The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-15


British Arbitration with tho Eastern
POtontate-EngIa lands Gain and Per-
sian Anxiety for . Little More Light.
HIS Highness the Shah of Persia, Naser-ed Din, is
the son Of Mohammed-Shah. He was born in the
year 1880 and succeeded to the power and author
ity OF the King Of Kings, as 1t Is termed in his
dominions, in the year 1s4s The Shah's policy ex.
erctses an important influence On Eastern AFFAIRS
and his present project OF Europo-Turkish tour Is
not without significance. He will visit the
great Powers OF tho OLD World just after the
completion OF the triumph of the system
OF friendly arbitration for the adjustment of
international differences and imme diatcly subse-
quent to the conclusion OF important territorial
arbitration between his own government and that
Of Her Majesty the Queen Of Great Britain. This
work is termed the Seistan arbitration. The OBJ
ject Of Generals 0oldsmid and Pollock, the British
Commissioners, was to determine the boundaries
OF the Persian and Afghan territories on the
norImwestern Frontier OF the Anglo Asiatc pos.
source Of constant chickering's between the Shah
and the Emtr Of Cabul-at times even leading to
actual overt acts. The danger OF this perpetual
dsc0rd ON the Indian frontier was ever present to
Lord Mayors mind. BY his advice and at his
two distinguished English offcers, well acquainted
with Oriental diplomacy and semibarbarous
soyereiens, to mediate between the disputants.
The arbitratOrs selected were General GOldsmid,
well known for his intimate acquaintance with the
sensitive and distrustfu features OF Persian state
craft, and General Pollock, who few years since
had received the Emir OF Cabul at Psshawur, and
English government. the mission left England Tor
Calcutta, to receive final Instructions and thence
proceeded without delay TO the disputed district
Although 1t Is some years since the Persian famine
nrst began Its devastating work, its fury was not
yet spent. Villages were passed in which not a
single child was to be found; in others the chill
dren glided silently through the desOlatc streets
like neshiess spectres. The rOau from Seistan was
thickly bordered with the graves OF the miserable
fugitves who tried to fly from their parched fields
to the moro favored border lands. Twenty thou
sand are said to have taken to this road alone. AS
the Commissioners drew nearer to Tcheran
better signs were visible; the stronger hearted
were gaining courage and striving to restore the
neglected fields to cultivation. Arrived at Teheran,
Ing strongly to the Shahs government their views
on the conduct of the Persian officials In Sestan.
Alter some dln1culty tho Ministry was induced
70 disavOw the proceedings OF their subOr-
dinates and to disgrace their scistan Com
tatiOns followed, throughout which General
Pollock supported by his advice, as we'll
as with the weight and views OF the An9lo-Indian
government the Afghan Commissioner who had &C.
companied the arbitratOrs to Teheran. General
delivered bis judgment as arbitrator, which has
since been accepted by the Afghan government,
and which, 1t is thought Will be also accepted by
the Persian government alter an effort to get bet
ter terms from the India and Foreign Ofces in Lon
dom The details as to the precise terms OF the ar
bitrati0n have not been made public, but General
GOldsmid ana his colleague have brought to q sue
ceSSful conclusion one OF the most important bOun
dairy questions which the British government has
had to decide, and OF the probable consequences of
something more previous to aflxing his sign man
u0l to the instrument.