The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
PERSIANS FAVORED
BY UNIQUE TREATY
Compact Made in 1857 Grants
Shah's Subjects All Rights
Enjoyed by Other Aliens

WASHINGTON, July lin the
name of God the Clement and the
MercifuI.'
This is the beginning of the sole
treaty existing between the United
States and Persia. concluded in 1856
and ratified in 1851 The language of
the convention is quaint, and it is
hardly necessary to note that it was
drafted in accordance with the pic
tureSque ideas OF the orient. 1t is
possible that the senate smiled when
il heard this preliminary parag graph
read by the secretary:
The President OF the United States
Of North America, and his Majesty as
exalted as the Planet Saturn; the
Sovereign TO whom the Sun serves as
standard; whose splendor and mag
nificence are equal to that of the
Skies; the Sublime Sovereign, the Mon
arch whose armies are as numerous as
the Stars; whose greatness calls to
mind that of Jemshid: whose magnifi
cencc equals that of Darius; the Heir
of the Crown and Throne Of the
Kayanians; the Sublime Emperor of all
Persia, being both equally and sim
cerely desirous of establishing rela-
Governments, which they wish to
strengthen by Treaty Of Friendship
and Commerce, reciprocally advan-
tageous and useful to the Citizens and
subjects of the two High contracting
parties, have for this purpose named
for their plenipotentiaries
The President OF the United States
OF North America, Carroll Spence, Min
lister Resident OF the United States near
the Sublime Porte; and His Majesty the
Emperor Of all Persia, His Excellency
Emin VI Molk Farrukh Khan, Ambas-
sador OF his Imperial Majesty the Shah,
with the great Gordon blue and bearer
OF the girdle. of Diamonds, &c, &c,
&C. &c"
PERSIANS ALL FAVORED
During the California school Incl
dent, in which the question was raised
whether Japanese in this country were
entitled to all the rights conferred upon
citizens and subjects of the most IA
vored nations. ii was discovered that
the treaty with Persia, whose flourish
ing opening has just been quoted, is
the only one which gives aliens all the
rights enjoyed by all other aliens. The
most favored nations rights enjoyed by
the Japanese in this country are mar
rowed down and specified, and they
have no rights except those mentioned:
respects as the subjects and citizens
Of the most favored Nation are treated.
Another treaty which IS entitled to
respect for its graudiloqueuce is that
Of 1897, between the United States and
Tunis- In this case the plenipoten-
tiaries were 2 French merchant serving
as American charge d'affaires, and a
Bey Dey. and an Aga. The treaty
begins:
God Is infinite
Under the auspices Of the greatest.
the most powerful OF all the Princes Of
the Ottoman nation who reign upon
the earth. our most glorious and most
august Emperor who commands the
two lands and the two seas, Seliuo Kan.
the victorious son OF the Sultan Nous
tafa, whose realm OF God prosper until
the end OF ages, the support OF Kings.
the seal Of Justice, the Emperor Of
Emperors.
The Most Illustrlous and Most Mag
nifccnt Prince. Hsmouda Pacha. Rev.
who commands the Odgiak OF Tunis.
the abode OF happiness, and the Most
Henored Ibrshim Dey, and Solirnan. Aga
OF the Janissaries the Chief Of the Di-
van. and all the Elders Of the Odgiak;
and the Most Distinguished and Hon
ored President of the Congress of the
United states OF America, the most dis
tingUished emorg those who profess
the religion OF the Messiah. of whom
NAV the end be happy"
FRIENDSHIP WITI5 TUNIs
Tae first article of this treaty reads:
There shall be j perpetual and con
stant peace between the United States
Of America and the Magnificent Pacha.
Bey Of Tunis. and also a permanent
friendship. which shall more and more
increase.
This treaty was superseded BY the
treaty between the United States and
France.
Still another treaty of happy speech
is that of 1895. between the United
states and Morocco. II says
In the name OF God, the Merciful
and Clement,
~CEmperor's seaI--Abd Errahnan
Ibenu kesham. whom God exaItD
Praise be TO God,
This is the copy of the treaty Of
peace which we have made with the
Americans and written in this book
affiIins thereto our blessed seal that.
with the help of God, Il may remain
forever.
written at Meccanez. the citv Of
olives. on the Cd day Of the month
Jumad el lai1ar, in the year of the
Hegira 1882"
TREATY WITH ETHIOPIA
one Of the interesting treaties Of re-
cent years is that made in 1903 between
the United States and Ethiopia. II be-
gins
His Majesty Menelik II. King of
hinss or Ethiopia, and the United States
OF America, having agreed to regulate
The commercial relations between the
two countries and develop them and
render them more and more advanta-
geous to the two contracting Powers:
HIS Majesty Menelik II, King Of
Kings OF Ethiopia, in the name Of the
Empire. and Robert p. Skinner. in the
name OF the United States OF America
have agreed and stipulated that which
follows"
Mr. Skinner, who is the American
consul general at MarseiIles. trans
mitted report of his visit to Adds
Abeba. where he negotiated the treaty
with King Menelik. We were all as.
tonished," he reported, and our an
preciation of the picturesque gratifed
by this first glimpse of ETHIOPIAN
troops upon ceremonial occasion. Ar
rayeG in gorgeous silks and satins
with lion and leopard skin n,antles