Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-28
PERSIAN ATTITUDE
ONE Of HOSTILITY
Russian Atrocities Are Making
an Amicable Settlement
Impossible.
TABRIZ MASSACRE CONTINUES
Meagerness of News from Tehe-
ran Leads to Suspicion That
Severe Censorship Is Be-
ing Exercised.
TABRIz MASSACRE CONTINUES

Washincton, Dec H-RusSar troops
continue tokill Pcrsians in Tabriz. accord
ing 80 dispatches received in Washington
to-day from official sources in Teheran.
cablograms from the Persian capital de-
clare that alleged Russian atrocities have
So aroused the pcrsians that 1t Will be
Impossible now to bring about an ami
cable settlement between Russia and Per-
STA. The Persian attitude Is declared to
he one of growing hostility.
American Treasurer General ShuSi er $
contract with the Persian government TO
manage the finances of Persia mas NOT
been formally cancelled, 50 far as the
state department can learn. cableHrA'n
received from American Minister RuSSeH
at Tehcran, however, dealt with plans
being made to get Mr. Shuster ana MS
family safely out of Persia. Hence II Is
assumed that the formalities attending
the termination of Mr.. ShusterS activities
in that country will not be long delayed.
The meaCcrness of the news that Is
coming to the outer world from the
Persian capital has led to the suspicion
that n severe censorship is being eNer-
cised over the news dispatches by the
Rus slams, who control some Of the tele-
graphic channels of communication The
| last preceding despatch from any OF the
State departments representatives in
Persia came last Saturday from MIR.
Paddock consul AT Tabriz, and referred
briefly to desultorv street fighting in
that city
RUSSIAN LOSSES ABOUT 100.
St. Petersburg, Dec. GA telegram
from TabrX says that the total loss of
the Russians. killed and severely wound
cd in The recent fighting in that city. is
about 100 Several bodies of Russian
soldiers have been found partially
lbIrncd.
The director of the Persian depart
mcnt of tie Russian foreign office, IN
an interview to-day, said that the gov
crnment was convinced that the Persian
COVE was mo- concerned in the
lanti-Russian outbreak NJ Tabriz or else
where. Those responsible were principal-
lly Armenians and criminals.
SINISTER WILLING TO LEAVE.
Toheran. Dec. CIV. Morgan Shus
ter the American treasurer general OF
Persia, who has been dismissed from
office by the cabinet in compliance
with the demands contained in th'
Russian ultimatum, to-day sent his re
lply ~ the cabinet, in which he state
his Willingness to hand over mis- az
counts when his successor was named
IIc added that his chief solcitude nov
was for the welfare Of his II Americas
assistants. concerning whom nothns
has yet been decided
| Meetings were held to-day in tn
various mosques to protest against tn
action If the government. Tho min
lister of tn" interior has issued an or
der that new elections shall he hell
f as soon as possible.
c The latest dcspatchcs from Tahr2 r.
port temporary lull i'm the lighting .
telegram FROM ShiraH. province of Far,
8 where a boycott has been institute
/ against the Indian troops, reports anothe
- attack on the Indians near KaZ"roon i
| which two Sowars were killed. The situa
g ton there * regarded as serious.
\ 40 WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS.
@ London, Dec. 97.-The St. Petersbur
y correspondent If the Daily Telegram
i understands that Foreign Minister Sazor
o off faVors the withdrawal of troops fror
$ Persia at the earliest possible dat
= Premier l<okovsoff, however disagrees o
this point and, adds the corrcspondcn
o "is master of the situation and promise
II to be quite powerful AS Stolypin was,