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I 8 M 8~ndinc this ·. ~e!' to Ireland and am alao s ending copy home 80 th ~ t 1n c e your S' IJ.1n h as 'en p08tpon _ you i ll et l e tter anyhow. ,\8 ¥'OU can B.e from the a 1 t 18 t .le d y af ter the 4th . and ina 8~ ch c 8 ~ J unda..r was the /I f urth" ,put, 1. ~ ery q'1et d y. e are al~early f.ora trIp acros::, to dzreeBh, ho, ~ p.verit : Is afternoon t Four.th or July· ar ty at tLe AtJ'l p. r ican r.e ticn. have b . en 1n t h Ar!ler1can 1 1nister's ·up-cotlntry" rd ·~ n once n( 1. 1. it... i8 SP'l8J.1 it 1s a ve1':"'.! b ea llt1fu~_ aff a ir '111 t} qu1 t e rt J. a·r 6 e 1 8 n nd l1 nice f, lace for enttrta in!ng out-of-doors. I r'l afraid,howevcr. t h c ~t when compa re 1t wi t:! the gurdr..:nD of the otner J tiona t b tit i f' r a t' .,. t:cond-r" te thotlg: .1. -:unt confesB I 11 .. e it rlU C '! '1') 0 1 . t il n 1;: e eJ. b n, rate L3c . _ Yp. fJ ter.l1. y ,e 'F.ent UI' onr lr,.J.ley for Jicnic 8U[per. '· r. · h11ip.the '''I''lerir;an i n!et..er 'md hi.s .. if . , ~ r. '\Mor.y.the : r t c' n Char d' a .. f i rea, ' r . "! ~rr-on ;I " d ' :,," ...Joon .v11J. f! of tl':.e -n ric n ~ 1. n nce '--oUlriis­ c ion,.1nd " r:· .1teTf;. "mJl ':"n . J.i a ~ of t:. e l roperta l l.:.d nk of . lersla l"l~H e u t he pa r.t~l. J.t;. Vf'tS r. a J.1,:: r s • •'h il', 11' e pa rty III t l nHf1 . l ell ;,. a le ru not een v~r:..' '/t eD., -la r h ·t;. a nd 'fe dy ! iU. (\ t. t. o and " l1 t C"h 1lot the donkeys. P. start.d at about, f i v. ;'n t he even1 ti o.ln d. et urne t e! t. "e g:louJ.d ha're s t~)~tp.d a'I' I t an our p.ar · t er fo T.' 9! er not able to make " f aft 'MH.". our deBt!nfltlon ;.n t · M to e" t, I me and retur n i t h t he re u1 t t ! .t . en..: d to to s hor.t of tile L · e 1n oru r t C'l ( t b ck before it 8 too d r l-= t o be c ")m1' orta /le. r . ory 1e 1n l oy it d "l n eys and ~ n 8 i8 tel1 on r 1.d ',n '1ne t he w. nle way. '·e re lly W~ n t ~d to , buy a d ,nke.. f or h ! Plrelf n cl Ufte i t for ri, Unt.. but I h eJ 1 t ' ~ t 8"". of t he Xna'!R. '~le t t ie Le r ~ i o fa & l h i ~ ti t the : ct c or hil'l r!dJ.nc nn a « ,nkey 0 ;11~ not b ".:r,: prop r 1n 111. 8 08 t:l.o. a..Y}d 1naa* lch e. e in fr.OM t~p. Cop1.e.. f !J.y of .!... . etnn he. r ~ 1: 1: ). t like do! nB 8nyt n!nJ t '!t was not prop r tid 80 .e diet not huy t Jle donkey lJ l t l;ou ht a " 01:'5 inatea . ·!owever. Ie r!~\e B a d .: m/: ey when ev er le ct t tl chance. ~ e 1. n1 t i a t ed hiM in t q tl m~,r teriea of i.'l lio. key on one of our 7r1 d a ~' p!cnicBD co v r ul 0 'ntho o . _1' '1 15' ·r. •. ~.., Ol"'J,1.n B[.l te or. tile f ' ct t , t he C ..8 from a very It e lI I J,...o s t">n f at 1.1y. nnd I n hie posi ,;.on , t t ll , I, e . t.ion c uld be qui te snobbish wit. 'i ut none t ak1ne,?; any pa rticul r otice 1. Quit det'locrat ic perBon. r .an .t r.n.!"'ll11p . t ',e er ican j. '. s t er nd Hi? wife a re a lao very Aoc!a't... J.e peol,1.e GnU a t t.le fJ e t1 e e ll ,Ie to t . of thl:-!r O?-o'l) socia ' en '& eMe te i n t' e!r po ! tion. I t ilink t h t f:' .re r!l1 (,j ht · fortunr... t ~ i n haV'.i.n...J c\ grou of peo!Jle of. t'.. 