New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
RUSSIA ANTAGOMST|C
TO A STRONG PERSIA
w Moruan ShuSter Tells London
Audience Plain Tale of Little
Country'S Woes.
IAcTFUL, QUIET SPEECH
Refrains from Any Attack on
British Foreign Office and
Dispels Notion of His
Impracticability.
IBy Gable to The Tribune. !

BY Gable to The Trbune.l
London. Jan 29.-W. Morgan Shuster
1as listened to with the deepest atten-
t,on tonight when setting forth his
views on the state of Persia at ban
met which the Persian Committee. com
nosed of members Of the House of Com
mons and other prominent men, gave at
the savoy Hotel in honor of the Ameri-
can ex-Treasurer General of Persia.
If Is probable that Mr.. Shuster disap-
,ointed certain British militant Radi-
csIs. but there is no doubt at all that
he agreeably surprised and gratihed the
Americans present by his moderation
md fnesse He was surrounded py
members of Parliament and suffrasettes,
and was expected by both groups to at
tack Sir Edward Grey and the Russian
Foreign Office with extreme violence.
He was tempted here and there to use
stronc language. but there was no bit
,arness in his speech. Not once did ne
fosA his self-control or have recourse
IN noisy defamation or acrid sarcasm.
IJe smoke in conversational tones Tor
sbopt an hour. without a trace of excite
ment or passion. and refrained from any
attack upon the British government or
the Foreign Office.
He rected in simple language what
he had attempted to do in Persia, ana
how trivial were the charges on which
the Russian ultimatum was based. HIS
voice rang when he described the pa
triotic spirit of the Persians ana then
CAPACITY for self government. but there
was merely an undertone OF sadness
when he protested that that patient ana
pnliehtened nation should be helped and
not crushed. and that it should have the
benefit of clear, straightforward methodS
Of diplomacy.
Russia's antagonsm 10 strong lnde-
pendent Persia was. he said, at the root
Of All the trouble Ninety-nine per cent
of the disorders charged as a partial
excuse for intervention, he added, mad
been imported by the northern neighoor'
TN this head he thought the British peo-
pIe mad been grossly deceived.
Sir. Shuster declared that he had al
wavs been on the most cordial relations
with the Russian and British ministers
et Teheran. Regarding the criticism OF
his course in presenting Persias case
through the newspapers, he said that ne
had asked the Persians whether theN
preferred their country slain In darh
alley or that the crime should be COM
mitted in a public square" This evoked
prolonged cheering. He condemned the
last Russo British ultimatum. which mad
forced Persia TO pledge herself to satisfy
an the claims that Russia had made III
the rast and might make in the future.
II am not bitter about our experience
he said. in conclusion. but l would be
Eypccrite did | pretend not to symPathize
with the bitterness of a Mahometan
ntople who have so forcibly learned the
lesson that the Ten Commandments do
not apply in international politics"
The dinner was attended by more
than two hundred influential person
ages about one-third being Americans
and Mr.. Shuster was welcomed with
great cordiality.
H. F. B. Lynch, who presided proved
himself an incisive speaker. and Philip
F. Morrell. NJ. P, and Professor Browne
were profuse in their compliments 10
the guest of the evening.
Mr.. Morrell evoked cheers by the
statement: I'VE realize with deep and
mortifying shame the part played not
by this country. but by the government
of this country
James Ramsay Macdonald, NJ. F., the
labor leader, Professor Edward Gran
vile Browne, the noted Persian scholar
Of Cambridge University, and SIR
Thomas Barclay also spoke.
: Mr.. Shuster, by his quiet manner and
admirable speech. completely dispelled
the erroneous notion that he was an
irnpracticable, tactless Western blum
derer.
Paris. Jan 3O--The Persian government
has offered compensation Of three years
salary TO F. e. Cairns, g. l. McCaskey
and Bruce G. Dickey. Americans. who
came 10 Persia with ". Morgan ShusteI
ard were employed with him in the Treas
ury Department says Teheran dispatch
10 the European edition Of The New York
Herald" less satisfactory offer, how
ever. ihas been made to others Of Mr. Shus-
ter>ss staff, who went to Persia later.
CHURCHILL TO SPEAK IN FIELD