Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-20
PATIENCE WAS TRIED
President Sent Sharp Message
to Persia.
BROUGHT HER TO TERMS
DELAY IN FURNISHING MURDER
ERS OF REV. MR.. LABAREE.
official Correspondence on International
Matters Published by the
State Department.
BROUGHT HER TO TERMS

Persia tried the patience of the Ameri-
can government severely last fall, because
of her failure to punish the murderers of
Rev Benjamin w. Labaree, the Ameri-
can missionary. Six months after the muir
der and after Mr.. Tyler, the American
charge at Teheran, had informed the State
Department that the accompices In the
murder would not be arrested unless a
peremptory message Is sent by the Presi-
dent" Secretary Hay sent a vigorous tele-
gram. of which the following is the official
paraphrase appearing in correspondence
made public at the State Department. today:
"Mr Hay states that the President is
very much disturbed over the failure of
the Persian government to punish the muir
derers of Mr.. Labaree. If no immediate
satisfaction Is given he will be constrained
to lay the matter before Congress and rec
ommend such action may lead to COM
pliance with our demand for effective JUS
tice.''
This brought promises which were not full
filed. After receiving the official assur-
ance of the Crown Prince of Persia that
six accomplices endeavoring to escape
were killed by the Persian forces, and that
the remainder of the band is being pur-
sued" Minister Pearson telegraphed the
department that Information has reached
him from reliable source that none or the
accomplces in the murder of Mr.. JaDaree
were killed, as reported, and that he mas
lodged indignant remonstrance against the
trif1ing and temporizing ana requests lur-
Their Instructions
Secretary Hay then sent another DISPATCH
of which this is the official paraphrase
Mr.. Hay states that the reported failure
of the Persian government to punish the
murderers of Mr. Labaree is a source of
grave concern to the President and that he
cannot permit our just demands to be
trifled with or evaded any longer. II no
satisfactory action is taken before Congress
meets, in less than two weeks, the Presi-
dent will be constrained to lay the matter
before that body, and recommend such &C
ton as he may deem necessary.
This brought results. A month later
settlement was effected, and the widow or
Mr.. Labaree received 10000 cash in gold,
and effective and swift punishment of all
guilty persons followed
Other official correspondence made public
today discloses the fact that at the time of
a hostile encounter near AguaricO last fall
between Peruvian and Ecuadorian forces
Acting Secretary Of State Adee DIRECTED the
American minister at Lima to inquire as to
the facts, and express "unofficially the
earnest desire of the President that peace
be preserved"
Because the American government refused
to permit it's diplomatic and consular agents
In Peru to issue certificates Of celibacy to
American citizens, required by Peruvian
law as a condition precedent to marriage
with Peruvian, and because the London
government took a similar position, the
Lima government has Indefinitely sus-
pended the law.
Advance sheets of the Red Book for 1904
contain reports from the American legation
at Athens. showing that result Of Sec
rotary Hays note to the powers in behalf
of the Roumanian Jews. their condition has
been greatly improved, and no further anti
Jewish laws have been proposed in Rouma-
MIA.