The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
A BREAK WITH TURKEY.
THE PROMISES TO FRANCE NOT
 KEPT.

Departure of M. COnstans rom ConsR"h
 ftnopIe Taken Yesterday Under Orders
 from His Government-Appeal from
 the sultan to Return Disregarded-
 French Explanation of the situation
 Paris, Aug. 27.--A semi-official note has been issued announcing that, the porte not having carried out it's under taking with regard to the disputed questions between the French and Ot- toman governments, M. Constans, the French ambassador, acting under ln- structions from the foreign minister, M Delcasse, left Constantinople yesterday August 26, the date named in his last communication to the porte on the sub- 3ect.
 An arrangement had been effected on August IF, and it's terms drafted by the Ottoman foreign minister, with the ap- proval of the sultan, who had promised M Constans that the text should be handed to him the next day M. Con stans telegraphed to Paris on August 19 that none of the promises had been fulfilled; and M. Delcasse on August 2l telegraphed M. Constans that, in view of so fragrant disregard of the under takings, the negotiations could no long, CT be continued, and requested M. Con- ; stans to inform the porte that he had received orders to leave Constantino- pie.
 On August 23 M. Constans communi- cated with the porte, fixing August 26 as the date for his departure; and as the engagements were still unkept M. Constans left Constantinople yesterday. With his departure the relations be- tween France and Turkey may be re- garded as broken off. Munir Bey, the Turkish ambassador to France, has Paris.
 The correspondent of the Associated Press was informed to-day from the best source that the departure of M. Constans, under the circumstances, amounts to partial rupture of Fran co-Turkish relations. Munir Bey, who is in Switzerland, will be informed, as set forth in the semi official note issued this morning, that the French govern ment does not desire him to return to Paris. The current affairs of the two embassies can be carried on by the charges d d'affaires, but all negotiations of a political nature will be entirely suspended until the sultan yields to the French demands.
 The French government considers that the sultan has broken his word. He had promised full payment of the long standing indemnities to French men, amounting to 12,000000 francs but at the end of last week declined to pay the full amount and offered reduced sum, which was refused by M Con- stans, who waited until yesterday and then departed. The sultan made final attempt to induce him to stay. M. Constans had left Therapia on board the vautour for Stambul. where he was to take the Orient express. A court chamberlain arrived at Stambul in post-haste from the sultan, begging M. Constans to return to Therapia and promising that everything would be satisfactorily settled. M. Constans de- clined to return, declaring the time for promises was past. It was for the sul- tan to fulfill his undertakings
 The French government will take no further steps in the matter, but will wait for the sultan to move, and it is not thought he will allow the present situation to last very long.
 Constantinople, Aug. 27-During the absence from his post of M. Constans, the French ambassador to Turkey, who s%or+od ,,oe+orda,, for Doric M RaDSt