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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SHAH'S WELCOME IN LONDON FsSSi:ROUS
TB Associated Press telegrams of the
past few days descriptive of the
cordial welcome extended to the
Bhah of Persia In London are not -without
significance. Edward VII, as Em
peror of India, Is entertaining not only a
close neighbor to his Asiatic possessions,
hut a -powerful and useful ally. Persia
Is a stumbling block to any attempted
Russian designs on India, and It Is di
plomacy to keep, patting the Shah on the
shoulders. The ovations His Highness
are receiving are no doubt due to two
causes. First tho cnans own personal
qualities much surpass those of the late
Shah, and secondly, when the King's own
brother is detailed to do the honors, that
suffices for the Britishers to understand
that His Majesty desires that Persia's
ruler shall have England's best hospital
ity. A comparison between the last visit of
the late Shah and the landing of the
present ruler brings to mind how rapidly
history manufactures Itself, and what In
fluence the "personal" has on pTincely
popularity. When the deceased Shah
made bis last visit to England some
years ago, It aoon leaked out that finan
cial troubles were brewing. Crown jew
els of almost priceless value were being
hypothecated. Exception was also taken
by scene of the old aristocrats to certain
semi-barbarous customs of the royal
guest So loud did the murmur become
that the Prince of "Wales (now King Ed
ward) was at his wits' end, in sfllte of his
well-known tact, to flnfl a way of enter
taining without offending some of his
proudest nobility. The genial Rosebery
came to the rescue and invited tho Shah
to a sumptuous and semi-official dinner.
The table was surrounded by a well
chosen number' of titles and uniforms to
dazzle the Asiatic -eye. The usual royal
etiquette was followed with a most ludi
crous denouement. Under an old, super
stitious custom the Persians throw the
stubs of asparagus over their left shoul
der. Unfortunately for the noble Earl,
the Shah partook freely of tho aspara
gus, and as a matter of course the guests
had to follow suit. Dukes, Marquises and
Earls, with their wives, .were soon hard
at work throwing half-eaten asparagus
over their shoulders onto a Brussels car
pet that had cost 10 times the amount
of the. dinner. Walters dared not remove
the debris, and during the 14 courses suc
ceeded in tramping It .so well into tho
carpet as to make cleaning- an impossibil
ity. It Is said that Lord Rosebery him
self was so amused that he had great dif
ficulty in restraining his mirth, and thore
is but little doubt that the Prince had
one broad smile wh.lch extended all over
Sandrlngham when he heard the joke.
The deceased Shah was a gonnand of
the worst- order, and was in the habit
of eating 14 or 15 chops and ahuge dish
of rice, besides other things, before he
went to any European function. When
he had left one of those long-drawn-out
'state dinners he Invariably returned, to
his apartments to eat In his own style
before going to tho theater or elsewhere.
The present Shah Is more advanced, and
from all that is learned of him Is likely to
he popular In European centers.
The British Legation at Teheran Is one
of the Asiatic points of British Influence
to which none but first-class, tactful dip
lomats are sent, and from that quarter
comes the Information that this ruler is
a man of progress and advancement. To
somo it will be significant that one of
the first sights shown to the Shah waa
the Maxim gun factory, which he in
spected on Friday last- Guns and horses
Interest the Persians above all else, how
ever, and His Highness is said to be cour
ageous to a degree. His mode of llfo
might not suit our American ideas, but
his magnificent jewels would cover a mul
titude of peccadilloes In the eyes of tho.
fair sex. He Is young, good-looking In
his way. and an Important factor in tha
destiny of Asia hence the amount of at
tention accorded to him. ,
GEORGE KING.