The San Francisco call., 1901-11-03
PRoTEcToRATE OVER SYRIA.

NEW YORK, Nov. "A World special
from Paris says: France demands a yir-
tual protectorate over Syria as compensa-
ton for the attempt made upon her pres
tige in the East by Turkey. This is in
addition to the satisfaction of all her
other claims against the Sublime Porte
Information received through the Turk
ish Embassy confirms the report that
the Sultan has accepted all the French
claims, including the Lorando claim. But
the French Government will not accept
this settlement, and now requires the fu.-
ther satisfaction of the protectorate over
Syria. An official of the Foreign Office
said to-day:
1.-The Sultan is mistaken if he imagines
that ne can arrest the march of our war
ships by such eXpedients.'
Meanwhile the WarShip activity at Tou-
Ion continues and the French squadron is
proceeding toward Turkey for the purpose
of making naval demonstration. Bey-
rout is now said to be the objective point
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territory. Their capital stock amounted
in 1900 to over $50, 900 900: their circulation
to S96 900 in 1900, against $15, ,644 900 in
1890; their loans and discounts to SSH, ,563.-
900 in 1900, against $269, ,016 900 in 1890 and
their total resources. s.. .099, Ill 900 in 1900,
more gratifying evidence of the prosperity
of this section is in the fact that Indiyid-
ual deposits in national banks in 1900
amounted to 1929 $780, 900, against $216 500 900
900 in individual deposits during the de-
cade.
A study of educational conditions shows
equally rapid and gratifying development
The pupils enrolled in the public schools
in the States in question in 1890 num-
bered $780, and in 1899, 3,161 lip: the
teachers employed numbered in 1890 So
55S, and in 1899, 1O2, ,202, and the expendi-
lures for public schools in 1890 was $780,
2S4,752, and in 1899, $37, ,1S5 ,SS1. The num-
Der of pupils in attendance at high schools
in 1899 was 113,S47. with 4937 teachers: at
normal schools, 5,S43 students. with 625
teachers, and at higher educational insti-
tutions, 40,249 students, with 1925 teachers.
The total figures for schools and educa-
tional institutions in the fourteen States
formed from the Louisiana purchase
show: Teachers in 1890, 95 1865; in 1899, ILL.,
$50; attendance in 1890, 2,67O 541: in 1899,
1891, ,051.
The number of newspapers and period
icals published in this area in 1890 was
4759. and in 1900, 561S; the number of post
offices in 1890, 1888, and in 1900, 1925
the miles of railway in operation in 1890
numbered 51,S23, and in 1899, SO 1924, or 81
per cent of the total railway mileage of
the country.
The power of this vast area. with its
agricultural and mineral wealth. to sus-
taian population much greater than that
which it now supports is suggested by a
comparison Of It's area with the area and
population of the prosperous countries Of
Europe. The total area of the Louisiana
purchase Qncluding land and water sur
face is S75, OPS square miles, and is slight
ly less than that of the United Kingdom.
France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland.
whose total area is SS5,97S square miles,
with a present population of 202. .363. .573. as
against a present population of 1470S ,616
in the territory under consideration,
tiles fully equal those of the European
states named