Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-08-27
THE GRIEVANCES
OF FRANCE
A Semi Official Note Issued at Paris
Explains the Difficulty Between
and France Turkey.
RELATIONS BROKEN OFF
The French Ambassador Has Left for Paris
and the Turkish Ambassador to Paris
is Invited to Stay Home
Broken Promises

Constantinople, Aug. 27.-During the
absence of M. Constans, the French
ambassador OF Turkey, who started
yesterday for Paris, M. Bapst, the
councillor of the embassy, will act as
charge d'affaires
THE SULTAN BEGS OFF.
Paris, Aug. 27.-The French govern
ment holds that the sultan has broken
his word. He promised full payment of
French men amounting to 100000
francs, but at the end of last week de-
clined to pay the full amount, and Of
fered a reduced sum which was refused
by Constans, who waited until yester-
day and then left for Therapia on
board of the Vautour for Stamboul.
where he was to take the Orient ex-
press. A court chamberlain arrived at
Stamboul in post haste from the sui
tan, begging Constans to return to
Therapia, promising everything would
be satisfactorily settled. Constans de-
clined to return. The French govern
ment will wait for the sultan to move.
Paris, Aug. pa semi-official note
has been issued announcing that the
porte, not having carried out it's un-
dertakings with regard to the disputed
questions between the French and the
Ottoman governments, M. Constants
the French ambassador, acting under
instructions from the foreign minister
of France, left Constantinople on Au-
gust 49, An arrangement had been eff
fected on August II, and it's terms draf-
ted by the Ottoman foreign minister
with the approval of the sultan, who
had promised Constans that the text
should be handed him on August 1S.
Constans telegraphed to Paris on Au-
gust 10 that none Of the promises had
been fulfilled; M. Delcasse minister of
foreign affairs, on August 81, tele-
graphed Constans that in view of so
fragrant disregard Of the under
takings, negotiations could no longer
be continued, and requested Constans
to inform the porte that he received or
ders to leave Constantinople. On Au-
Fust %, Constans communicated with
the porte, fixing August 26 as the date
of his departure; and as the engage
ments were still unkept Constans left
Constantinople on August 26.
With the departure of 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
return to Paris.
A ONE SIDED QUARREL.
Constantinople, Aug. 27-The follow
ing was the position of affairs imme-
diately preceding the departure Of sthe |
French ambassador M. Constants: The
Turkish government was showing a |
disposition to regard the French de- |
mands as settled by the trade relating
to the quays and the Albanian land |
seizures. The French embassy in or
der to prevent misunderstanding, wrote |
to Tewfik Pasha, minister of foreign
affairs, yesterday that France, in addi- |
tion exacted settlement of two other
claims included in the demands made |
on August II, and that unless they |
were conceded before noon, Constans |
would leave and Munir Bey, Turkish |
ambassador to France would receive
his passports. Instead of yielding,
Tewfk asked "a hours delay and made I
some alternative propositions which |
were SO unacceptable that Constans
did not reply to them.
FEARS AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, Aug. 27.-It is feared in
official circles here that the withdrawal |
of the French ambassador from Con-
concert of the European powers under |
which the integrity of Turkey was
guaranteed.
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