1.r t y e in t he I.e..., t i OIl becau _ t : l '.n ~ :; ~~ e macl ]"lore pIe "ant n every way. l'he - t,o. l eon' have bec ~ e V . y fri endly with r . and r8. ~ 111 • Of t l e 0 t iler nen .. r. '1 eT.'son i B t ..e e n o~ ,0 . r ·:'l r 1can !!"l! t r to ? era1a ' nd a t 'Dr . ~p. n t i n ch '· T.'&. of t. Bo nnel of t.4e. ·' er­ iea n Finance 18 10n to, er •. ;. . ·Ie in ynun' b c he J. or .11;'e r . ,:..qt,ory. n 4 'Very fine 1"e110. . :' ~t a .;ri t t n . a1 a r ticl 8 i " '\'01 • nd t tldnt1cont lynon er a! . 'r . ~ rt ~ ?!lle c ~e t . ~ r5i a ' out ni ne ~ ont h8 a 0 and I s na !n a~e c tor o . the j! nano~ ~. ' rt ~ nta of t le =ro­ vinces. . -Ie s eeMS J. l k a pretty od 80 t of a e . ,iE -· o ~ J.... 1 . lLn rr161 ""'e m t ') h~ ve our B T e of "A c hel T.'8 in . t hi s .ar t 0 th orld nd 1:h e fun y pa r t ! ~ t h - to t~ :J r e r 11 r t t~T £to od f l o'is. ~. a . at a .10 e to eXfi. 1n h ow t}-eyeeca ed - "!.Ic r1c 1n t h co' 1tion 0 sinel bl eB' e ~n ce 8. P. 2

r te-d t his l e t t r. l,:lt~ t Si nda.. and !~ 1s now ruea'. ' y.the .1r .t r: no I Fortun' t l y ~ at!l l . ~ a l int beside me al,out llen.l e t r ted t i ll lett "r e ri li ahed the l e.t r or cnme

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along the northern frontier. 1 e pints af!ected are Tabriz, esht and ·called. It is poss ible t na t the uprie!. nCB at the fir ot t wo \'1es tern pOints,iabriz a nd ·~e8ht,ar e mQre or less local and of no political im­ portance outside of ersia. lhe Shah has obt ined his position on the throne b~r means of a strane army a s 1 have already ex;::.lained and now he is a bit afraid that the tail which has been wagging the dog w1ll contin­ to do so even after he has becnme Bhl•• Fori11 erlYWa intcreste in the tall .anly,na:"'lely the army,but now he has becpme the head of the dog and he wa n te to d i mi nish the 81 of the tail. 'the f1 at s t e pa have been to cut down the 8""Dpropr ~ at1onB ot the miniet ey of war nd to r ire a num­ ber of iJ'l'lTlortant offi cers as Vl ell 8 s redvce the.fJaY of a l l othe.rs. .L ll ae . Men have t le ullper halld however' a ct one In partJ CUI r ~ . ma t o i na 1)ositio to f"jaR trouolh u · h 8 0 desire". He fa the Li' p.np. J" 1 1. of thp. 1i:a fjt u~n l)iv :ila i "~ ~i ch .'.S •. nc;' ted \"T ith "'t ~Cl.dr.ltarter <> a t eahed in thw pro~ri ce of '~ilor a an on t he AfG.1an frClnt:!.e r. . . lotUI"lerOUA st1r i e . fl re tf'lJd of his cr ll eJ.~ .y and !J 0Vier and 'man ={ of the;'! (1 1' (; wi t hout a doubt true. For eX8l'lf,le al)('Iut abc d~Yft ago To'a ~ rll i ne; ck frOM 4a jjresshe wi t h a donkey lind t he donkey-driver h d j ust returne·l. fl:.' ~T'1 ~ ·e she ct where he had b een in t h e ;"m y or 1I!',: rking wi t h t L t a r my. ··e satd th ~ t when the bre~d wa f! ahort about eix monti s ago, ti1i e gener 1 heard of 1!0Ple bakei:p. who ?'t're ch .reine hig .