Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12


The Russian consul at Ardahii IL
by the public with having IN
vited the local authorizes
kuSSlas to submit to the autltuIi,y
Activity. Of the re, rs," I'm ia ,"a ,r., A.
been recognized by tho premier. that ~"
Russian troops did nothing to mai iain
order in the streets Of Ardahil. \, ispa-
han. the governor. Savdar-Acadts. who -
one of the chiefs of the tribe Of Btl-htA-
arr. wished 10 organize manifestation
IN favor Of the legal regime. The dircc nr
of the consulate general OF Russia adj
dressed TO the kargouzar the following
letter:
Il have learned that tile governor has
the intention of invoking reunion
composed OF Mollahs. notabes and mcr-
chants of the city to address a collective
note to the representative Of the powers
at Teheran declaring that they wish "a
have nothing To- do with Mohammed- Ali
and protesting against his return t. Per-
STA. | beg YOU to inform the competent
authority that the question concerns Fer
STA and the Persians exclusively. and that
there is no reason to trouble the legation
and the consulates of Russia in regar,i -
that matter.
Russian instructors. refused To deliver M
cannon and munitions which the minister
demanded that he might employ them
against the insurgents Nevertheless. thu
brigade. defeated by the constitutions lists
In l9G, exists only by the complaisanre
OF the chiefs of the provisional govern
ment after the taking of Teheran. TIE
order expressly stated that the brigade
should be subject absolutely Ia the orders
OF the minister of war.
The Persian IL il
nouneed. has decided that if the cosSark
brigade continues to manifest hostility to
the national government II viii dishsnd
the organization and employ the annual
sum attributed to it's maintenan,c -
some other military force will ne To serve
the imperial government
Public opinion. Ii Il also charge IN
convinced that Russia favors and aids tn.
Russian mail carrying documents for =
tribution to the people addressed To rn
kamran Mira. the uncle Of tie eX-s hlh.
The Russian bank had advanced on THIS
head 30o,sso tonans
1t would have been advisable If ~
Shuster's appointment had heen e n
forced by the appointing -
Advice a counselor familiar witt thr
NJ, etiquette necessary TO an o e.
Neeueu. which would bring the t.,e-
urer general in contact with the dipl omalt'
representatives of other nations al T.
heran. Mr.. Sinister could not pros "
the advice of a legal counselor WHO .
supposed TO be familiar also with no
diplomatic protocol. for the reason t'rlt
no such official Is provided for the le2a-
tons or embassies of the United sta es
In this connection il should be remar Ell
that the legations and embassies of 9th :
nations. certainly those of France snl
England. Russia. Germany Italy. Als
tria- Hungary and Japan, possess co n
selors who take rank next to the minister
or ambassador.
A counselor attached to the United
States legation at Teheran would have
warned Mr.. Shuster OF the care necessary
In his correspondence with the Rus
sian minister. The appointment of Mai.
Stokes, a British officer and attache
Of the British legation at Teheran. would
have been turned down even by cour-
only of Russia. but of England who
could not be expected to hall American
interference in Persia with joy. Russia
and England had arranged 20. o'clock
unlimited and unwelcome guest. There
is nothing strange at all that Russia pro-
tested against Stokes and England in
structed him to get out trained ooun-
clear Of a rock which could be seen with
out glasses.
A correspondent. writing OF this and
other matters affecting Persian affairs.
says:
When the Persian government asked
the kindly offices of our administration in
Washington by the rec
American ommendation OF five
A,,;,4.. Americans whose com
SSS' mission 1t was. to he
to finance Persia. perfect its customs
and other revenue systems. the in
timation was made that Persia had turne
to the United States rather than to Corr
many or even to France for this SEA ricc
because there could be no doubt Of tie
absolute disinterestedness OF Ameri as.
since the United States could harbor no
designs upon Persia itself. Our COVE n
ment i'm a friendly and informal WA put
itself into communication with the 1877 "A
and Russian legations at Washington
learning from these legations that tic a
would be no objection to the appo.rtn 9
of these American commissioners. But
was presumed by Russia and very iikeY
by Great Britain that this comm ss'ou
would serve i'm no other than an advisory
capacity Not until the Persian p.rlia-
ment conferred upon Mr.. Sinister az
treasurer general. fun and exclusive pow
er did the political intrigues begin. ~ To
the resources Of Persia, natural ana Wis
BILE. there was no doubt"
A Boston contemporary. referring To ~
article in the London Times. merits quota
ton because particularly pointed a..d
just: THE Times condescends Ia motto
Shuster IL does even more. 1t trunjics
out of its armorA one of those long. pom
derous. smooth-kore editorials which y
usually reserves for the purpose Of hrin=
at dynasties and statesmen il is conN nccd
are about to faR. These editorials ate
noted throughout the world for their nice
combination of the spirit OF Podsnap and
the spirit of Pecksniff
And the contemporary cites from the
Times:
1.-The unfortunate question OF the ap
pointment IF Maj. Stokes seems to bring
no credit to anybody concerned in IL.
Now il has led Mr.. Shuster into an out
burst as unusual in persons filling high
positions of international Importance a
it is unjust and mischieyous His indis-
erection cannot but render the reorganiza-
ton of Persian finances harder than ever.
and this at "A time when the anarchy di-
rectly caused by the inability of the Per
sian government to police the markets
and the trade routes of the south is com
palling us to send Indian cavalry into that
region for the protection of the lives and
Of the property of our own subjects.
In writing of Persia 4 have always eX-
pressed the hope that her wait resources
would attract American capital and ce-
MUS for her development.
CT. CIIAILI.E-LONG.