The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-22
FRANCO-TURKISH RUPTURE
DTPLOMATIC RELATIONS SEVER ED
 BY FRENCH AMBASSADOR.
The Sultan and His Foreign Ministers Charged With Breach of Faith Their Promises Regarding the Purchase or Quays and Settlement of Disputed Claims Broken.

Constantinople, Aug. 21.--The French ambassador, M. Constans, has notihed the Sultan's first secretary, that all diplomatic relations between France and Turkey are broken off, and that the ambassador has informed his gov ernment to this effect. M. Constans communicated directly with the sul- tan, because the latest negotiations were transacted with the sultan per sonally.
 The ambassador justifies his actlon on the ground that the sultan broke ms direct personal promise, given to M Constans at an audience In the 1lldlz palace last Thursday, regarding the purchase of the quays and the settle- ment of the disputed French claims. The Turkish foreign minister also gave formal assurances that the agreement would be carried out. In view or thls double breach of faith, M Constans holds that it is impossible for France to continue diplomatic relations with Turkey.
 Paris, Aug. 21.--A high official Of the foreign office to-day informed the cor respondent of The Associated Press that the situation at Constantinople IS as follows:
 The sultan, at the last audience which he granted to M Constans, the French ambassador, agreed to send the latter the same or the following day document giving complete satisfaction to France re- garding the claims of French citizens and in the matter of the quays, in ac- cordance with the terms arranged De- tween the Sultan and M. Constans yer bally. Instead of doing this the Sultan waited until Tuesday, when he sent M. Constans a document In which the terms differed essentially from those arranged at the audience. Thereupon | M. Constans declined to negotiate any | further or to hold other communlca- | tions with the Porte and referred Ehe | matter to the French Foreign Of1lce' | His dispatch to that effect arrived last 1 night.
 1 As the matter stands, relations be- tween M. Constans and the Porte are broken off, but France and Turkey are | still in diplomatic relations through the Turkish ambassador at Paris
 "If the sultan does not keep the prom ises which he made at the last au- dience," continued the informant or the | correspondent of the Associated Press i've will have to recall M. Constans ano send the ambassador his passports. A solution one way or the other is prob able within the next two days.
 Replying to a question, the Forelgf office official said: "No naval action or the part of France has yet been decided on. The stories in the papers to tht effect that French warships are un der orders to be in readiness to pro ceed to the Bosphorus have no foun dalton in fact. Such a measure might of course, become necessary, but tha eventuality has not yet been considered by the French government.
 London, Aug. 21-Diplomatic opin ion in London, generally, approves O the French action towards Turkey. appears therefrom that the chancelle ries of Europe have been considerabl. annoyed by the sultan's recent effort 10 reassert himself and shake off tn limited control exercised by Europ over certain parts of his administra Ition. The sultans dispatch of mis sion to the far East was also disagree able to the great powers. The latter therefore, are expected to general. welcome Frances rebuff of the sultan.
 It was announced in a dispatch iron Constantinople last Sunday that tn sultan had agreed to raise a loan 40 900 900 francs with which to purchas the auays at Constantinople construct ed by French company on the under standing that, eventually. they woul
 be taken over by the Turkish govern nlent The French ambassador at Con stantinople has been pressing tn claims of the French company 10 some time, and threatened to break of diplomatic relations with Turkey unles the sultan's promises were fulfilled b.
 noon, August 19
 JOHNSON-C CLARK WEDDING.