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FRANCO-TURKISH
DISPUTE ENDED.
Sultan Signs an Trade to Execute
His Engagements.
CAlLLARD T0QUIT MYTILENE
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Paris Journals View the Matter
From Partisan Standpoint

Paris, Nov. l0.-The Franco Turkish
dispute is now at an end, The sultan
has signed the trade for the execution
of his engagements with the French
government, diplomatic arrangements
have been resumed and Admiral Call
lard's squadron has been ordered to
leave the island of Mytilene. This an
nouncement is made at the French
foreign Office,
Tewflk Pasha. Ottoman minister Of
foreign affairs, wrote a letter TO NJ.
Bapst, councillor OF the French en-
bassy In Constantinople, notifying him
of the signing OF the trade, which,
while settling the original French de-
man1s as set forth In dispatch TO the
Temps from Constantinople Friday,
and cabled TO the Associated Press, TO-
gether with an additional clause which
the sultan pledges himself to consider
as authorized in full right the founda-
tons, extensions, constructions and
repairs OF the schools and religious and
hospital establishments which France
may desire to carry out II the porte
is ADVISED of her lntenuOns anu n,a..es
no objections within five months.
France has thus far received full sat-
isfaction, and M. Delcasse, on the re-
ceipt Of NJ. Bapsts dispatch this MORN
ing. telegraphed him to inform Tew-
Xix Pas,a that diplomatic relations had
been resumed mad that NJ. Bapit should
consider himself as regularly charged
with the affairs OF the embassy.
Instructions were also sent to Admir-
al Caillard at Mytilene to re-embark
the marines ana 10 return TO Greek
waters which Is understood TO mean
the vicinage of the islands OF Smyrna.
Admiral Caillard will remain in the
Leyant some time longer.
NJ. Constans, the French ambassa-
dor, win return to Constantinople very
shortly.
The additional clause was conceded
at the request Of France In order ~
prevent future difficulties, such as the
Turkish provincial authorities have Of
ten raised either on their own initla.
tive or In consequence of the iistlga-
ton by the porte.
The Temps which describes the event
as "a brilliant victory for French al
plomacy" says THE great merit of
the government was In being able 10
restrict its action. Very serious diff
culties might have arisen had France
keut from her reserve The favorable
disposition shown TO our representa-
tons abroad has been due to the fact
that the civilized world has had oppoi.
tunity during the last seven years to
observe the progress Of the anti Euro
pean movement in the sultans coun-
els, Frehchmen, Americans, Austrians,
Italians and Britons have all been vic
timized by the sultan and his coun.
cillors. After the Armenian massa-
cres and the successful war with
Greece, they thought everything was
permitted TO them.
We hope the sultan win now under
stand his duties toward the civilized
powers and toward his own subjects,
unto whom h has taken solemn en-
gagements which he has always disre.
garded Otherwise Europe, which.
thanks TO the energetic action OF
France, Ia now able to reassume at
Constantinople the authority she lost
seven years ago will applaud the inl.
tiative which the signatory powers Of
the Berlin treaty are reported to be
ABOUT 10 take 10 eStOrt from the sui
tan the execution OF clauses too long
fallen into dsuse.'
PARIS PRESS COMMENT.
Paris, Nov. lO.-The morning papers
In their comments upon the termina-
ton Of the Franco-Turkish incident
follow party lines strictly. The sup
porters Of the government hail the
outcome as great diplomatic. moral
and material success. Other journals
either affect scepticism with reference
TO the final outcome or assume that Il
really check disguised under the more
or less illusory concessions promised
by the sultan. Some papers even hint
that France has actually backed down
owing 10 the GOODNESS with which the
powers have received her explanations
regarding the objects and scope Of the
naval demonstration.