The sun., 1909-11-07
PERIL IN GREECE AND PERSIA
OUTBREAKS LAID TO ESVOLSkY-
AERENTHAL QUARREL.
Revolt In AxeybaiJsn suspssssusly close 70
Cars Anti&Austrian Visit % Italy
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Sr. PErKBsBURo. Nov. e.--Russia 10
preparing 70 witness the second round
Of the duel between II. Isoivsky. Russian
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. and Baron
Won Aehrenthal. tho Austrian Foreign
Minister Ths former bad scarcely an
nouncsd that his interviews as Raoconig gi
with Italian statesmen had suooeed@d
In establishing identity of policy between
Russian and italy in the Balkans and else
where around Turkish territory than ths
crises in the affairs OF Turkeys nsighbors.
Persia and Greece. vera suddenly brought
to head-
It is northsrn Persia o relapse into cha 90
that chiefly concerns Russia. Her frontier
officials have been obliged to pretend TO
cooperate with Sattar Khan 40 Governor
Of Pcrsia's northwest province. Aver
bijan, adjoining the Turkish boundary
and populated largely by Turkish Kurds.
Tho Russian Ministry Of Foreign Az
fairs described Sattar Khan as brigand
until it had to recognise him as the exec
utive officer Of the new regime At Tsheran.
His overthrow by rival ohisftains. who
are nominany champions Of the ex-Shah,
leaves Azsrbijan, where numerous Rus
sian traders have thsir permanent Iabodes,
In such a position that Russian military
occupation OF its northern districts dur
ing the winter seems certain.
The Teheran authorities say they can
not send an adequate force to protect
the outlying towns because they have
no money. Moreover. the new regime
Ia committed to the principle Of not rais-
ing loans without the consent OF the par
lament. which will not meet until the end
Of next week. Already more than half
the members are retained in regions re-
mote from the capital by the tribesmen,
who are not SO much against the new
regime as against any control from Te-
heran. Tho deadlock is completed by
Russias promise TO England not to lend
money to Persia except under the latter
constitutional guarantee.
! In any case Russian opinion will insist
upon the protection OF the Russians in
northern Persia, even at the risk OF Tur-
key protesting against the menace OF a
Russian occupation OF Azerbijan. 1t is
realized that Austro-German influences
at Constantinople will be used to make
Russia g position more difficult.
| st. Petersburg society is witnessing a
manifestation OF the personal bitterness
between NJ. Isvolsky and Baron Won Aeh-
rcnthal. The former. unlike q majority
OF the leading men in Russia, has a de-
cided leaning toward highly title people
In order TO crafty this weakness Baron
I Won Aehrenthal made it a practice to fil
I the Austrian Embassy with Princes,
Serene Highnesses and Hungarian mag.
| mates of the first degree who dutifuIly
attended all Isvolsky's social receptions
Since the latter's quarrel with Baron Won
! Aehrenthal over the latter's coup in the
Balkans, the Austrian Embassy has been
steadily denuded OF aristocrats, who
have been replaced by untitled func-
tionaries in routine branches OF the Aus
trian consular service.
LONDON. Nov. e.--If the truth ia to be
told IL must be said that the recent course
Of events in Greece excites a great deal
OF contempt and evaporation through
out Europe. The complicated comedy
that is being played in the little kingdom