The Washington times., 1912-02-23
.SHUSTER BITTERLY
CENSURES RUSSIA
AND GREAT BRITAIN
Exiiand Servile to Other
towers, Former Persian
Official Declares.

There Is no mincing of words to
diplomatic usage in an extended in
terview which w. Morgan Shuster
formerly treasurer of Persia
gave today, the first since reaching
Washington. international brigan-
daRe" upon the part of Christian ma
tions and cynical brutality" are
some of the terms which he employs
10 emphasize his criticism of the
governments of Russia and Great
Britain in their treatment of the Per-
SLAMS. . ......
Mr. Shuster does not hesitate to blame
the British government for its acquies.
cence in the Russian program in Persia
Mr. Shuster will leave tomorrow noon
for New York, He will be absent from
the city for two weeks during which
time he has engagements to speak ir
New York. Philadelphia and Boston
Mr. Shuster, who is Washingtonian
expresses his happiness to be at hom'
! nthe Capital once more away from
the International intrigues of Europe
Mr.. Shuster shows the imprints of his
experience abroad, appearing much old
er than when he left the Capital abou
a year ago.
What Shuster Says.
Il am more than glad to get home
again. l have been away less than a
year, but the time seems much longer
vas particularly pleased with the re.
ception given me in London, and left
there more than ever confirmed in my
. original belief that the British people
have little sympathy with the immora
and disastrous foreign policy of theil
present government.
The past year has witnessed three
acts of International brigandage, each
perpetfated by Christian nations against
NJ Mohammedans and each more shockine
to the accepted principles of humanity
and justice than the preceding one
Compared to the cynical brutality witt
which the Persians have been treated
even the Tripolitan outrage pales.
The Russian government had not 6
single spark of justification in eithel
law, morals or fact for its barbara
cruelty. toward the Persian people and
the British government must be judgeC
by its acquiescence In the acts of its
partner in crime.
Censures England.
England dealt civilization and prog
ress foul blow when she set to worl
TO create a strong Russia after thu
Japanese war. The British people ar,
beginning to realize this now, and they
will see it still more clearly in tn,
next ten years.
I'm Its endeavor to outpoint Germany
IN the European diplomatic game, the
British foreign office has paid a stiff
dcliveredwRusaan support against Ger
many. The eyes Of the British foreign
secretary have been so glued on Europt
for the past few years that he has
completely overlooked the British En-
pire in Asia. One result is that there
is no longer a buffer state between Rus
STA and the Indo-Persian frontier
Another is that 72,0OO,0OO Mohamme
dams in India have so far changed thei
feelings toward England as to no long
er be an offset to Hindu agitations. An
other result is that England has los
caste as the friend and helper of strug
cling peoples, and this outward mani
fe tation of national prestige is beinl
felt among all classes of the British
people themselves.
Plays Fast and Loose.
'"Tho reactionary st. Petersburg cabi
net, which is now in full control O
affairs. has played fast and loose will
every nation except Germany. and Will
h'r they have concluded q secret en-
tente behind England's back. German!
will, in lue course, build an extension
"f the Bagdad railway into Teheran an
anothcr branch through Russia or tn
ne utlal sphere of Persia.
Russia herself will be on the Persial
Gulf in another ten years, for England
has shown too plainly that she canno
stop her.
trust that there will be a loud IeugI
u" next ufne the Gar calls peac
conference. There will certainly b
twisted smiles on the faces of the Per
Sims.
To-day the so-called government O
Persia Is conducted by a few profes
siOual politicians, without a shadow O
legal authority, who take their order
from the Russian legation and are kep
in power by Russian influence alone
A Belgian well known to be a mer
tool Of Russia has been placed il
fhArgp Gn1nrng
"Persia's future IS there now befor
our eyes. rhe victim of Russian an
british treachery lies bound and gagged
and the world may he sure that how
re, RUSSIA will never allow the contrc
CT this vast territory and its l2,0O0, OK
Of people 10 slip from her hands.
Americans Work.
The Americans VINO went to Persi
were from the very beginning forced in
to a hopeless dilemma. They Ccul
either have sold out their employers IN
Persian people. and relied on foreig
support to keep them in then position,
or they could have loyalty fulfilled thci
pledges to the government which ha
trusted them.
whatever the consequences, I be
lieve that my countrymen would nj
have had us as Americans betray III
confidence of the Persian people. Ha
we been allowed to do our work wit
the prestige which we had gained wit
the Persian people, we would have u
ganized Persias finances in three year
time and have replaced the thousand
year-old methods of assessing and co
lectng taxes and disbursing the publ
moneys with a simple modern system.
Russian agents in Persia soon b.
came convinced that we had come thel
TO work and not to play at 1t, that "
looked for our reward to the reputatiC
which would have been acquired by Il
successful accomplishment of such 9
important and difficult task.
EnA M la kh.n. .nrrl