The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-28
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN
FRANCE AND TURKEY INDEFI-
NITELY SUSPENDED
CoNsTANs IS ORDERED HOME
And Munir Bey, Turkish Envoy to
France, Has Been Notified Not
to Return to His Post
Mt Paris.
DUE TO DELAY BY PORTE

PARIS Aug. ia semi official note
has been issued announcing that the
Porte not having carried out it's under
takings with regard to the disputed ques-
tiOns between the French and Ottoman
governments. M Constans, the French
ambassador, acting under instructions
from the foreign minister of France, left
Constantinople Aug. &C. the date named
in his last communication to the Porte
on the subject.
An arrangement has been effected Aug.
II and it's terms drafted by the Ottoman
foreign minister, with the approval of the
sultan, who had promised Constans that
the text should be handed to him Aug.
IS. NJ Constans telegraphed to Paris,
Aug. 10, that none of the promises had
been fulfilled and that Delabores, for
eign affairs minister, Aug. 49, telegraphed
NJ. Constans that in view of the so
fegrant disregard of the undertakings,
the negotiations could no longer be con-
tinued and requested NJ. Constans to in
form the porte that he mad received
orders to leave Constantinople.
On Aug. %, NJ. Constans communicated
with the porte fixing Aug. 26 as the date
for his departure; and as the engage
ments were still unkept, NJ. Constans
left Constantinople, Aug. 26.
RELATIONS SUSPENDED.
With the departure of NJ. Constans the
relations Between France and Turkey
may be regarded as broken off. Munir
Bey the Turkish ambassador to France,
mas been telegraphed not to return to
Paris.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press was informed today from the best
source that the departure of NJ. Constans
from Constantinople under the circum-
stances, is tantamount to a partial
rupture of Franco-Turkish relations.
Munir Bey, who is in Switzerland, will
be informed as set forth in the senior
fetal note issued this morning that the
French government does not desire him
to return to Paris.
The current affairs of the two EN-.
bassies can be carried on by the charges
daffaires, but all negotiations of a po-
Itical nature will be entirely suspended
until the sultan yields to the French de-
mands. The French government holds
that the sultan has broken nis word He
had promised full payment of the long
standing indemnities to the French, of
120OO,OOO francs but at the end of last
week declined to pay the full amount
and offered a reduced sum, which was
refused by NJ Constans, who waited
until yesterday and then departed The
sultan made a final attempt to induce
him to stay. NJ Constans had left
Stamboul where he was to take the
Orient express. A court chamberlain ar
rived at StambOul post haste from the
sultan, begging NJ Constans to return
to Therapia and promising that every
thing would be safely settled. M. Con-
stans declined to return, declaring the
time for promises was past and that it
was for the sultan to fulfill MS under
takings.
The French government will take no
further steps in the matter, but will wait
for the sultan to move. 1t is thought the
sultan will not allow the present situa-
tion to last very long.
CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Monday. Aug. 26.
The following was the position of af-
fairs Immediately preceding the depart
ure of the French ambassador, M Con-
stans:
The Turkish government was showing
"a disposition to regard the French ce-
mands as settled by the trade relating to
the quays and the Albanian land se1Z-
ures. The French embassy, in order to
prevent a misunderstanding, wrote to
Tewfik Pasha, the minister of foreign af-
fairs yesterday that France in addition
expected the settlement of two other
claims included in the demands made
Aug. II, and unless they were conceded
before noon, NJ. Constans would leave
and Munir Bey, the Turkish ambassador
to France would receive his passports.
Instead of yielding he asked for twenty
four hours delay, and made alternative
propositions which We're so unacceptable
that M. Constans did not reply to them.
During the absence from mis- post of
M. Constans the French ambassador to
Turkey, who started yesterday for Paris.
NJ. BapSt, councillor of the embassy win
act as charge daffaires