Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-04
FRANCE is FIRM.
Turkey Must Settle All Her
Claims to the Letter.
Sultan Said to Have Shown White
Feather and Made Promises.
ta'y Said to haYe Sci Fleet TO Tu. kish Waters
as Counter Demonstration.

Paris. Nov. 3.-This morning. VI. Del
casse, minister of foreign affairs, tele-
graphcd Nj. Bapst, councillor Of the
French embassy in constantinople di-
rccting him-so tha correspondent Of
/ The Associated Press is autnoritatively
ihtormed-to present. today, II Tewfik
Pache. Ottoman minister of foreign af-
{ fairs. note asking how the Turkish
government proposes 10 pay the Loran-
\ 20 claim and demanding the execution
Of the Sultan's trade dealing with the
matter.
| The note will also require satisfaction
i regarding the rights of France which
are defined in the various caiftulations
and treaties ant which in some cases
have not been respected ana in others
/ nave been encl cached upon BY Turkey.
This declaration of what has been
! done bears out the statement cabled.
yesterday. to The Associated Press re-
Sarding the intentions of the French
government.
Admiral Caillard is expected to reach
| his destination. tomorrow. Tho foreign
office has received no news from him
since his division left the other divi-
I
en- route for Turkish waters. four days
ago.
~ Is pointed out that the absence Of
news is not surprising. as the instruc-
tinns to Admiral CailIard We're to steer
due south and avoid in passing in sight
of Honfacio, Corsica or travcrsinC the
strait Of Messina in order to prevent
his movements being sgnallod The
vessels Of The division carried only a
normal supply Of coal. but this would
he much more than sufficient to enable
them to steam 1900 miles. the estimated
distance they must cover before reach
Ing their destination.
1t is expected that Admiral Caillard
viii he joined by the torpedo cruiser
condor. which is stationed in crctan
waters. and may be met by the tor
pedo dispatch boat Nautocor. which is
stationed at Constantinople. 1t is also
probable that the armored chuiser Ad-
miral Charner, which arrived at Port
Said, Oct. 81. from the Far East is
being held there in order to join Adj
mifai 'alllard if needed. 1t is further
reported that three other warships are
held in readiness at Toulon to rein
force him should their presence De nee
essary.
Dispatches from Rome assert that
the second division OF the Italian
MtditerraneanS quadron. which, as an
nounced. yesterday, left for Turkish
waters with the supposed object of
counterbalancing the French naval
demonstration. will join the first divi-
sion. which has been cruising in the
eastern Mediterranean for some time.
1t appears also that the Greek war
ships Psara, Hydra. Spetzai and Euro
t4s are now at Smyrna, where is also
the Russian Mediterranean squadron.
1t is believed that the British SQUAD
ron now at Piraus, Greece, will be or
dered TO proceed to Eeirout, Syria.
Paris. Nov. 3.--The dispatch OF Adj
miral Caillard's squadron from Toulon
to Turkish waters has already had it's
effect.
The French foreign office, Saturday
morning. received n telegram from NJ.
fapst, councillor Of the French lega-
ton at ton%tantinople, announcing
that the Sultan. Friday. sent him 4
message accepting all the French
claims, including the Lorando claim.
The correspondent here of The Asso-
'iated Press is authorized to say tina,
ne french government will refuse to
accent this surrender as a satisfactory
settlement of the difficulty. as the Sui
tan inaSines she will do. on the con-
ir2ry. France will now demand com
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