The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
PAN GERMAN EYES NOW ON PERSIA
Former Official of That Country Says Central Pow
 era Have It's Sympathy.

New York, July 12-Clemens Kahn Kolisher. former official of the Per sian Finance Ministry. urges German merchants to lose no time in starting for Persia to capture the trade of the country. Writing in the Vossische Zeitung of May 30, he says the re- sources of the country should be brought into Germany as fast as the ways of communication are open ---SIgh Turkey, and he adds that the Germans are looked upon very favor ably by the PerHans, who have sought in the past to play Germany off against England and Russia, who had the chief spheres of influence in Per sia.
 Persia as the neighbor of our ally Turkey" says Kolisher, with its measureless natural resources and it's enormous capacity for consumption of our industrial products, is the more Interesting as the Central powers there enjoy warm political sympathy which the young and energetic ruler of Persia as well as the government and the people has given expression 1 of the huge pressure brought to bear on the part of England and Russia and still gives.
 Already at the time England and Russia began to employ the so-called policy of spheres of interest, the Teheran government sought a coun- ter agent against the overpoWering neighbor with an effort to interest the middle powers economically in Persia. Sham Muzaffer-ed-Dine, under whom l served, and my two former chiefs, the great reform statesmen Grand Vizier mir-ed-DoovIed and State Minister Mortezza- Ethan Sani-ed- Do- vled, the latter of whom, as is known, was educated in Germany and was an engineer from the Charlottenburg school, constantly emphasized this policy. Unfortunately these Teheran movements were not favoxably re- ceived in Germany and Austria Hun- gary, which was due to the fact that the political offices of the Central powers were unwilling to disturb the English and Russian spheres, and that German and Austro-Hungarian indus try and trade did not know Persia well enough.
 Political movements such as those referred to above, need not in the fu- ture stand in the way of the business. political aims of the middle powers and they can be sure of much more energetic support of their home gov. ernments. It is to be hoped that af soon as communication with Persia is open German and Austro- -Huneariar salesmen who would be received ir Persia with open arms will begin in. tensiva work.
 Persia could furnish to the Cen. tral powers wool and cotton, raw stuffs for the pharmaceutaI and chem. ical industry, all of excellent quality and at low prices. Also in the matter of food Persia might play a big role The valley of the Karun river was at one time the corn storehouse of the Old World. A AHe-establishment of the waterways built by the ancients which could be done at not too great cost, might bring this corn storehous' to new life, so that Persia, which to day produces more rice than is need ed by it's population, might also be come in great measure an export lanC for grains.
 Persia also has great mineral re sources. It is only necessary to refe to the oil wells which through lack O interest in the Central powers hav fallen into the hands of an Englisl company. According to the officia reports of the English Admiralty thos wells alone have been able to suppl the British fleet in the Indian oceal with the necessary fuel.
 Persia is not only a raw product country of the first rank, but also good and absorbing market for tn products of industry of the Centra powers. Textile wares of all kind and such stuffs as ready-made clothe. shoes, harness. fancy goods, tools. az icukural machinery, automobile: furniture, optical goods, sugar, phar naceutal products are greatly need ed, and imported by Persia throug ack of home industry.
 Immediate intensive work of th salesman backed up suitably by tn banking interests would bring cor siderable successful results all tn more easily since the two chief con petitors, England and Russia. espec ally since the events of the worl war, are fearfully hated in the cour try and, as is known, the OrientaIs a, ow themselves to be led in busines relations by their political sympa
 hies."
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