The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-16
6ANS !
ARE TO UNRAvEL
PERSIAN FINANCE
Yankee Financiers Cross the
Ocean to Land of the Shah
to Accept Posts in the
Government.
UNIQUE TRIBUTE TO
AMERICAN ABILITY
However, Persia Was Not
the First Country to Ask
Uncle Sam to Assist in
Similar Work.
~ RooERick CLIFFORD.

eY RoOERiCk CLIFFORD.
Washington. April 15.-For the pur.
pose OF unraveling the twister skeins
OF Persian governmental finance. five |
Americans have crossed the ocean to
undertake the difficult job. The men
are w. Morgan Shuster of Washing
ton, ID. c.. who will be financial ad.
wiser and treasurer general and his
assistants. r. s. Cairne of Maine. di-
rector of taxation; u, w. Hills. of
Washington, ID. c., in charge of audit
ing accounts; G.. ]. McCaskey, of
Pennsylvania, Inspector of provincial
revenues; and Bruce G. Dickey of
Minneapolis. Mimi. inspector of taxa
ton. All of these men have had much
experience In work of this kind in
various parts of the world, especially
in the establishment OF civil govern
each OF them took an active part.
The selection of Americans to aid
in the government of other nations
has occurred before in the history of
the United States. In the latter part
of the nineteenth century. an Ameri-
can citizen was requested to assist
TEN of Japan. and there was another
case "a number of years ago where al
American assisted In the reorganiza-
tion Of the financial affairs of Siam.
Tribute to America.
The action OF the Persian govern
mont Esx. taken because Mira Ali
Mi f(16k, I'eroian representative at
Washington. considered tho United
States the foremost and most progress
eve nation ses s0Sfe, and wanted
~ Rting with 9TH
The reorganization OF the Persian
empire began several years ago when
the people of the country threw off the
yoke Of despotism by debating the
selection Of their own ruler. The up
heaval In this empire is similar to
the one in Turkey. where the young
Turk element has been successful in
bringing about a number OF reforms
The young Persian party are the pro-
gressivc men OF the nation and they
are desirous OF having the most mod
crn processes introduced into the en-
pire as quickly as possible. To this
end Persia has invited foreigners to
accept temporary posts in the empire
In an effort to modernize the ancient
nation.
So far the cry In Persia has been
modernism" The young Persians
have overturned the entire govern.
mental system and transformed tho
autocratic rule of the old monarchs
into the more progressive rule of
constitutional monarchy. similar to
that In England They are particular
ly anxious to provide education for all
the people. to establish institutions of
learning In the higher as well as the
lower branches OF study. and are Gag
cr for foreign innovations.
Near Prosperity Era.
Diplomats here say that Persia is
on the eve Of an era OF tremendous
prosperity and wealth. They say that
the country Is about to enter upon the
beginning OF career of power and
glory. as great In the future as has
been its passivity in the past AS the
country is practically the gateway to
India, one Of the richest though un.
developed countries in the world. Il
Is forccasted that IL will not be long
before the Persian people will again
become nation of standing among
the powers Of the world.
Consequently. as the country is at
tempting great national movement
the best man anywhere obtainable
have been selected. w. Morgan Shus-
ter isparticularly fitted for his post
He Is a lawyer and has held num-
ber of high positions under the Tn
tied States government. His first
service was in 1898. when he was ap.
pointed assistant secretary to the COM
mission having in charge the arrange
ments for the evacuation OF Cuba by
q = 3Gpanish government. Afterwards
y - appointed TO position in the
II customs service. which was
fnder the control of the United
U1ODG Upon his return to the United
States. Secretary of War Root ap.
pointed him to be collector of customs
for the Philippines. where he revised
the tariff laws. President Roosevelt
appointed him as secretary of public
instruction and later as a member OF
the Philippine commission.
F. 3. Cairns was until recently col.
lector Of customs at iloilo. Philippine
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