The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31
= Nsw oppor,uu,,y FOG P-r-,a.


Tho hHu.-. nf Improvement in which
Persia lu. ns'r ,ndtIlzing herself for
-ssn~ 'irn- may d. rralixesi IN tho Nuns
wv thar ha. LIST be~n forrnei The new
Prime Minister, MOsrEFt-E i.-MANAt ~.
Nus form. " Minister ~ Finance and
- Persia = principal problem = that ot
finance r. NAV from his knowledge ~ the
cuun'rys resources and capabilities b.
able IN bring order Out % tho unsettled
conditions The change IN the Ministry
has also brought about the retirement
Il the two Persians b,-st known % the
OUTSIDE world. the SIPAHDAR. who was
nomInal,y the leader of the revolutiona-
ries ~ the overthroW e MoHAMNfED
Al. and SERDAR NsSAD. the powerful
Bakhtiari chief who brought his tribes
men % rehsran az a critical moment IN
th. siege.
Tfrs-s changes have been imminent
for some time. for s1nce the beginning
Of NJ wear there have been repeated
rcsignatio IONS AMI dlsSsn-ions in the Cabi-
net, with temporary adjustments fol-
loWe>t bv new drsaSreements While u
wa- difficult for One unacquainted With
Persian PolitiCal methods 90 follow the
tsngle u divergent opinions. the one
distinct fact that emerged Was the
antagOnIsm of the militant NatlOnalists
20 the SiPAHDAR. The reason given was
his strong pro-Russian sympathie~ but
the real reason WAs that he and SERDAR
ASsAD refused 90 sanction some Of their
adventures IN government. They were
AFRAID On account Of the SIPAHDAR's
and SERDAR AssAD's popularity IN the
COUNTRY 10 fOrce them from once. a. Il
might provoke a disturbance and lead
90 the introduction Of a Russian gar
rlson AZ Teheran. The two members
retired in the midst of parliamentary
discussion from the Cabinet, saving that
they would never again hola once.
This might have been considered final.
but II - in this respect that a Cabinet
crIss' in Persia differs from such a |
proceeiing IN . Western nation. When !
n Persian Prime Minister has a differ !
ence q opinion With his colleagues he I
resigns; bus a few DAYS later he may |
take W the reins of power. again TO law !
them down II he feels that he has been
Sighed 80 u was with the SIPAHpAR |
and SERDAR AssAD. few DAYS after |
the avo~A q retire-0ent they presentei !
themselves before the Mejllss in their |
capacity a. Ministers and sAid that thsy 4
hsi adjusted the diffi1iltSes Of thesr I
oaihs by exchanging portfolios. Even |
the Persians began 20 look upon this |
as child play. and when they again re- /
signed the present Cabinet Was formed. |
The most optimistic could hardly say l
that conditions IN the country have i'm
proved AL the problems that con-
to-day An Orental Government may
potter along with its own Affairs for
a ling time Il Il dos not attempt ex-
ien>lve reforms and CAUSE vide dis
order, bU, when the interests % other
nailot1s are concerned u must reach
~oms definite policy q acton. The
disorders IN the Russian and British
zones Il influence continue and both
e Ihs~e nations have several ums-
reCentIy ben compelled tO take meas-
urs-$ u qJleu disturbances. the Russian
trDDYs have advanced furthe into the
country. but the Persaans have not
shown BY their Own control that tn.
troops we're not Necessary To MAINTAIN
order The AnglO-Russlan loan. that
was Odere't upon IN. condition 81 a
proper pollcIng q the country. was
d~rlIr.d. and in spite q imperative need
q funds n0n~ u the other plans s,IS-
ge>ts-i for raising the money has been
productive Of results No money has 50
far b--en realized on the crown Jewets.
and the hOpe- Of financial assistance
from Germany that Nere raised BY the
vtSi, o: SIED RUETE are apparently
d"Hned To disappointment
Tn. most recent plans for filing the
empty treasury are by a salt tar. which
- pryblcmarIC. an internal loan, which
oarrie- with 70 conditions q repayment
that make II uncertain Of favor among
the peOT'le. and the taking over II the
mint by the State. a measure thar j. CON-
ditional upon its approval by the Per
-ian imperial Bank But the mere rai--
inE 81 MONEY - not sufficient. for even
With funds IN the treasury the previous
Government from lack Of 1nanimity ,
With thu NellIss and . settled policy
would scarcely have Used them to the
b~-t interests 20 the coslntry. What
Persia seeTns 10 need most II a few prao-
teal bSI-Ine-s men who will push aside
the vague aspirations Of it, oratorical
theorists and g. 20 work earnestly upon Z
the task II putting hsr fnanoes 10 order.
In The he's sbsnet. It II claimed. she has
-'Ich men Even n they do not succeed !
m immediately establishing an efficient
system y! government on a solid foCInda-
ton 'n-v may a, east make such an i'm
proy"fu-nt IN P~raias condition a. IN
save 10y frDsn the impending danger Of
adoption by European Po~ers-