The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-23
REPORT THAT FRENCH SHIPS ARE
PREPARING TO START FOR
CONSTANTINOPLE
PARIsIANs ARE NOT EXCITED
Take Vastly More Interest in Com
ing Visit of the Gar Than
in the Turkish I'M
brOGliO.
OPEN BREACH NOT PROBABLE

PARIS, Aug. 22.-The Matin this
morning announces that the French sec
ond-class cruiser Cassard started for
Turkish waters yesterday, and that a ma
val division is ready to follow.
The approaching visit of the czar 20
France largely overshadows the interest
taken in the. Franco-Turkish incident
The apathy of the public is reflected by
the comments of the newspapers. They
generally express confidence IN a peaceful
settlement of the dispute.
According to the foreign office this aft
ernoon, there are no new developments
in the Turkish imbroglio. This, however,
was noticeable, the officials We're moro
reticent than yesterday. While reassert-
ing that no naval demonstration Is con-
templated, they refuse to confirm or deny
the truth of the news contained IN special
dispatches, saying that three battleslips
and a cruiser which arrived at Toulon
this morning, are taking coal and provi-
sions on board. They said they had no
! information on the subject.
Perhaps it is not lacking in significance
| that NJ. Deschanel, president Of the
chamber of deputies, who was attending
the council general at Chartres, suddenly
went to Ramboulliet this morning to see
President Loubet and also that NJ Del
casse, the minister of foreign affairs,
! leaves the council general at Ariege and
returns to Paris tomorrow to attend a
special meeting of the cabinet, called, it
is asserted, to arrange the programme of
the entertainment of the czar.
The Turkish ambassador, Munir Bey, is
absent, and at the Turkish embassy only
minor officials are visible They assume
an air of absolute Indifference and igno-
rance of the whole matter. Most of the
diplomats are away for the summer holi-
days, hence it is difficult to obtain con-
| sensus of opinion.
The Temps senni-offlcial, has a note this
| afternoon on the lines of the interview
which the correspondent of the .Associ-
ated Press obtained yesterday With a
high official OF the foreign office, saying:
"The rupture, as yet, is only the per
sonal act Of M. Constans, and will only
become official and complete if the sultan
persists In his present attitude, in which
event, as Munir BeY is absent from
France, it only will be necessary to noti-
fy him not to return until diplomatic re-
lasions are resumed
The Temps adds that there is no ques-
tion at present of naval Demonstration
and hints that if it should become nee
essary, France may initiate the example
/ of Austria, which once under similar cir
cumstances, seized the custom houses of
certain Ottoman ports.
TALK OF CZAR'S VISIT.
The newspapers here, under the influ-
ence Of the overwhelming joy at the
| czar's approaching visit, are paying scant
| attentin to ConstantinopIe, and generally
are taking the view that the matter soon
viii be settled to Frances satisfaction
The coming OF the czar is causing in
tense satisfaction throughout the coun-
try. All the councils general are now
sitting, and even those in which the op-
ponents of the government are
in the majority are passing reso-
lutions warmly congratulating Presi-
dent Loubet and the ministry on the
czar's visit which is regarded as a happy
result of the government foreign policy.