The age-herald., 1901-08-28
FRANCE CALLS M. CONSTANS
 FROM TURKEY SGVGrs Relations NOtWthstand- ing the Pleading of
 Abdul Hamid SULTAN BREAKS HIS PROMISE And the Ambassador Leaves at Once. Munir 6ey Has Been TeIe-
 graphed Not to Return
 to Paris.
SULTAN BREAKS HIS PROMISE

Paris, August H.-A semf-official note has been Issued announcing that the Porte, not having carried out its under takings with regard to the disputed questions between the French and Otto- man governments. M. Constans, the French ambassador, acting under instruc- tions from the foreign minister of France left Constantinople August 2e, the date named In his last communion to the Porte on the subject.
 An arrangement had been effected Au- gust II and it's terms drafted by the Ot- toman foreign minister with theapproval of the Sultan. who had promised NJ Con- stans that the text should be handed to him August IS.
 M Constans telegraphed to Paris Au- gust 19 that none of the promises had been fulfilled; then M. Delcasse, minister of foreign affairs August 21, telegraphed M. Constans that In view of so f1agran. disregard of the undertakings the nego- tiations could no longer be continued, and requested M. Constans to inform the Porte that he had received orders to leave Constantinople.
 Left on August 26.
 On August g, M. Constans communf- cated with the Porte fixing August 2s as the date for his departure; and as the engagements were still unkept, M. Con- stans left Constantinople August 2u With the departure of M Constans, the relations between France and Turkey may be regarded as broken off.
 Munir Bey, the Turkish ambassador to France has been telegraphed not to re- turn to Paris.
 The correspondent of the Associated Press was informed today from the best source that the departure of M. Constans from Constantinople under the circum- stances is tantamount to a partial rup- ture of French-Turkish relations. Munir Bey, who Is in Switzerland. will be in- formed, as set forth in the semi-oficiaI note issued this morning, that the French government does not desire him to return to Paris
 The current affairs of the two embas- sies can be carried on by the charges, but all negotiations of a political nature will be entirely suspended until the Sul- tan yields to the French demands.
 Sultan Breaks Word.
 The French government holds that the Sultan has broken his word. He had promised full payment of the long-stand- ing indemnities to the Frenchmen, amounting to 12,000.00O francs, but at the end of last week declined to pay the full amount and offered a reduced sum. which was refused by M. Constans. who waited until yesterday and then departed
 The Sultan'S trade giving satisfaction in the quays question WAS at first taken as indicating he would accept the entire French claims. but M. Constans tele- graphed Sunday that the Sultan was still holding out against the payment of three Frenchmen. dating back many years and amounting to several million francs, for which M Constans demanded a settle ment, and declared he would leave Con- stantinople yesterday unless the matter was settled.
 The Sultan made final attempt ito in- duce him to stay. M Constans had left Therapta on board the Vautor for Stam- express A court chamberlain arrived at Stamboul in post haste from the Sul- tan, begging M. Constans to return to Therapia and promising that everything would be satisfactorily settled M Con- stans declined to return, declaring the time for promises was past and that 1t was for the Sultan to f1lfill his under takings.
 The French government will take no further steps In the matter, but will wait for the Sultan to move. It Is thought the Sultan will not allow the present situation to last very long.