcong river.