• prices and giving short !'lEa !': ure 1n t i1 eir bre'd. ..4e ~E'nt to the shop of one of the and he, hl!"lself', pushed t he owner a nd three of 111 P. a eqi.p. t. u ts in his hot ov·en. l'~ n f t hem lied r i:,,:-lt a aY, nne died a 1.ittle l ~ ter anct the t.1t%x f our t l. r ecover...;.. .. bout 1 5 mc -r. t h s ago .:--Le WE (; f i ehtin the Turkomans a nd t hey were u s i ng a1r- ~ labes gainnt theee ild hills en, t ·oueh t h e I '.anes "''I' e re 'trl y en OJ' GeQli2!8 '1 E. This ..,ener,. l went u·!' 1n one plane a.nd forved t:.e pilo t t .) r-Iy l :)w e\10 ~gn 8 0 tha t t he machi ne e v ed the he ds

of these peon' e . l ..i 'nea n i!lile tne ,ener oi l eper i:1. t :. ' the !11Cl. c:... :i. ne- un, 11t­ er a lly purIne t 1i" -'JlL.l ets i nto t h e trt 4S en. On !i till ~~1 '"h r oc- Cd ~ion h e:1 ~ l e <1. 8 ot aati ~ fi e~\ i th t h e \o7d~T hiB offieer. we;.·c drill­ i ng hi s s ·Jldiers.;le went out on t c dr;.ll e:r.-o'md and pe·. sr')!1ally b eat up se·',: r a l (':CT' .~e r ~ i11 f ront of the 801 l,.Ue r f~ as an eX8"1ple of wh. t wo uld appell t·) an;' s lilJier or officer under hiM who did not do h1s dtlty. He ' , lo P, c :'",l1. ect(:d t h ou s f.\n~s of do~lart=; f'rL·' . t h e peov1e 'tY!1.1(;j: :le h ,1P never turneu over to thf" government. "' ertain nffi ~ J.a'.:J. 8 '~ 'n e of. t he.', the rep­ rei ent ..l~iveB \)f h rl tl 1;'H::l" :2:C'r"€'r- L n i: h?"te ..:.,'erprted thbt 11C iD,e collected z,ri0t ·OOO. CO t 0Pl.a ., V'at the:! Jr r: oyt of ",,1 t h'i n 1;,hF' Pflst fe~ month anli there is a BOud l i.t no e t h... t they do not 'r.!lC'?' R~ out:. .~. ~ a matter of fact a t t h e present t il'le t h e I.lr departtnent of t h i 5 country 1e g('ttinG half of the gover nlm, t revenue and j 8 no t 9.CCI':'U~ t1 "'i f: f·)r ::: c ent, ~f it, and it i.e est:i..:ma t.d L~ T r - iab le peo'p l e that t h E' arm~ r off' cerE:; extort at least t wice ae l"1 uch a a:1n S\8 thp.v l' p ~~j. v(: :.r! a rmr c r iatior;r- frc,fI'l ~,}lt·; r.e,j.i1e to the district.F; in "F l1l~'1" t ~ P.~· nrF. lo(~n ted. Fer exarr.ple a man w ,o is wr.altb;! i 8 al'r e pted rm a n-M e t rumpe::l nr chnrge. anG. it i s no t ha rd t u fin d a ch•.u· g ~ aea; net ."'any of e:-aiaA wo?.J. thf :nen, .:tno. the;;'- are !mprl­ eoneJ until t hey pa y a het=\ vy fine. lhey are then relea:: ed upon pa~rm nt until t h ey have had time to reonp"-rate thp.ir lossp.p. when t ~ te : ~ are ar­ r e sted elSah} and the performance if' r epeated '.lOtU. t he !'lo~e~: ia erqueeze0 rig t out of them. ~ t til"lest.hey do not e"ren GC' t ht'(\ugh t!le for ...... a11 ty or an arrest; the !.,.~r In is e! pl~' d e -to tU de :l ~star'd that t. h r; a::-r:iY or BO"le offieia' with [lOwer ·..,antA a certain am Urlt of caet Bnd that it will be a 1\ t s a 'er fn r h1 r if he c rym e s across wit ~out a ny noise. In polite Boci ty it iA c a lled a 1l !lold-up" 1.l t the ordl~!ar) hllld-ur: Man in Amer i­ OR would Quit aft r he .. (i Made ~jU flt one ha.l Si:15.1ar to thr.t which these a r~y offtuers . ake. I might add tf) the stories e.1L.Ut t ~l iB mE'n i n ..'ethed but it would not clear mat terr- for YOll. Suffice j t to f> '~ Y tha l~ 'the r i s trouble 4.

