Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22

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II Abdul Harnid assumed that he could
count upon France to pose anew the Egyp-
tan question he was singu-
France and lariy simple. How many
England. times since tho British occu-
patton Of Egypt the sultan
could have invoked the powers Of Europe
to compel England to exesmte her solemn
pledges and evacuate Egypt The sultan.
however. fascinated by the friendly attitude
OF Great Britain then, said never word,
and the golden opportunity was lost frrevo-
eabiy- Almost a quarter Of century has
passed since the British occupation OF
Egypt. and time has created new questions
and new interests Besides. the lamentabie
fiasco at Fashoda Mission inspired by CO.
loniai group of Deputies In France. was an
absolute contradiction of tie secular policy
OF France toward Egypt, which held that
the territory of Egypt was fnviolabie.
Nor was this the only surprise to which
the sultan was subjected. The Russian am
baSsador, M. Zinoviev, informed the Otto
man government that Russia, FAR from be-
ing disposed to sustain its reclamations.
advised that 1t should not persist In It's re-
sistance. Thus for the first time Russia and
England. Notwithstanding their ancient
quarrels. acted IN accord-A surprise even
for diplomats accustomed to brusQue
changes. but who recalled the bitter hos
tliities manifested by England against her
attitude of Germany was logical she naq
played her cards with Skill but they could
not avail against the combination presented
by England. The National Zeitung, IA COM
predicts that the affair at Tabah Is the hrst
step toward the absorption of all Arabia by
England. who hastens to bar the Bagdad
railway from access to the Persian gun,
and concludes by the following, which Is
disquieting:
'The clouds which have gathered on ac-
count of that Tahah affair may be as
PEELED Professionally due to the concessions
of the porte But they win reappear. more
menactng than ever, and we Germans nave
every interest to secure ourselves against
storms even though they do not threaten
us immediat ely."
In any event. recurring to the Arab re-
volt, now In full action. the writer cites
from the book recently pub
Arabia's lshed by NJ. Eugene Jung.
Ambitions. formerly vice resident OF
France in Indc. China, en-
titled: 1.-The Powers In the face Of the Arab
Revolt"
Arabia wishes to become an independent
nation and consequently throw on the
Turkish yoke She possesses the Arab corps
d'arme of the Turkish army; the we'll
armed tribes of Syria, Palestine and Meso-
pOtafnia, the war-like and experienced SOL
diers of Mahmoud- Yahia and Hedzaz. At
a signal and all at once il necessary, these
troops will fall in line. notwithstanding the
desire of the national party to effect
revolution without effusion of blood.
''The Arabs will need men and CAPT.
tai to organize their country and put 1t
into working action. and they cay 1t quite
aloud. Their sympathes will be for that
nation which will have aided them most.
When the climate, soil and the vast posi-
bilities of cotton, sugar and fruits are con-
sidered. the American government may find
In the Yemen and the great countries east
ward to the Persian gulf the coveted open
door for the exploitation of its commerce.
Cheik Said at this moment Is q possibility
Within few months it will have passed
hopelessly into the hands of those indicated
by the National Zeitung.
A paper on the subject of Siestan and
the trade relations of that city was read by
Sir Arthur MacMahon before the Society
of Arts In London recently. He says:
THE success of the trade with Persia
was mainly question of communication
and transport and the opening up Of the
trade route from Qnetta to Siestan had
greatly benefited the India trade. The 500
miles of trackless and almost wateriess
mountain and desert between those places
has been traversed by well-marked-out
road. along which are stages provided with
wells. comfortable rest-houses and pro-
vision shops and has the advantages of a
telegraph line and postal system. The
opening of this line was expected to in
crease the British trade with Persia. Owing
to lack of proper transportation trade
between the United States and Persia is of
an Insignificant amount
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Dispatches from Teheran dated July ID
report recrudescence of political unrest
among Mullahs and divinity
Persian students already reported
Revolts January % and exciting
great uneasness in govern
ment circles. In an ARRAY a student was
killed and two were wounded. The heads
of the clergy assembled In the great mosque
and issued instant demands for the imme
date granting of reforms previously
promised
The shah in alarm had summoned his
most trusted advisers In Europe In order to
consult with them on the best methods to
meet the popular movement and while a
constitution had not been granted even on
paper. the powerful Mullahs were pressing
the advantage they -had already gained and
were hopeful of attaining their ends.
On the 18th instant a dispatch indicated
that the shah had promptly acceded to the
desires of his subjects.
Persia produces great quantities of
wheat. barley. rice. fruits. drugs. opium.
tobacco, WOOL carpets, cotton, silk, &c.
The mineral products are considerable.
but great distances from markets and
shipping ports, and the lack of transporta-
and copper exist in nearly all the provinces
and many have never been worked. Tin ore
has been found in Azerbaijaa: anthony,
nickel, cobalt near Yezd and zinc near Te-
heran. manganese borax and coal of fine
quality near Herman. There are enormous
deposits of rich iron ore in several places,
salt pits are abundant, sulphur exists, and
two mines of orpiment yield several tons
per annun. Auriferous sands are plentiful
A naphtha bearing zone extends along the
western frontier from Kurdestan to the
Persian gulf and traces of oil have been
discovered in the north. Turquoise has been
mined near Nishapur from early age.
Germany, 1t is significant to add. has estab-
lished recently steamship line from Ham
burg to the Persian gulf.
Persia. with such vast natural resources,
possessing population exceptionally INTEL
ngent and skilled In all the useful arts, as
no other perhaps. constitutes an open door
which invites American commerce and capt.
tai The establishment of seaport and
coalng station at Cheik Said in the Red
sea. the future capital of the Yemen, the
construction of an American railway to
the Persian gulf to connect at Bassarah,
with the projected line from Constantine
pie. Bagdad across Persia to the Indus, and
from Bassarah to Teheran, would consti-
he,