The sun., 1901-08-28
A BREAK With TURKEY
France, Incensed at Sultan's Delay,
Takes Drastic Action.
M. CONSTANS IS RECALLED.
Munir hey, the Turkish Embassador
to France, Requested Not to Re-
turn to Paris-Abdul Hnmtd
Expected to Yield Now.

Paris, Aug. 27.-A semiofficial note
has been issued announcing that, the
porte not having carried out It's un-
dertaking with regard to the disputed
questions between the French and OF
toman governments, M. Constans, the
French ambassador, acting under in
structions from the. foreign minister,
NJ. Delcasse, left Constantinople Aug.
o6, the date named in his last commu-
nication to the porte on the subject.
An arrangement had been effected on
Aug. II and its terms drafted by the
Ottoman foreign minister, with the ap-
proval of the sultan, who had promised
NJ. Constans that the text should be
handed to him the next day. M. Con-
rllat none of the promises had been full
filled. and NJ. Delcasse on Aug. 81 tele-
rraphed NJ. C0nstans that In view of
So Migrant disregard of the under
tnkings the negotiations could no lon
ger be continued and requested M. Con-
STAINS to inform the porte that he had
received orders to leave Constantine
pie.
On Aug. % NJ. Constans communicate
cd with the porte, fixing Aug 26 as
the date for his departure, and as the
engagements We're still unkept M. Con-
STAINS left Constantinople. With his
departure the relations between France
ana Turkey may be regarded as broken
off NHnir Bey, the Turkish embassa-
dor ID France, has been telegraphed to
not to return to Paris.
The correspondent is Informed from
the best source that the departure of
NJ tunstans under the circumstances
amounts to a partial rupture of Fran
20 Turkish relations. The current af-
fairs Of the two embassies can be car
ried ON by the charges d'affaires. but
all negotiations of a political nature
Will be entirely suspended until the
sultan yields to the French demands.
The French Standpoint.
The French government considers
that the sultan has broken his word.
lie had promised full payment of the
long standing indemnities to French
men, amounting to 12,O0O,O00 francs,
but Mt the end of last week declined to
llay the fill amount and offered Il re-
duced sum, which was refused by NJ.
ConstanS.
The sultan Monday made final at
tempt to induce NJ. Constans to stay.
NJ. Constans had left Therapia on
board the Nautour for Stamboul, where
he was to take the orient express. a
court chamberlain arrived mt Stamboul
in posthaste from the sultan begging
NJ. Constans to return to Therapia and
promising that everything would be
satisfactorily settled. NJ. Constans de-
clined to return, declaring the time for
promises was past. 1t was for the sui
tan to fulfill his undertakings.
The French government will take no
further steps in the matter, but will
wait for the sultan to move, and 1t Is
not thought he will allow the present
situation to last very long.
A dispatch from Constantinople says:
"The following was the position of
affairs Immediately preceding the de
parture of the French embassador, NJ.
Constans: The Turkish government
was showing Il disposition to regard
tile French demands as settled by the
Trade relating to the quays and the
Albanian land seizures. The French
embassy iii order TO prevent misun.
Outstanding wrote to Tewiik Pasha,
the minister of foreign affairs that
France, in addition, expected the set
tlement of two other claims included
IN the demands made Aug. II and that
unless they were conceded Nj. Con
Stans would leave and Munir Bey, tht
Turkish ambassador to France, wotll,
receive his passports. The porte in
stead Of yielding asked for 24 hours
delay ana made alternative PROPOSE
tions which were SO unacceptable thai
NJ Coilstans did not reply to them