i n -shed a nd ! t .td tJl no t : t ape r " n o s e rious i t l e . l h r e are sev ~ l'a l TIoo ilJl e ex! . a t tn. e . i r At t :-:J e soldier ma ~Y b e i n mu tlny a g ainst ..:1 i a tl 1 1 B 'nl1;1 u rf:h ~e n er:} l and a r e 1 1 h ~' 9t')l'1f' of t neir of­ fic et' . 'ride ut. i ny May oe en c ·uraced. u:',' ·the ... ·u s t an D wrw a re anxi us tc, ca u e trou',l e in Persi a a nd overthro' t he ~ o er71....'ent 'lIl.ich Se e"l8 t o

b 0 r r o- .1n l i s1: . ec ;) llJ. u t .1 '" (ljt! t iny la .: be t..h '.r k of the Gener­ al } 1m, t _ 'f .() i s f{; ~ l ing 'lis TJO cr and t ~l i T ~.r, t l.t n s t r ong enoll h to oppoa f the ce.. tr ~ /S o 'lT €: t !'"lent an : s et hi r: ~ ( 1 f ttl' (" ? Sl lar. • It i 8 r a t he:- eapy t.. 1!""' g .i n e .f l ' we re r;o t a ,. hole lot diff eren t in tile pol­ i tical s 1 t lOtion of t 1.. c:)untr fro . . t :u.t of · e~dc n i n the p':l f!t for t y y .. r s . ~ ut W!"18 te ,y' th s 1 t l t l n the U:- _C'l} '1 w' ,0 h ve beer. ('hs lil eO. a Cl e f·, . t , ~-~ u r.!"' ': a r c ~ , i ently takine adv n .8t.:( of t he fl1. h:-u ___ to In­ va e r·. " . ::'- Si.n r~ .; a i n ..l. .e:- t.}o Mc:. y h . eu c. (lr·"c ('I, b y t~ e .I. t Ii ,tans foT. 10' 1 t i~ 1 P'-'i" Jj • a.I~' ra 1.(. t hE ov e:.:n .C l t in " t ',lJ Tn U_n,,; e I d ier~ r t o (B.le ~l f· ; l ,{ ·~ . F· r:.111 8(11('; t hem . ( I n,';' 6.n w f' ri c {m t l ~' 11 ; v e E\ d<' uble job (')n Q , nll , f 1.:r: Bt a It L1Y ~ ·~ t 11 ! t al"lY m Id f,. u p r_. i nc n t h~ 1. t o ~::e .l. ! k Onol'll .W ~ 1a \"' ~ n :VC . ')('::r:. 001 .t l v [lLl l ; ·: nl~p. t p.~ . tninlt: t t • 'f ~ w de. cr _t . .! · Hl'-! . of t ..eae l r oma i t 1 t a1 r lu....; e ~ u J..l e· l- d.r ear-es a n f l 'l.'"'l. i ng reel r '1bea . s t : ey rpel. r ec1 ir Teh -rem Bev " o . " ~ n tl s a u .... ~t the . c orona t:t . or t h e G1lah. I 3' .f' l ,ti fJ -li r . t :1i s le ..:ter at u t a e!: Y.. d ft r I sta t _U. i t a nd still

t h e n .. C· ': : ilnc ert a ln c .lcer ' li nL) t l 'e trouL l f: L ..i..t.:1hed. Thr Gn er nI!lent i s ~e n '" ~ri. n G eV~~ Jt: I n g t ;~ t ! s C('I: i n t r 11 t. -. t d :f.re ct iot'l a , Co L e n ewo­ p per .1:; V":; t ,j ;( t:' •. ! , ~lb s \ L ~ ely c: u5.e "; on the 0 1 b ject. t o C rm ;,.l t o r elves ;1 t i1 r Ul'lnurs , ill l €: t ~l';! 1~ i.Xt:1 • . i[;l.ll .4f'.rJ \'fa a 0 e .ltH.1 t tJ- d J . It oj &o j ;ln o t :u: ... pa rty f o t L.e ShE-h . s have b r, proa r c·4 s inc f or no .. t'l i t 'l '!'.:'.. ; l. m~l :l ;..T ' : It of 1. .1P.St .... ~nd a f!l a.xil':u."'~ of Be;' .J, ..1 . I t .U l~.' di ~t t i ct 'p.ne'V '::::' t .. ~ wrnne Man was el ect e d B tr'.e e- - _ I)~ L e;' l ··J." i t~ fl t I [.8\1 uP .t.1 e e.l ct i ~ 'If '" .: l I ed orf and t 1 r1 f~. t ma w el er; te . .I., el ec t i n I av,? be- n pr t. t~J' IlU 1 a f E.... · t.! e. w.. t tf 1t h tl"l.1l'1p ej It electi. r. I t he dol e .. Ie ~H\ e of 1:1 .... r to buy vo tes, .