The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-28
5DISSATISFAC'T C'TION OF
PUBLIC UJNDISGUISE.D.
Cossacks Being Used to Support
Unpopular Sovereign in Crush
ing Liberal Constitution, to
Which He Had Sworn
Allegiance-What
Papers Say.

Especial Cable to The Timss- Dlspatch.J I.
OSDON, June 27.-There Is much
tindisglised Dissatisfaction IN
this country over news

undlSSulsed tdlSsatlSfact1on In
this country over news
from Persia. The only; sat
-'T isfactory clement in the
situation. days The Spectator. is
the good understanding between
Russia and Great Britain. ne
that had not taken place. says The
Spectator. 9''or II the fanatics who tried
to prevent the Reyal meeting had been
successful. and had managed to make
the Russian government believe that
our protestations Of Iamitiy were not
genuine. the existing situation would
have been cause OF very great anX-
iety. AS 1T is. we need have little fear
OF diplomatic complications"
Not Pleasant Reflection.
1T is not a pleasant reflection for
this country says the Daily Graphic.
that the entente lately concluded with
France and Russia should be operat-
Ing with the deplorable oppressiveness
In. the countries to which they relate.
'Tn Morocco. which was vir tually over
handed to France IN 1904. Sultan who
was rejected by the whole nation is
being forced uponsit by French bayo-
nets. In the Persian northern PROV
inces and the capitalrof that country.
mercy OF Russia, Cossacks are being
employed to support an unpopular soy
ereign IN crushing the liberal consti-
tuition to which he had sworn allc-
glance"
1t is quite evident that the British
mind feels a sense of considerable hu-
initiation in having to recognize the
fact that England is unable to play
any part in the affairs OF Per
sta. The course OF events there is
compared with the course OF events IN
Russia As. an Russia the attempt. g g
esta blisllS a. constitution in accordance
with Western ideas OF freedom was
put down by force, SO In Persia a SIM
|'ilar attempt has been stopped, at least
for time. by similar violence.
That Cossacks should have been en-
ployed to work this violence does not
make the contemplation thereof any
more pleasant for British onlookers
The eEAnglo-Ru entente has not yet
made Englishmen forget what they
Thought and said OF Cossack methods
In Russia three years ago.
Trained by Russians.
II e la true. that these. Cossacks are
lPcrsians. but constituting! as they do
the only efficient force in Persia, they
are trained by Russians and command
eusir Dy fltuSSlaHitOIl ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and non commissioned who are still on
the active service list Of the Russian
army.
The Shah's favorites. desperate for
want Of money and determined to re-
turn to the old state OF things. man
urged to acquire money from a source
unknown to the people, and devoted
It to the increase of the number and
efficiency OF the Cossacks. There is
little doubt that It was Russian
money. The Cossacks. OF course, are
the Shah's troops, bit taking the fore
going into consideration. ono cannot
writer, whether the important part
they are playing In the Persian reyo-
luton Is consistent with that nsu-
trality which Russia and England
proclaim to be the guiding principle
OF their Persian policy.