Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-12-01
REFUSED AN ULTlMATUM THAT
WOULD HAVE HUMILIATED
NATION
STOOD BY AN AMERICAN
cZAR HAD DEMANDED THAT
sHusTER, TREAsURER-GEN-
ERAL, BE DISCHARGED
ALSO WANTED INDEMNITY
RUSSIA CLAIMED 1T SHOULD BE
GIVEN CASH PAYMENT FOR
SERVICES OF TROOPS

st. Petersburg, Nov. LIN conse-
quence OF the rejection by the Per-
sion national council of the Russian
demands, Russia has ordered the
Russian troops now concentrated at
Resht, capital of the Persian province
of Ghilan, 16 miles from Enzeli on
the Caspian sea, to advance on Tehe-
ran.
Refusal was Unanimous
Teheran, Persia, Dec. 1.-The mar
tional council has rejected the Rus
sian ultimatum by a big majority.
The foreign minister has the vote of
the national council on rejection Of
the ultimatum which was cast in open
session. A subsequent sitting OF the
members was practically unanimous
against compliance.
A cablegram from British Foreign
Minister Sir Edward Grey was pre-
sented to the assembly during its sit
ting. The despatch urgently advised
compliance with the Russian de-
mands but some OF the members
pointed out that England's advice
had .heretofora only led to Fersian
humiliation.
They believed that Sir Edward
Grey had been misinformed. and en-
phatically asserted that Russian in
justice had become intolerable. They
thought that resistance on the part
Of the Persian government to the
Russian demands would awaken for
eign attention and lead to an impair
tial inquiry. Compliance on the 9TH
er hand, would be construed as a sign
of abject cowardice and would mean
national suicide.
Ala-Ed-Dowes, former governor OF
the province of Ears, was assassinat-
ed as he was leaving his residence to-
day, three men participated in the
crime.
"A
national council waited on w. Nor
gan Shuster before the vote was taxi
en- in the parliamentary session. The
American treasurer general begged
them to consult only the interests OF
country and not to consider him.
The national council registered its
refusal to comply with the terms of
the Russian ultimatum at 10
O'Clock, just quarter of an hour be-
fore the expiration the time limit OF
the ultimatum.
In the meanwhile, large crowds
thronged around the precincts Of the
parliament house waiting for the ver-
dict of the deputies. The Russian
minister here, NJ. Poklewsky Koziel.
notified the Persian government that
the mother, Shua-Es-Sultaney, and all
her property would henceforward be
placed under the protection of Rus
STA in compliance with a request
which she had telegraphed to the em-
peror and empress of Russia.
The Russian ultimatum to the,
terms Of which the Persion national
council has refused to agree, called
in the first for the instant dismissal
of w. Morgan Shuster, the American
who has for several months occupied
the post of Persian treasurer-general..
A further demand was for a cash in
demnity from Persia to cover the
cost of the dispatch of Russian troops
to that country.
America Asked to Help
Washington, Dec. president
Taft was appealed to today Oy the
Persian-American Educational socie-
ty to use the good Offices of the Uni
ted States government to prevent war
between Russia. and Persia. The So
ciety also addressed letters of appeal
to the United States senate an1
house Of representatives. and to An
drew Carnegie. asking the latter's
help as friend of world peace