The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-06-10
PARTITION OF PERSIA
Between English and Russian influence
Does Not Suit Germany

| Berlin, June 10.-Un1ess all indica-
lions fail, Europe will very shortly be
race to face with another international
political situation of the same grave
character as the Moroccan crisis of
1861. The apple of discord is Persia
and the stormy petrol is Germany.
1t became known this week that the
kaiser's ambassador at London had
| been instructed to register a most Wig
orous protest to the British foreign Of
| flee against the Anglo-Russian at
tempt to monopoliZe the economic ana
| financial opportunities OF Persia count
Pourtales. the German ambassador at
| St Petersburg. has been directed TO
make similar representation TO the
Russian government.
| Germany has come to the sudden
conclusion that the scheme for the di-
vision of Persia into British and Rus
sian spheres of influence does not safe
guard the principle of the open door as
vigorously as the Anglo-Russi con-
vention of $50 7purports to do.
Fearing that the door may be slam
med in the face of German opportunity.
in the Shah's domain, the Kaiser's gov
eminent has decided to strike diplo-
matically for the assertion of what are
i rights.
In Berlin official quarters it is insist
ed with the usual vehemence that the
lpourparlers undertaken with London
and St. Petersburg are of the most
amicable and informal consequences.
This, however. is a version of the Ger
man protest, which is far from the real
truth. Germany has decided as a mat
| ter of fact, that the moment is oppor-
tune for insuring for herself much wild
| er privileges in Persia than England
and Russia have hitherto been willing
| to concede.
Just what Germany demands is not
yet clear. The representative Of the
lDeutchebank who has been investigat-
| ing the commercial and financial OPP
portunities of Persia is now en- route
to Berlin from Teheran, and the exact
character of the German plans and am
billions will not be disclosed until he
has made his report.
The German government recollecting
the manner in which Germany and
Austria Hungary enforced their will
upon the Anglo Russian French triple
entente in the Balkan crisis, has ap-
parently determined to play a similar
card in Persia.
herman diplomatic StrateglStS inquire
that the domestic political crisis in
England as we'll as the situation con-
sequent upon the death of King Ed
ward. makes it impossible for Great
Britain on this occasion to assert her
self fOrcibly resolutely as she was
prepared to do during the Balkan
crisis. Germany figures in short, that
if her demands in Persia are now put
forward with determination. the psy-
chology of the international situation
is such that no really effective resist
ance can will be offered to them.
AS soon the Kaiser has returned
from England and Great Britain has
recovered to some extent from the grief
caused by the death of the King, it may
be expected that the German policy
with regard to Persia will rapidly de-
velop.
Still another factor which enters into
the German calculation is that Per
sian crisis would provide a patriotic
diversion from the bitter internal
struggle for franchise reform in Prus-
| STA. 1t has long been noted that the
ruling caste in Berlin would be COM
PEELED to resort to this familiar Bis
MARKHAM expedient for detecting at
tention from the ugly and unmana ge-
| able domestic situation.