The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-22
RELATIONS SEVERED
FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO THE
SUBLIME PORTE HAS TAKEN
DRASTIC ACTION
SULTAN BROKE HIS WORD
France May Have to Go to Ex-
treme Measures to Make Alb
duI Hamid Come to
Time.

CONSTANTINOPLE Aug. A.-The
French ambassador, NJ Constans, has
notified the suItans first secretary that
all diplomatic relations between France
and Turkey are broken off. and that the
ambassador has Informed his government
to this effect.
NJ Constans communicated direct with
the sultan, because the latest negotiations
We're transacted with the sultan PERSONAL
ly, The ambassador justifies his action
OF the ground that the sultan broke his
direct personal promise, given to M.
Constans at an audience in the Yildfz
palace Thursday, regarding the pur-
chase of the quays and the settlement of
the disputed French claims. The foreign
minister also gave formal assurances
that the agreement would be carried out.
so in view of this double breach of faith,
NJ. Constans holds that it is impossible
for France to continue diplomatic rela-
tions with Turkey.
THE PRESENT STATUS.
PARIS, Aug. 21.-A high official of the
foreign office informed the correspondent
of the Associated Press today that the
exact situation at Constantinople is as
follows:
The sultan at the last audience which
he granted to M Constans. the French
ambassador, agreed to send to the latter
the same or the following day a docu
ment giving complete satisfaction 10
France regarding the claims of French
citizens and in the matter of quays, In
accordance with the terms arranged be-
tween the sultan and VI. Constans YER
bally. Instead of doing this, the sultan
waited until yesterday, when he sent NJ.
Constans document, the terms Of which
differed essentially from those arranged
at the audience
Thereupon NJ. Constans declined to ne
gotiate any further or to hold other COM
munications with the Porte, and referred
the matter to the French foreign office
His dispatch to this effect was received
last night. AS matters stand. NJ. Con-
stans and the Porte's relations are broken
off, but France and Turkey are still in
diplomatic relations through the Turkish
ambassador at Paris
"If the sultan does not keep the prom
ises which he made at the last audience" Z"
continued the informant of the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press, we will
have to recall NJ. Constans and send the
Turkish ambassador HIS passports A
solution one way or the other is probable
within the next two days"
Replying to a question. the foreign Of
fetal said:
No naval action on the part Of France
has yet been decided upon. The story in
80 ES~PCAo " Tile elLtCL lIIdI tTenCn war
ships are ordered to be In readiness to
sail for the Bosphorus has no founda-
ton in fact. Such measure might. of
course, become necessary, but that even
tuaHty has not yet. been considered by
the French government"
SULTAN EXPECTED TO YIELD.
LONDON. Aug. N-Diplomatic opinion
IN London generally approves of the
French action toward Turkey. It appears
that the chanceIories of Europe have
Deen considerably annoyed by the sui
tan.s recent efforts to reassert himself.
and to shake off the limited control ex-
erclsed by Europe over certain parts of
ms administration. The sutan's dispatch
OF mission to the far East also was
alspieasing to the great powers. The lat
Ter, therefore, are expeoted to generally
welcome Frances rebuff of the sultan.
LONDON, Aug. 22.-The morning papers
today, commenting upon the Franco
turkish situation, consider that the ac-
ton of M. Constans was fully justified.
Ihey do not anticipate any serious re-
suits, believing that the sultan Will ulti-
mately yield.