The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
ACCEPTED.
Tho French Ministers Consider
Slams Concessions.
Apparently England Gets More Than Her
Share, and the French Minister Had
Row Before siam Yielded
Newspapers Attack Develle.

PARIS, July 31.-The meeting of min
listers to consider Slams unreserved ac-
ceptance of Frances ultimatum was
held at the Elysee between and
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 fultillment
of the French demands. They took
steps, however, to inform M. 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
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
the negotiations. Another cabinet
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:
M. Delcasse, under secretary of state
for colonies proposed treaty with
Siam on the lines of Frances policy to-
wards Madagascar. A protectorats
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 pro-
posal could not be accepted by the
present ministry. He himself had
pledged the government publicly to
respect Slams independence, and rath-
or than violate his pledge by accepting
M. Delcasse's project he would resign
his Office. After q long discussion M.
Delcasse proposed as an alternative that
France occupy Angkor and Battam-
bang. NJ Develle refused also to agree
to this He would consent only to .
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 an
inadequate measure. On the same day
M. Develle, after a long interview with
the Marquis of Dufferin, British am
bassador, declared himself to be more
determined than ever to confine. the
governments action to the blockade.
The differences between him and M.
Delcasse were adjusted at the cabinet
council on Thursday afternoon. New
ertheless, M. Delcasse is known tc be
dissatisfied, and is believed to be on
the point of resigning.
These reports have induced the ad.
vanced radical newspapers to attack
M. Develle, on the ground that he has
knuckled under to Great Britain.
Whatever effects these attacks may
have on domestic politics, II is reason
ably certain that they will not interfere
with the settlement of the Siamese
question virtually within the limits de.
termined by Great Britain.