The Persian Status.-

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Sep 1, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 34.

The Persian Status.—

The reign of Mahomed Ali is over. His twelve-year old son is Shah in his stead, a weeping boy who prefers to be with his father. The real rulers of the country are the Nationalist leaders Siphadar and Sardar Asad. The deposed Shah finds shelter in the Russian embassy. The Russian and English representatives seem to have acted together in the utmost harmony, so much so that one English newspaper remarks: “Incidentally the events of the week show that some of the old rivalry, not always beneficial to either party, between Great Britain and Russia, in Persian affairs, is dying out. We believe we may look forward to a much brighter era in the history of this important nation.”