~ .l el. ctlO.. B l ~.stlr, C; over tnr {;e a n' f 'Llr ~ e ek a 'R j_t. .: t . e ret. mrs .... eror t ,. fet e :. '!.:; , ·:111 e t_ . • ne T. r · "(;.l el." e d t _ lit and e c r e 1.. . 8 l&ny 'Xct L6 0 .-, ~ rlt. n .xt Ii =0 :' 3, :: ile t :.' u:..:. .t nee Bs.-'lry to xe p him 1n t:'I ~ r a ce. n . ne ,'.nows ,re hav e enn' ,h tro 1t~ l e Vi 10 ", t; ~ e c. t io IS i f: ;.. 1 ca pu t thi nk -; · ·~ t "... ·- ' d h a pp en i n '11 I; mt~ t' t Hi eyat e':. ,['(S 1' ;' t I c ~' ~ n g h '! t etJ f OT' thr e v. e eb=s a nci t hf-- 1; ret unns ' e t: Li'T"'n rlut' f; d e t " i n g .. ... t: 'r. Vare 3 1-. ut t , rl.1S."'. nut ~a C ! l r mr , j.rg n . I, e t 11 tl, v ot ~r;: t ...... _t c h r ec!ed • .1. l k R!)} u t n e r e. ' ~() I V t nG tl i c e ;'. 1 ;:; ., i t : Le t: o,lf ueicn of names and n a CC l\ ., t e c e"c 18 n i.::.e _ e t h- t I . lOW of , 1 cc-. n e a }. n ol ~ ~ ';;eJ..,r no way of ; r e:""'r.: n t i r. c t · e fhl Ie -) . ' P'''I1 iT I, v o t in c~ cu, !il ( ~.i.·~- ·i.. 1 .. .: ' U! ~ H;r of tImes in t. l11s ' n n(: . ~nd I hh "IT e n o dr)l((,t th' t i~ is u O ~H; .vi:}l f) (; - ~~c t:.t Rtrega­ l l;l i ty a n d c a · ~ . I t ~ i nk th,l t t:'V en r . a J_' oi; ~o .l d c!" :':!l ·'.l . 1 .1 r.Dsolnt e h orror c l) ul d h e i. n.,·pect an e lectioll in .>-' '~l .. n il . -I~ { t l e "l~' t ~J ou ld l earn a f e .., Y.' 1 n }: le~ t:1R,; ~ : l J.ct i !'1 re;11 I;cn · t iun i n ~ :J l :: t.lca f:)r 'the r e :dl­ d er of h is 1 i fe • . e ll t ,j 9~10 tha t ,t!d s i s a~l o t H:r la~ ., .. f or t'l€ S:lah he r ce 1n :: t. ate t. -, t: e ... a rli Wl ent l d i nG a nd one ,)f t he st. ! r o c es~ l o ns ?hl cb. .e have nIr e", d v 11 tne £le d t ... ce t ir. is Y''::. r.· 08 tc:e,;e: d 't il t n 411ft j eFlty af.; t h e cent.r.Rl r i. rea "'o t onl y is tl: e par'liwlCtlt at present un1 er .1i s c ontrol but. it t s pa e n tl ~.r a be d . n Ul!lU r o n i t ~ opening day. '0 ever , we canno t c o . l ~ ! n a J :rsi -l ; t!.1s i.e i; ::. (; d Ct.:· O. cl1ctatora t L Oi < 110 't th€ t Cl r l 1 , a nn L \ rf'l e i n p r t1cuh .r . " i t "- a1] t.L e c t r r upt10n

at el a~ ~ ! 'f' .?m1 MlJ t. j n i e ~ i n t hf.: a ... 't Y «(nel i7 . 1 e . ~ ~ 1 ccllcct1 n of tar.es and ~h,1I1e .; ~ 1. ::1... ":';,8 1 can s t ill Make a great i mpr c , eIiellt o·, ....~ ~l ::lY thin e t hat F'( r si D. hutt knoY'n i n t :-l e 'Past . POBs i1 1 ~ t l !f:Y'c' ie no,_ t e lea st dou t .!.n :11.£ own '!!l ind t hnt he :-. ll ~ t '.lse t ~eec me~n'" t(l z-, t he 'P ovrer into .i a :. OdD :J n c1. if hp does !lot 8n e .) e let! ·ec r urul ous t .. .1:', s elf will r-e-t;. hold of ttine;s . ....l l St c J. oa e r[ t' er abr y·tl,':,"'oV" or n _-:rer.