Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-24

A man who has just returned from
Persia gives some very interesting In
formation concerning political affairs
in that country and says the recent
attempt to assassinate the young shan
was purely fictitious. There was no
intention of killing him when the
bombs were thrown at his automobile.
Everybody in Teheran knows that the
custom OF his majesty is not to enter
his automobile until he Is outside of
the city gates, and, as usual, he was
riding in a carriage behind it from the
palace to the gate. The conspirators
were convinced he was intending TO
leave the city for his fortified palace
three miles away, where he could carry
on his intrigues against the parliament
secretly and safely. In order to pre-
vent this they decided to brighten him
back to his palace In the city and
threw the bombs to destroy his auto
mobile, which was empty, except for
the chauffeur.
The shah is not prepared by training
or by education to appreciate the re-
forms which the liberal party have so
ably planned for the benefit of the peo-
pie, nor is he willing to give his sub
jects the liberty and independence that
these reforms involve. He Is typical
oriental and will resist to the last ditch
the adoption of western ideas and
methods in Persia. He is not an able
man, but is exerting all the ability he
possesses in plotting and intriguing to
prevent the realization of constitu-
tional government, which has already
been adopted and which will be carried
out sooner or later, for the leaders OF
the liberal movement are able and de-
termined men. If the majleS-aS the
parliament is cafled-knew Of any one
they could trust as regent they would
very promptly get rid Of his majesty
and proclaim his little son as shah.
But as there is no one in sympathy
with them who could be relied upon to
encourage the liberal movement as re-
gent they prefer Mohammed Ali Mira,
with his mediocre ability, to another
man with more brains, who might be
able to resist them with better success.
But he will not be tolerated long. Last
August when the grand vizier, or
adabeg. was killed the brother of the
assassin was assigned to the duty of
killing the shah at the same moment.
But, for the reasons described, the
order was countermanded and the shah
was spared However, If he does not
change his conduct and abandon his
feeble efforts to prevent constitutional
government, it will undoubtedly cost
him his life.
DoubIe-DeaIlng Shah
Notwithstanding the fact that on the
last day of Ramazan, November IL, he
took oath on the Koran to uphold the
constitution, he is now using every
| force at his command to overthrow
the males (parIiament), the only
power which the people have to rely
on The shah is assisted in his en-
deavors by a part of the Moslem
preachers for the very obvious reason
that they, too. have lost their hold or
the people because of the constitution
and the influence of the nationalist!
and the better educated Moslems II
the males. Although all of the acts
of the males are done in the name OF
Mohammed and the Koran, yet secretly
large part Of the members have small
regard for either and are gradually
| forcing out the mullahs and their fan
atical ideas. The shah has gathered
around him some three or four hum
bred ignorant. fanatical ruffians. and
has fed and paid them to raise con-
fusion in the city and bring down pub
| lie condemnation on the males. This
ignorant rabble Is daily harangued by
the mullahs.
The shah mistook the disposition OF