Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15
England's

EnglandS Edward Grey's note-that
rL4 ifwi,hin three months the
southern trade routes
were not cleared and made secure Eng
land would send British officers 10 OBJ
tain that end. The time expired yester-
day.
Other cahlegrams from London an
nounce the resignation of Hussein kui.
Khan. minister of foreign affairs OF
Persia assigning as a reason the min
listers conviction that England would
carry ont her threat of Intervention not
withstandinS the fact that order In the
disaffected regions had been re-estab-
lished
A cablegram from London. dated jan
uary g. referring TO what purports TO be
the text OF the Russo German agreement
says: Germany disclaims any political
interests in Persia and recognizes Rus
sia's interests in northern Persia. Rus
STA agrees to cooperate in building the
Bagdad railway and to give German
commerce in Persia equality Of treat
ment. This important pact adds the
note. lis quite likely to be resented by
France and Great Britain as disloyalty
on Russia's part to their entente
what it terms gun running in the
Persian gulf'' and the reports of con-
flicts with Arab traders. According 10
q Reuter- dispatch from Bushire, dated
December IS. a landing party from H.
NJ. S. Hyacinth suffered severely. while
forty natives were killed and wounded.
In connection with these landing par
ties on the coast of the Persian gulf
and the naval operations Of the British
Admiral Siade. the return of the no
D. II. H. IN y.
significant. The Persian government had
already objected to the asylum afforded
this man by Russia, and Russia had
promised that he should not be per-
mitted TO return because a confessed
factor in stirring up disorder.
With reference to Sir Edward Grey's
note of October IA. the London Times of
December 80 prints what
Persia's purports to be some of
the salient points of the
AeoPoASe' Persian response. The
Persian note opens by a denial of Great
Britain's contention that the raising OF
the question of the presence of Russian
troops in Persia was irrelevant to the
issue. The note announces the appoint
ment of competent governor general
of Ears; the task of policing the Bushire-
Chiraz read via Kazerun had been in
trusted to Towlet- ed-Dowleh, who had
organized patrol of $50 men with which
he had made the road clear; also
force of unmounted men 1900. which had
passed Kun; three additional regiments
would proceed to 1spahan, ccnsideraD Die
portion Of the projected loan was TO be
expended as elaborated: number OF
competent men would be recruited from
abroad and promptly organized as
corps of gendarmerie. The note re-
affirms Persia's previous interpreta tions
of the customs statutes and contIoN eF.s
conclusively the British Interpretation:
1t is we'll to say just mere that fer-
patient and dignified in the highest de-
gree and must challenge the admiration
of the civilized and lfberty-iovlng peopies
of the world. The provocatfon. 1t must
be confessed, is great.
DIR, Dillon, in the Contemporary Review.
alluding to the reply of the Persian gov
eminent to the British note, says that
lit is a monument of diplomatic levity
and bad taste" DR.. Dillon was mani
testify not in his usual humor when he
made this assertion, which he makes no
effort to prove:
Persia. indeed. did not leave Sir Ed
ward Grey's note unanswered until the
expiration of the three
Cause of months grace accorded
;, her, but answered on Oc-
4AVuUiCS. tober n. seven days later.
recalling Persia's efforts under the con-
stitutional regime TO re-establish order
and Of the results obtained notwithstand-
ing the immense difficulties. Persia set
forth particularly the permanent cause
of trouble in the presence Of foreign
troops on Persian soil and the protection
by certain legations of certain we'll known
factors of disorder. There was another
capital obstacle which prevented the paci-
fication of the south, the lack of money
This want of money resources was the
heritage of the old regime, said the in
formal note. The new government on
April Z. 1910. had proposed to the chamber
in order to maintain the security of the
routes in the south a loan or advance
to be negotiated in a foreign country.
The British imposed conditions that Per-
STA deemed unacceptable. Not only this,
but the British government had inter
vened to prevent the loan which Persia
had proposed to contract, based upon Sc
curities in the Imperial Bank of Persia.
The Persian note protested against Brit
ish intervention in the south. while ad-
hitting the principle of surtaX on the
customs of 10 per cent. but eXacting that
the Persian government should collect
the tax and apply 1t TO the re-establish-
ment of order.
The note furnishes statistics To prove
that British commerce had not suffered as
Sir George Barclay, the British minister
at Teheran, would have his government
believe. 1t presents the figures of GUS
toms due at the bureaus at Bushire.
Bender Abbas, Arabistan and herman
shah for the years 1909 and 1910 from
which it appears that in place of decrease
the increase for the present year repre-
SCENTS for the three provinces SGT per
cent: the increase for all Persia. 25.9
per cent.
1t is worthy of mention that Sir Ed
ward Grey, replying in the house of COM
mons 20 the interpret
Exercised lation OF NJ. Dillon. de-
clared that the British
1IcSSuIc. officers mentioned in the
ultimatum OF the 14th of October would
he in the service of the Persian govern
ment, and he admitted that the British
had exercised pressure upon
the Persian government.
It is worthy Of remark that In the
house of lords Lord Harrington, former
Governor of Bombay, criticised the min
istry severely for its bad faith with Per-
STA and drew from the Count o: Crewe
the declaration that the ministry would
take note of the criticisms of Lord Lam
,neton and others. And the friends of
T.