Show I SIAM DEMANDS REDRESS French Style of Diplomacy May Result Re-sult I War Vancouver B C Aug 10Mail advices brought on the Empress of Japan sa I there is no truth in the report that the Vnltcd States have been negotiating for coaling stations in China Strained relations i are said to exist between be-tween France and Siam and thj outlooks outlook-s serious The news a received from Singapore via Hongkong says The greatest excitement reigns in I Siamese Siam-ese official circles in Bangkok osnI account of the aliened conduct of 11 Montmit tonett a member of the French legation 1 nder the FrenchSiamese convention of 1K93 all the Laotians in Siamese territorj must be allowed and even assisted bj the Siamese government to cross to the left bank of Mekong In the Watana district dis-trict owing to high 34P in the Mekong a caravan of Laotians under French guidance quit Siamese soil each year This year they were superintended by I Montmittonett and hfe met Mr nooyn the representative of the Siamese government govern-ment Both are new to the diplomatic service and it is alleged that the Frenchman French-man treated the Siamese representative in an intolerably overbearing manner Prince Deawongse has practically commanded com-manded the French government to dismiss dis-miss Montmitt nett and demands that he be punished Consequently the relations between the Siamese and the French governments gov-ernments are greatly strained The Siamese Siam-ese I is said threaten to shoot down anj Laotians who cross from Siamese territory terri-tory without Siamese passports Numbers Num-bers of them have done so This seems to be the real cause of rupture |