The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-01
PERSIA TURNS DOWN RUSSIA
PARLIAMENT VOTES TO KEEP
SHJSTER on ms ION.
England won't Back American Treasur-
cr-Gcnerai and Is Really Worried at
the Row He Has started Paris IMAM
imous In Taking the Russian view.

to refuse to comply with the demands
in Russia's latest ultmatum
The people are carrying on an excited
demonstration in the streets and insisting
that the demands be rejected The army
society. Dasnaktchioun. has offered its
services to the Government to resist the
Russians. The ex-Shah is reported t. be
on the way to join the Russian troops in
the province of Ghilan.
The police searched house and seized
a number of bombs which the occupants
OF the place confessed were intended
for the assassination of MIR. Shuster.
II has now been revealed that there was
a conspiracy against Mr.. Shuster's life
last July
The agent Of the conspirators made
an affidavit that NJ. Petrofr. the Russian
Nice-Consul instigated him To shoot
Mr.. Shuster. The facts have hitherto
been suppressed at III, request of Mr..
Shuster
LONDON. Dec. / The crisis in Persia for
the moment displaces interest in other
foreign crises and is creating among other
things a fear of the disturbance of the
agreement of 1907. which harmonized the
lOhk anu SDllltNtltl
clash Of interests Of Russia and Great
Britain and which was consequently re-
ceived with general relief in this country.
This fear overshadows to a great extent
the question OF Persia = independence.
which is probably much more seriously
menaced The latter. however. is not
wholly overlooked. and the radical press
points ont that if the latest Russian ulti-
matum is complied with Great Britain will
be helping to compass the ruin of Persia 5
freedom A third danger is the coter-
minous frontier Of Russia and England
mentioned in yesterdays dispatches
Noteworthy editorials of all shades
to-day Law a large part of the bla me for
the trouble on W Morgan Shuster. the
American Treasurer General. All rec
ognize his ability and well intentions
zeal, but complain that he has allowed his
zeal to outrun his discretion and has
wholly failed TO recognize the Russo
British agreement
His persistence in appointing English
men. one OF whom is notoriously anti
Russian. to posts within the Russian
sphere of influence. Notwithstanding the
disa approval of the British. was one of the
points which Sir Edward Grey has made
against him in the House of Commons.
and is emphatically condemned by the
press. Russia objections 70 this ap-
polntment are rega rded as natural and
luStifiable and il is asked what would
have been the British attitude il it hap
pened that Mr.. Shuster had appointed a
Russian IN the British sphere.
The view widely held here is that how
ever well mentioned Mr. Shuster NAV
have been he has mixed up finance and
politics and has allowed the Persian poll
ticians 10 exploit him for the purpose Of
promoting the hopeless design Of freeing
northern Persia from Russian control
Russia's demand for Mr.. Shuster's
removal does not occasion surprise or
opposition. The Tory Post. which is al
ways severe critic OF America and Ameri-
cans, describes Mr.. Shuster as possessed
Of that aggressive. self-assertive spirit
which is too often characteristic Of the
untravelled citizen OF the United States
II lays the whole blame for brin ging the
ultimatum TO Persia to his reck less pro-
cedure, which. the paper says has proved
him TO he untitled for the task allotted TO
him.
The bye effect of the crisis is the reconsti-
tuition here of the non partisan but largely
political Persian Committee which was
very active in 1903. under the presidency
Of Lord Lamington. The members are
mostly members OF Parliament. and the
object Is mainly TO preserve Persian inde-
pendence. The resuscitated body met last
night and resolved to telegraph President
Taft n ~ a nFpSSinn nf ha1
Of the excellent work Of Mr. Shuster in
Persia and the hope that his services
will be retained.
The Post condemns this attempt TO
obstruct Great Britain's policy hy appeal
ing to the United States, d spectacle which.
il says, must surprise any intelligent
foreigner.
In the House Of Commons this afternoon
Sir Edward Grey the foreign secretary, re-
piled TO a question whether the Govern
ment was not in correspondence with the
United States az to the possibility Of the
two nations jointly supporting in any way
the Persian Treasurer General W Morgan
Shuster, and if the British Government
would support the United States if the
latter took any action in the matter
Sir Edward said that Russia had made
fresh demands upon Persia and though
we are not directly concerned in the
questions which precipitated the crisis
the effect Of Russian action in Persia
| might be serious
The Government" he continued, "re-
ceived assurances Of the temporary
| provisional character of the steps that
were being taken. The Government
could not support Shuster in his appoint
| ment Of Europeans in northern Persia
as this would he regarded as a possible
means Of introducing foreign influence
and gave risk of political trouble. II was
calculated to disturb the basis of the
Anglo Russian agreement and both Gov
ernments wished this to remain unim-
paired"
| Sir Edward did not doubt that the
solution OF the difficulties would be found
The situation, he said. was occupying the
serious attention Of both Governments
He could not make a more definite state
, ment and would continue to do all in his
power to promote n settlement in the
best interests of tho three countries con-
cerned
The House of Commons will he pro-
. rogued on December is and will not re-
sumo i's session until February 49,
The Daily Neps is the single exception