New-York tribune., 1911-12-30
To Help Morgan Shuster in Persia.

Lord Lamington, who will be remembered
20, Washington as having Officiated az best
man at the wedding there of Lord Curzon
foo the beautiful and deeply mourned Mary
Letter. has been so thoroughly exasperated
ny the policy of the Asquith administration
with regard TO Persia that instead OF re-
naming TO spend the Christmas holidays
with his family at Lamngton Castle, In
L6naTkShire, he has started for Teheran.
with the avowed intention Of giving his
support to Morgan Shuster. the young
American who is now being ousted from his
Office Of Treasurer General of the Persian
government. also to encourage the latter
10 struggle 10 retain its independence and
% obtain material for a crushing indlct-
ment OF the present attitude of the English
Foreign Office with regard to Persia and to
Russias activities in that country. 1t is
understood that Lord Lamington is in full
accord with his oldtime chum and crony,
Lord CurZon. in the matter.
Lord Lamington is no mere tyro in Per-
san affairs, having achieved considerable
Lme as an Asian explorer. He was the
first white man 10 enter and explore the
shan States, and on one occasion disap-
raared for so long q period I'm the wilds OF
Asia that he was given up for lost, subse
uuently returning, however, 10 civilization
with a wonderful amount Of information.
II. has been in turn Governor Of Queensland
AID Of Bombay. which latter post he was
'ompelled TO resign on account Of the health
oi his wife who was one Of the girlhood
friends Of Queen Mary and is now one Of
ler ladies in waiting.
IN Australia Lord I.amington endearcd
himself 10 the people and appealed TO their
sporting instincts by mastering the difficult
at of breaking buckjumpers. He has eX-
r'orod every part OF Mexico and of Siam.
has travelled in Russian Armenia from
1Nis TO Ararat and is known among his
relatives and intimate friends as Wallace.
not only because ii is one OF his Christian
names but because of his pride in his de-
sosnt from Scotlands famous hero. Sir
William Wallace.
According TO the popular legend current
throughout Scotland, and there universally
believed, the patriot Wallace contracted a
marriage with the fair Marion de Bradfute
~ Lamington Castle. She was killed some
years later by the English, after having
successfully maneuvrcd the escape Of her
husband but left daughter. who married
one Of the Bailles, who became through her
The owner Of I.amngton. Their son. VIII
iam--that is. the grandson Of Sir William
Waliace-Inarried the Lady lsobel Seton
and from this union the present Lord Lam
iEsOn is the eighteenth in descent.
in 1917 LamingtOn Castle had been in
herited by Miss Mathilda Baillic. She mar
lied Admiral Of the Fleet Sir John COch-
rane. G. C. b.. grandson Of the eighth earl
of Dundonald. and the son born Of this
matrimonial alliance assumed on succeed
Ing to LaInngtOn Castle and 10 the other
property II both his parents their names Of
COchIane-Baillie as his patronymic. IL"
was one Of the warmest friends Of Dis
Iaeli their intimacy dating from boyhood,
and the story goes that when the two were
lids at school young Disrael. who was al
ready then indulginG in dreams Of
Iuture greatness, promised Cochrane- -Baiile /:
When am Prime Minister Of England
Cookie. ] will make you = peer" This
proved a prophetic promise, for when, IN
course ~ time. Disl3oI became Premier ~"
nominated "oookio" f,r peersg" as hord
Ismlngton. ~ 1850. as o. IeNsld for his
valuable services as Tory member Of Parli'