Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30
IS CHEERED
Gets Ovation When He Speaks
at London Banquet.
OUTLINES PERSIAN AFFAIRS
Replies to Charges in British News
papers That He Was Lacking
in Tact.
OUTLINES PERSIAN AFFAIRS

LONDON, January GOV. Morgan
Shuster received q remarkable ovation
and his claims for Persian independence
were enthusiastically cheered at a. ban
quet which the Persian committee, COM
posed Of members of the house Of COM
mons and other prominent men, gave in
honor Of the American ex-treasurer gen.
eral Of Persia at the Savoy Hotel last
night. A representative company Of 200
one-third Of whom were American resi-
dents, listened to the young Americana
story Of recent events in Persia and the
part the American financial mission
played.
Mr.. Shuster spoke for nearly an hour.
The speech was a detailed narrative of
the wrecking Of Persia.s constitutional
government. the main facts Of which have
already been published, but Mr.. Shuster
gave to them such sequence and detail
that they. had all the interest OF drama.
Yet he spoke with such restraint and
good temper that no British susceptible
ties could have been offended.
Puts Blame on Russia.
He placed the entire responsibility upon
Russian antagonism to strong independ-
dent Persia, and made it plain that he
thought the British people had been de-
ceived regarding the facts. He declared
that 80 per cent Of the disorders charged
as a partial excuse for Intervention had
been imported by Russia.
Replying to the accusation in the Brit
ish newspapers that he lacked tact, Mr..
Shuster declared that he had kept on the
most cordial relations with the Russian
and British ministers at Teheran through
out. To criticisms Of his course in pre-
senting Persia's case through the news
papers, he said he had asked the Per-
slams whether they preferred their coun-
try slain In dark alley. or that the
crime should be committed in a public
square, which evoked prolonged cheer
ing. He strongly condemned the last
Russo British ultimatum, which had
forced Persia to pledge herself to satisfy
all the claims that Russia had made in
the past and might make In the future.
Says He Is Not Bitter.
81 am not bitter about our experience y
he said in conclusion. II would be hypo-
critic did pretend not to sympathize with
the bitterness Of Mohammedan people
who have so forcibly learned the lesson
that the Ten Commandments do not apply
in international politics.
Sir Thomas Barclay. vice president of
the International Law Association, in his
speech referred gracefully to the recep-
ton recently accorded the Duke and
Duchess Of Connaught and Princess Pa
tricia in New York. He paid a warm
tribute to Mr. Sinister.
Philip Edward MOrrell, M. p, for Burn
ley. evoked cheers by the statement: 1--WE
realize with deep and notifying shame
the part played. not by this country, but
by the government of this country.
PARIS, January 3O.-The Persian gov
eminent has offered compensation Of three
years salary to F. f. Cairns. c. L. Nc
Caskey and Bruce G. Dickey. Americans
who came to Persia with Morgan Sinus
ter and were employed with him In the
treasury department, says a Teheran dis
patch to the European edition of the New
York Herald. A less satisfactory oner
however. has been made to others OF Mr.
Shusters staff, who went to Persia later.