ANARCHY.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 196, 19 August 1912, Page 5

ANARCHY.

PERSIA'S PARLOUS PLIGHT. BRITISH DRIFT AND RUSSIAN i ACTIVITY. ] [PBE8» ASSOCIATION 0 I (Received Aug. 18, 5.5 j p.m.) I V LONDON^ Aug. 17. i The Times's Teheran correspondent j | states that Persia has drifted into a j . state of anarchy. A most disquiet- j ing feature of the position is Britain's ! i lack of definite policy. Russian: j troops alone maintain : order in the | north, which has become a Russian.; j dependency. The Treasury is empty,11 I and bankruptcy is stayed off only by ; small British and Russian doles. Past experience led Russia to/ oppose the summoning of the third Mejliss, which alone is capable of raising the essential loan. Britain's policy of drift is in- j i evitably leading to the occupation of ■ southern Persia. - :.