The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-01
ANNIHILATIoN OF PERSIA.

Persia. ia spclocizing 20 Russia,
simply s0wed the seeds of further az
grcssion, aud compelled Persia 90 pros
trstc herself vet more lowly in the
presence Of the Russian bear; but Per
sia was hullied. and had 70 submit The
cX-Shah of Persia had been driven out,
but was protected bv Russin in q sort
OF fathcrly wav. and his annuity from
Persia was received a. a matter Of his
right: all this. however. on tho coudi-
ton made hy Persia. tho payer. thai
the Shah should stnv away from Persia
aud make no trouble Iic distinctly
violated that condition by invading
Persia with the approval and help OF
Russia Tic Shah's brother, Sbun-es.
Sultauch. Was at the heal Of the shah ;
forces. lie owned considerable prop.
crty in Persia. aud, after his defeat.
this property was seized for the benefit
Of the PcrsHu treasury. ". Morgan
ShusteI. tho American I'm charge OF
the Persian finances. in pursuance of
the decree OF the National Council, sent
soldiers TO carry out the conhscatIon
OF that property Russia forbade 1t,
and REQUIRED Persia TO apologize for
taking the initial steps for the conhsca,
tion. Russia 5 ground being that the
Shah aul his brother were both under
Russian protection,
The course Of Russia in this was
evidently and plainly the course of
bully ana conscIcnceless autocrat. There
is no reason whatever III sense, logic,
or diplomatic dcccncy, why Russia
should have taken this position. still,
she did take II. aud cXtortcd the apollo
~ under threat that if il we're not ten
dcred, Russia would occupy the pro-
viuccs of Ghilan aud Mazandcran. Tn.
dor this threat the apology was made.
This, however, appears to have only ad-
dcd ire to Russia s anger, and now the
demand is made that Mr., Sbustcr, who
took the steps for the confscation OF
the property of the Sbah's brother,
must be dismissed. Mr.. Shuster is the
only mau who has ever been able 10 do
ANYTHING by way of rcorganlllnG the
Persian finances, or making the Persian
treasury lfsupporting BY reason OF
graft of tlchiug, and of the various
schemes of official robbery, the Nation
al treasury of Persia has always been
depleted Under MIR. Shuster there has
been money TO pay for everything, and
the working out of Persia "a "A self
supporting nation seemed TO be pro.
Ill 1. = .,s,I
agement,
But this. it appears, is exactly what
Russia and Great Britain did not want;
they want Persia 10 be helpless, au
easy prey. Accordingly Russia is now
reported as demanding the dismissal OF
Mr.. Shuster under the threat that the
whole of northern Persia, including
Teherap, the capital, will be invaded
and occupied BY Russia il the demand
is not complied With. This is interna
tional piracy, naked and unrelieycd.
Hardly anything like IT has been
known IN recent times, and that Great
Britain should he a party 10 such WI
laiuy Is Il surprise 10 the civilized
W ~
to have been consulted in this matter
and cOnseDtiug to il.
or COURSE, the United States has no
international cause OF grievance IN
this, since Mr. Sbuster, while au Am
erican citizen, went 10 Persia OH his
own account simply as an expert fDan'
cier in the employ of the Persian gov
ernment. As long rs he is not person
ally molcstcd in his person or in his be-
longings, there will be no reason Tor
the United States TO intervene. Aud
vet there ought 30 be Intervention by
the world at large against such q Vii.
famous outrage As is now being per.
against Persia by Russia and
Great Britain.