The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-06
FRANCE AND
THE PORTE
M.COnstansLeaves
Constantinople
for Paris.

has been issued announcing that the
Porte, not having carried out it's under
takings with regard to the disputed
questions between the French and
Ottoman governments, NJ Constants
the French ambassador. acting under
instructions from the Foreign Minis
ter OF France, left Constantinople
August goth, the date named In his last
communication to the Porte on the sub
ject
An arrangement had been effected
August 18th and It's terms drafted by
the Ottoman Foreign Minister. with the
approval of the Sultan. who had prom
Used NJ. Constans that the text should
be handed to him August 18th. NJ. Con-
STAINS telegraphed to Paris August 18th
that none of the promises had been full
filled, and NJ. Delcasse, Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, August 2lst telegraph
ed NJ. Constans that in view of so fla
grant a disregard Of the promises the
negotiations could no longer be con-
tinued, and requested NJ. Constans to
| inform the Porte that he had received
orders to leave Constantinople.
On August 23d NJ. constants COMMUNE
Gated with the Porte, fixing August 2oth
as the date Of his departure, and as
the engagements were still unkept, NJ.
! Constans left Constantinople August
! Goth.
/ With the departure of NJ. constants
/ the relations between France and Tur-
key may be regarded as broken off.
Munir Bey. the Turkish ambassador to
France. has been telegraphed to not
to return to Paris.
1t was learned today from the best
source that the departure OF NJ. Con-
STAINS from Constantinople in the cir
cumstances Ia tantamount to n partial
rupture of Franco-Turkish relations.
The current affairs of the two enIbas-
sizes can be carried on by the Charge
d Affaires, but all negotiations Of a po-
litical nature viii De entirely suspended
until the Sultan yields to the French
demands. The French Government
holds that the Sultan has broken his
word. He had promised full payment
of the Iongstanding indemnities to the
Frenchmen, amounting to 10000 900
francs, but at the end of last week.
declined to pay the full amount and
offered reduced sum, which was re-
made a final attempt to induce NJ. Con-
STAINS to stay. NJ. Constans had left
Therapa on board the vautour for
STEAMBOAT, where he was to take the
Orient express. court chamberlain
arrived AT STEAMBOAT in post haste from
the Sultan, begging NJ. Constans to re-
turn to Therapia and promising that
everything would be satisfactorily set
tied. NJ. COnstans declined to return,
declaring the time for promises was
past and that 1t was for the Sultan to
fulhll his undertakings The French
Government will take no further steps
in the matter, but will wait for the
Sultan To move. 1t is thought the Sui
tan will not allow the present situation
to last very long.
CoNSTANTINOPIE (Monday), August
26.-Thc following was the position of at
fairs Immediately preceding the departure
of the French ambassador NJ. Constants:
The Turkish government was showing a
disposition to regard the French demands
as settled by the trade relating to the
quays and the Albanian land seizures
The French Embassy, in order to pre-
vent n misunderstanding. wrote to Tew-
fix Pasha, the Minister OF Foreign AZ
fairs. yesterday that France. in addition,
expected the settlement of two other
claims included in the demands made
August 18th. and that unless they were
conceded before noon NJ. Constans would
leave and Munir Bey, the Turkish EN-
bassador to France. would receive his
passports. Instead Of yielding, the Turk
ish Government asked for twenty-four
hours delay. and made alternative prop
ositions, which were 50 unacceptable
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During tho absence from his post Of
NJ. Constans, the French ambassador to
Turkey. who started yesterday for Paris.
NJ. Bapst. councillor of the embassy, will
act Is Charge d'Afaires.
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