The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-10

The Montreal Star, edited by Brit
ish subject. has the gall to speak Of the
Panama transaction and the counec-
tion of this country with it in the fol
lowing terms:
This exposure Of the share that the
United States had In promoting the revo-
lutIon in Panama. which resulted in hand
ing the canal zone over 10 American
prot tecton, indicates that when your
Uncle Samuel needs territory very badly,
he does not go to the Sunday school to
learn how 10 get II, All small nations
would do well TO take notice
Now, there mas been nothing Of late
throwing any new light on the Pan
anna secession and the recognition Of
that little Republic by the United
States. But, even il there had been, it
Briton TO taunt the United States with
wTongdoing in connection with "A weak
or nation; especially is this so while
the Persian infamy is so fresh in the
public mind. Tho exposure of the Brit
ish completely in the seizure of Persia
put it squarelv up to the British public
in his talks in London. and the wretchci
figure that Great Britain cuts in the
partition Of Persia, in the reputation
Of its official declaration that Persia
was an independent state, and the Brit,
ish completely by permission in the Rus
sian aggression and ontrages-all this
| was set forth fully and fairly. by Mr..
Shustcr. and in a way that admitted of
no denial
So strongly and plainly did Mr., Shus-
ter present the case, that, as a fair com
mentator says. "hjs few stroug and
simple words went to the heart of every
lover OF liberty and Justice and every
| hater of iniquity aud cold booded op-
preston within the sound of his voice. -
! There has been nothing in recent times
at all comparable with the despoiling
of Persia, the merciless crushing out of
her aspirations TO independence in the
| face of so much patriotic and honest en-
Jeavor shown by her people under cir
cumstances of almost hopeless diff
Guilty. The case, as fairly stated
'' stands out preemlnent in infamy. -
Mr.. Morgan Shuster, an American citi.
zen, laid the matter squarely before the
| British public, to the admiration Of
every one who has the least regard for
| fairness or decency. The London Econ
omist, which is not in the habit Of deal.
ing much In political or sentimental
questions, had such an approval Of Mr..
Shustcr s words as Is rarely given by
any paper TO any speaker. 1t said:
| Mr.. Shuster's speech on Monday at The
dinner given in his honor by the Persian
| Committee struck those who heard r. as
one of the most memorable pronounce-
A complete absence OF rancor. grave
| simplicity of utteraDcc, u combination Of
| modesty and conviction. detailed re-
pudiation Of the random charges and
| gossip OF Russian officials and Journal
lists, a generous yet discriminating tcsti-
mony 10 the capacity and character OF
| the Mejiss, made deep impression on
| his audience. The tragic folly Of bis dis
missal was intensified as ne narrated and
explained the steps he had taken to re-
| organize the finances OF the country
whose service he had entered. No one
| who saw and heard Mr.. Shuster could
! doubt that IN him Persia had found "A
man capable OF evolving order from
| chaos. in complete loyalty both to his en-
ploycrs and TO the rights and interests
of Great Britain and Russia as recorde
in the treaty OF 1907
Great Britain Was fnll partner in
all of the Russian outrages; il could
have stopped Russian aggression and
Russia = bloodthirsty brutalitos AT any
time BY word; but it refrained from
| speaking that word. And now n Briton