El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-16
FORMER SHAH
ANXIOUS FOR
HIS OLD JOB
Rumors of Plotted Seizure of
Persian Throne Are Con
tinually Circulated.
HIS SON is NOW
ABOUT TO RESIGN

II ERIN, Germany Nay 16.-Rumors
bearing some resemblance Of au-
- thority are continually being pub
lished here Of plot for the seizure Of
the throne Of PERSIA by the exshah
Mohammed Ali, who abdicated in 1903
The present ruler of the Persian do
main is the son Of Mohammed Ali, and
is known by THE name of Nasr.
The exshah has just left Berlin.
where he has been undergoing treat
ment in a private nursing home He
has gone TO his home in Odessa, but
will return to western Europe for the
cure" at Carlsbad this month. Accord
ing to existing arrangements. Nasr viii
be crowned shah in July, but MOham-
med Ali hopes that his own plans viii
meantime have made such progress that
if there is any coronation at all IL viii
mean the restoring the crown to his
own head.
While he was in Berlin the exshah
received frequent visits from the Rus
sian ambassador
Young Shah Educated.
1t would appear that opinion in Per
STA is divided in the prospects Of the ex-
shah succeeding in his schemes, but
apart from the avOWed reaCtionary sec
ton OF the population everyone in Per
sia would be glad to see young Nasr
ascending officially the throne Of the
kajars. Though young, completing but
his 18th year in July, he certainly
comes TO his office much better pre-
pared by his education than any Of his
predecessors
While his father was still heir to the
throne and governor Of Azerbeijan, he,
a young boy, began to study Russian,
together with his elder brother, EteZad-
es-Sultaneh, from one Of the Russian
officers at TabriZ, and continued his
lessons afterwards at Teheran (When his
father assembled the throne at the be-
ginning Of 1900. under Capt Smirnoff,
who has remained his tutor and mill
tary instructor TO this day
In September, 1903, on the deposition
OF Mohammed Ali, all his former teach
ers, with the exception OF Capt Smirn-
off, were removed and a special shah's
school was established on the 1n1ua-
tive Of the regent Nasr-el-Mulk. where
the young shah, together with his elder
brother, the heir apparent MOhammed
Hassan. his uncle, Nasret-es-S ultaneh,
and u other boys Of the most dtstin-
guished Persian families, began to un-
dergo regular course Of instruction
The curriculum consisted or PERSIAN
and Arabic. as well as Russian and
French, the latter being taught by n
de Morgny, the legal adviser of the
ministry Of the interior, who also lee
tured the boys on the elements OF law.
Also Taught Religion
In addition, the shah and his school
fellows have been taught religion
painting caligraphy. history, geogra-
ply, arithmetic, physics, natural his
tory, Persian literature and gymnas-
tics. In Nay every year examinations
have taken place at which the shah has
been rewarded with various prizes
Since last autumn. when the regent re-
turned to Persia the shah has been IN
the habit Of attending the Thursday
meetings Of the council ministers, thus
acquiring a practical knowledge OF
state business. As the future head Of
the army, his military training IS on
the lines Of that Of other young Off
GERS in the Russian military colleges
School Soon Ends. (
At present the studies at school have
been rather reduced in scope and the I
school itself only consists Of eight pu-
pills It is probable that the next ex- I
aminations in Nav will also be the last, /
as the school will presumably be abol- /
ished- But the practical tuition in /
Russion and French will continue even
after the coronation. and there is a 1
scheme in preparation according to /
which, before the expiry Of Capt /
Smirnoffs contract, in the summer Of 1
1915. the shah will make a journey
abroad with a view to studying the I
military organization Of foreign coun- /
tries Altogether, Capt. SmirnOff has
the greatest share in shaping the mind /
of the future ruler OF Persia, who IS a 4
very bright and intelligent youth en-
joying the sympathies of the population 4
and bringing to his task a more COM
plete mental equipment than his almost /
illiterate father.