Show J Russia and Britain To Absorb Persia Russian Foreign Minister Conferring With British St Statesmen Regarding Division of Buffer State Which Is Is Forecast by Organs of Government nt f L T LONDON Sept 21 21 Tho practical division of l Persia l t between Great GreaL Great Britain hrit rit in inand in and RUss Russia a appears appeals almost aS assured re as h It result of the conferences which h Sergius Sn the Russian n 1 foreign Q eign minister has had with British statesmen states states- men All the British newspapers rs in the closest touch w with the foreign office particularly the Times looked upon recently as Sir Greys Grey's mouthpiece mouth mouth- pi piece ce are re forecasting tills this arrangement and arc app pr p ring the public for it it Tile The n of or ler in t re 5 k a ais c or H is lav- lav i alir fi d iT t f Guardian arld arid other Liberal Liber p papers oPP eth the project bit 1 t orly r y The he Guardian says 2 The foreign n office ce although not ot ordinarily about trade trad Interests knows wen well how to quote them for tor its Ita own ends Since tho the signing of ot the Anglo- Anglo Russian convention con of or 1907 for tor the maintenance of ot Persia's independence independence dence and Integrity and Incidentally Incidental incidental- ly I for tor the division islon of ot the country countr into British and Russian spheres o of Influence there has been a n steady growth of or this Influence and anda a corresponding shrinkage c of ot Independence In Independence Independence In- In dependence In Persia The Tho exact dl division Islon of or territory will not nol be easy The Russian papers claim Teheran It If the emperor gets C the capital Great Britain's share shar will willbo bo ho decidedly the smaller value Some of the Liberal papers bewail the of ot Persia as the buffer butter state tate and foresee a a. great reat Increase In he tho 0 Bri British ti e ii ml military I I tary establishment ish ni en t when the Russian British-Russian bound- bound ar ry Is drawn across the middle of ot what Is s now Persia Nowhere Is tho the outcome of the con- con terence crenco between Sir Edward Grer and M. M I. I awaited with greater Interest interest in- in terest than In the tho capitals of ot the Balkan Balkan Balkan Bal Bal- kan states as it Is believed they have a a. avital avital vital bearing on the crisis In tho the near east cast and the gravity of oC which unless ho tho powers Induce Turkey immediately to o Introduce reforms In Macedonia all allare allare Tho Thc representatives are a agreed upon In n London of or Bulgaria Servia Greece and lore are watching closely the he progress of ot tho conversations which began beC-an egan In London today and will be continued continued con con- at Balmoral castle on Monday There Is no confirmation here of oC the reported alliance of or the tho four tour Balkan states to make common cause causo against Turkey but It Is acknowledged that a exists for tor their lon Lion |