The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-26
His Latest Shrewd Move Is
Seen in Appointment OF
Americans to Post in Per-
sian Government.
UNITED STATES TO
BACK THE GERMANS
Germany Needs Support in
the Near East and Uncle
Sam Needs a Friend in the
Pacific Now.
eY SIDNEY ESPEY.


Washington. Feb. 25.--Thc rapid
of American diplomatic pol
icy was never better shown than in
the recent appointment OF w Morgan
Washington lawyer, as fn-
ancial adviser to the Persian govern
ment. This appointment was the first
intimation to the diplomatic corps
here that the United States was doing
any vital work in the east. Many of
them felt that Secretary of State
Knox would abandon the European
and Asiatic aeld entirely. so far as
aggressive extension of influence was
concerned. after the rebuff the state
department received in it's attempt to
neutralize the railroads of Manchuria
If an American should be named to
take practical charge of the fiscal ad-
ministration of one of the small re-
publics of Central America it would
create very mild comment. But the
fact that an American has been select
ed to take charge of the fiscal admin
istration of a country in the heart Of
Asia is fact Of great significance It
demonstrates that the United States
is going to have hand in political
developments in that focal point in
the world policy Of England, Germany
and Russia.
Following the appointment Of Mr..
Shuster as financial adviser, Frank S.
Crairns now clerk to the collector of
customs in the Philippines was ap-
pointed by the Persian government as
director of taxation; G. L. McCaskey,
deputy. surveyor of New York, inspec-
tor Of provisional revenues: r. w.
Hills. now examiner of building asso-
Citations in Washington. is placed in
charge of auditing and accounting;
Bruce c. Dicke of Minnesota, is ap-
pointed inspector of taxation.
Is Gateway to india.
One Interpretation placed upon
these appointments is that the United
States intends to support German pol
icy in the east. Persia is the gateway
and the main route to India, and a
three cornered contest is now going
forward between the powers OF Eur
ope to gain predominant influence
there.
Germany needs some one to sup
port her hand In Persia. On the other
hand the United States needs some
one to support it's policy in the Pa
cific and in China.
In this connection Secretary Knox
| some months ago took steps by which
he hoped that American capital would
he IN. %snf,1 A.
tion of the Manchurian railroads. 1t
was proposed that Japan, England,
Russia and France join in advancing
| to China the money necessary to con-
struct needed railroads in the region
| This was one of the efforts made by
Secretary Knox in pursuance Of
the so-called dollar diplomacy"
| These negotiations are still pend
ing. American participation in the
the Chinese loan is now assured. but
whether she will have a full share
in financing the Aigun and other rail-
roads is another question AS mat
ter of fact the state department is
not proud of this chapter OF Ameri-
can diplomacy and would willingly
wash it off the slate III it could. 1t is
contended in weIl-informed quarters
that the government played the Man
churian game entirely wrong, sue
ceeded in getting itself sneered at by
European and japanese diplomats and
that the time has come for trusting
nothing to England. Russia or Japan
in Asiatic matters, but to look more to
Germany.
Makes the Game Easy.
The partial isolation of Germany
makes this comparatively easy Ger
man aims in Asia and those Of the
United States do not conflict. The
Shuster appointment 1t is anticipated
will not give to England or Russia an
advantage in Persia, and will give a
good deal more satisfaction in Berlin
than in London or ST. Petersburg.
| A diplomat in Washington made the
following statement today regarding
the United States and its policy in
the east:
/ IF these appointments really mean
that the American nation has deter
mined to join hands with Germany in
the realm of world politics, it is a
move which will mean radical changes
of position on the international chess
board. / believe that the United
States is making wise move in link
ing up with Germany. Great Britain
has on but few occasions given strong
support to American diplomatic pol
icy. She has done so only when her
own interests dictated such support
Again, her Japanese alliance is GER
tain to prove embarrassing at some
time in the future. There is no ques-
tion that japanese and American In