New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-09
Tho descendants Of the Revolutionary fathers had an
idea that It cost more than that
TIE pERSIAY MINISTER'S DEPARTURE
FEAR THAT IT MAY ROUSE RESyTMEST
AMONG THE suAH's sUBJECTs
To The EqffOr oCThe Trfbuu,

AMONG THE sHAH's sUBJECTs
To The kdttor ofThe Tribune
Sir. Tie information conveyed in The rIbhne's
correspondence from Washington that the Persian
Minister would shortly leave this country nver 70
return, promoted thereto by his dspeasure " the
indgnitles which the American newspapers hav been
hcaplne upon ue head of his sovereign. vii
doubleday prove 10 be serious matter thai the
casual reader mag.nes. No American believes ba.
tho newspaper badiuagc both written and pctucd,
that has provoked his dlsplcasure has bcen prompd
by anything other than the exuberaat humor OF Be
American newspaper writer. We cannot, howove.
plain away The seriousness Of the matter &c nov
stands. to ourselves By saying that the difficulty
arises from tho fact that the Persian Minister Is not
able TO appreciate the sinuosiiies Of the American
joke.
As an aut0cratlc representative Of an autocraic
government, he is expected 10 be, in all matters
affecting tho good name Of his governments ruler,
seriously I'm earnest, and when he presents bis rca
sons ior untimcly return TO Persia the warm bits
Of personal reference 10 the shah which he has cuiled
from The American papers, they VIII appear, when
translated into Persian. 10 have all the frgidty OF a
regular state paper. The fact that the worthy repre-
sentative OF q friendly Power proposes 10 leave this
country Of continuous insults 10 his SOW
ercign, presents itself to Us as an
uemcly disagreeabe subject for cons!dsra-
uon ard Involving questions Of no l!ue gravity
return OF Persian Minister for the reason stated
- III accrue 20 the American residents Of Persia. The
Government Of Persia is autocrauc and the people
Of Persia fanadcaL The combination when uupeas-
autly aroused may become disagrecahc. America
has Of late yeals had occasion 10 complain OF Inc
treatment Of It's representatives al the lands Of the
Shah Everything. except the present iucident, has
oonspired TO increase this friendly relationship.
Private advlces from several sources confirm the
public reports that present Minister TO Persia
has received the most favorable consideration nom
the SHAH and this influence has been shown in con
ccssOns q American residents, OF the most SUD
staniial character 30 marked has this favor nceh
10 NJ Pratt that Americans in Persia. opposed 70
Mr.. Pratt b. politics. ! myself az, have earnestly
urged President Harrison 10 retain him IN his present
There is, however. strong fanatical feeling Of
hatred among the people toward Christians, ana
while h, fcc ing Is less pronounced against Americans
fhau AGAINST the people OF other Christian nations
/ cannot but REGARD the return Of the Persian Mn
istcr on account of what viii Be called Christian
insults 90 the shah. as a spark that VIII ser
disastrous blaze going among Mahometan zcalous.
! can only hope that am wrong IN my estimate
81 the gravity Of this matter. Under any cucum-
stances however il Is only conservative diplomacy
10 Use every dicrlcd effort to appeasc the Us
pleasure and delay the return % tie Persian tlin-
iofer. and thus prevent the injury 10 al American
Interests in Persia that VIII certainly occur II hf
COOS and avoid the Cma upon American hospltahty
fhaf such act would occasion
New-York July 8. 1770 JOHN / CONVECTION.