Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-23
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Cars Approaching Visit Attracting
More Attention Than the Sultan.

More Attention Than the Sultan.
Paris, Aug. 2s.-The approaching
visit of the car to France largely
overshadows the interest taken in the
Franco Turkish incident. The apathy
of the public is reflected by the COM
ments of the newspapers. They gen.
orally express confidence in a peaceful
settlement of the dispute.
According to the foreign office Off
Gals this afternoon there is no news
and no change in the situation of the
Turkish imbroglio. This. however, was
noticeable-the officials We're more re-
ticent 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
battleships and a cruiser which ar
rived at Tulon this morning are taking
coal and provisions on board. They
said they had no information on the
| subject.
Perhaps 1t is not lacking in signifi-
canoe that NJ. Des Channel, president
of the chamber d deputies. who was
ATTENDING the council general at Char
tres. suddenly went to Rambouillet
| this morning to see President Loubet,
and also that NJ. Del Case, the min
lister of foreign affairs, leaves the coun-
| Gil general at Ariege and returns to
| Paris tomorrow to attend special
meeting of the cabinet, called, 1t is as
serted, to arrange the program for the
| reception and entertainment of the
car
/ Meanwhile the Turkish ambassador,
! Munir Bey, is absent. and at the Turk
fish embassy only minor officials are
| visible. They assume an air of aoso-
| lutte Indifference and ignorance of the
whole mater. Most of diplomatists
are away for the summer holidays
thence it is difficult to obtain con-
sensus of opinion Talking to the cor
respondent of the Associated Press,
| one of the oldest members who has
been connected with the diplomatic
corps for over twenty-five years, said:
| The sultan's hand contains one trump
/ Just now. 1t is not likely that France
will run the risk of opening the eastern
\ question on the eve of the cars visit.
4 The papers here, under influence of
/ the Overwhelming joy at the cars ap-
preaching visit, are paying scant at
! tention to Constantinople and generally
are taking the view that the matter
| will soon be settled to Frances salts
faction.
The coming of the car is causing
intense satisfaction thruout the coun-
! try. All the councils general are now
sitting and even those in which the OPP
ponents of the government are in the
majority are passing PROSECUTIONS warmly
congratulating President Loubet and
4 the ministry on the occasion of the
d cars visit, which is regarded as a
happy result of the government for
eign policy.
The Temps, semi official has note
this afternoon on the lines of the inter-
8 view which the correspondent of the
Associated Press obtained yesterday
with high official of the foreign Office,
saving: 1.-The rupture, as yet is only
the personal act of NJ. Constans, and
will only become official and complete
Z If the sultan persists in his present at
titude, in which case, as Munir Bey Is
absent from France, it will only be
necessary to notify him not to return
until diplomatic relations are resumed
The Temps ads that there is no ques-
!, Ition at present of a naval demonstra-
, Ition, and hints that if it becomes nee
essary France may initiate the example
of Austria, which once, under similar
: circumstances, seized the custom
, houses of certain Ottoman ports.
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