Show SRBAT BRITAINS POSITION An Understanding Had with the French Government LONDON July 29The Siamese legation lega-tion in this city has received a dispatch from Bangkok stating that Siam learning learn-ing that France regarded its answer to the ultimatum as a refusal to grant the 3 French demands and being most desirous desir-ous of maintaining peace telegraphed the Siamese minister at Paris to inform j the government that Siam accepts the ultimatum ul-timatum in its entirety The dispatch adds the hope that the blockade will be raised diplomatic negotiations be resumed re-sumed and an early settlement of the difficulties dif-ficulties be effected Lord Eoseberrya statements of Thursday Thurs-day foreshadowed the Siamese surrender of today The only question was possession posses-sion of the provinces of the northeastern side of the Mekong It is currently reported re-ported that Lord Dufferin has secured a settlement consenting to the Siameso handing over these provinces France on a distinct understanding that France shall immediately restore to Siam that Buffer State between French and English territories ter-ritories wherein England insisted shall be thus preserved There is a feeling in the bellicose Paris press against any arrangement ar-rangement with England but the French government is doubly delighted at being able to emerge from a serious situation without complications with Great Britain and with the full pound of flesh from little lit-tle Siam A telegram from Bangkok indicates in-dicates that the Siamese are completely disappointed at not receiving support from the English government |