New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
Her Rulers, However, Fail to
Agree on Wording OF Reply
to ST. Petersburg.
MORGAN SHUSTER STAYS ON
Treasurer General Keeps Out Of
Discussions on Ultimatum and
Awaits Action of Ma
tional Council.

with the acceptance OF the Russian uili-
matum held long session tonight but
il is reported that its members were un-
able to agree on the wording of the Cab
inets draft of q reply to Russia.
it is stated In Russian official circles
that while the Russian government is
sincerely desirous for an early with
drawal Of it's troops in Persia, it will b.
unable to pledge an evacuation immedl-
ately Persia complies with the terms OF
the u.imatum. Speculation IS rife
whether the Cabinet will act without
sanction. on its failure to do SO the
commission would assume dictatorial
power.
I'm an interview tonight, W. Morgan
Shuster, the Treasurer General, said ne
had received no communication either
from the commission or the Cabinet re-
garding his position He is still await
ing action by the National Council or
its duly authorized successor. He says
he refuses TO take any part in the dis
cussions or negotiations concerning the
Russian ultimatum.
According TO Persian semi official in
formation the Russian troops attacked
and killed all the police at Resht bonn
barded the citadel at Tabriz and rushed
the government Offices there, and seized
the Governors residence and the courts
Of justice and police headquarters 1t is
reported that the Russian Consul at
Resht has assumed the government Of
! the town.
II is understood that the Cabinets
draft Of the reply to the Russian ulti-
| matum expressed a willingness 10 meet
the Russian demands in the fullest man
ner, merely suggesting slight modi-
fcation in the second demand and eX-
PRESSING the hope that all traces Of re-
cent unfriendliness should vanish.
| ST. Petersburg Dec. 22.-The Persian
| Charge d'Affaires called officially at the
Foreign Office this afternoon and an
nounced that Persia had yielded to Rus
'sias demands.
He had an audience with NJ. Sazonoff.
the Foreign Secretary, and in the name
of the Persian government formally de-
clared that Persia would cede on all the
points mentioned in the Russian ulti-
matum.
London. Dec. 23.-Persia yesterday
Welded TO the demands of the Russian
ultimatum, which demanded the dismissal
from Office OF w. Morgan Shuster, the
American who held the post Of Treasurer
! General, and the payment Of an indemnity
for compelling Russia to send troops into
| Persia to enforce the utimatum.
The Persian Charge d'Affaires in ST.
Petersburg called at the Russian Foreign
Office late yesterday TO announce officially
his governments decision to abide By the
terms Of the ultimatum Up to late
| hour tonight, however. no official an
nouncement had been made at Teheran OF
! the recession Of Persia from the defiant
stand she originally took against the de-
mands Of the Cars ministers even in
| the face of threatened aggression. The
| delay in making public the fact that she
| had yielded to the Russian demands prob
ably was through fear Of the consequences
Of public resentment
Nj Shuster is still without formal
notice OF his dismissal. lie is resolute IN
| declaring that he would have nothing TO
do with the negotiations and would rec
! ognize the right of the National Council
alone to dispense with his services.
! The exact form of Persa's reply to Rus
sia is not yet known, but from the latest
news received from Teheran it would seem
that the Cabinet has oyerridden the wishes
of the commission which tho National
Council appointed to deal with the matter.
II Is not probable that there will be a
withdrawal of the Russian troops i'm Persia
while disorders such as those at Tabriz are
occurring There are only two hundred
Russian troops eneamped three miles out
side OF Tabrz, from which guards are sent
TO town daily for the consulate and banks.
From conflicting Russian and Persian ac-
counts OF the trouble at Tabrz it is diff
cult 10 ascertain exactly what happened,
but reports published in St Petersburg
are to the effect that several Russian sol
diers were killed in the lighting there.
The London morning newspapers gcner-
ally consider that Persia, in acquiescing
in the Russian utimatum, acted wisely
and ayerted therfby Russian occupation
Of Tebcran
"The Times" in an editorial congratu-
Iates the Persian Cabinet 1t says the
Cabinet needed no little courage to follow
50 unpopular if sensible, a course, and
adds:
eve trust that the Russian government
will show It's appreciation BY making the
settlement as little unpalatable as may be
10 Persian pride, and that both Russia and
England will DO their best to promote Per
sian interests. for. after all neither Of the
two powers is entirely free from respon
slbilitv I'm thc recent unsatisfactory devel-
opmeuts.'
Tcherar dispatch to The Tines says:
The British aud Russian legations have
been informed that the Cabinet Las a"-
ceptcd the Russian utlmatum \ draft of
the note was shown 10 the Russian Minis
ter, who, / learn, considers II fairly salts
factory It was unfortunately timed, and
the simultaneous outbreak at rabriZ and
elscW here probably viii remove any posi-
biIity of the withdrawal Of the Russian
troops i'm Persia"
Washington, Dec. No confirmation of
the report that Persia lad finally decided
TO agree 10 the Russian ultmatum came to-
day either 10 the State Department or 20
tho Persian Legation here.
An interesting question has been raised
here as 90 who L. responsible for the salar,
OF Mr Sinister FOR til" remaining three
years of his contract II il believed that
Mr.. Shuster's contract with the Persian
government contained a provision that In
Tie event of his dismissal or the breaking
Of The contract for any reason whatever the
American Was TO receive "A stipulated sum,
named in the contract
N the act ~ the Persian government In
accedlug to the Russian demands should
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