Show HOW PERSIA WAS WIS BROUGHT TO TIME II President Threatened to Lay the Matter of the Murder of Mis Missionary Missionary Missionary Labaree before Congress and Justice I Was Quietly Meted Out i t A I April 20 Persia W V V tried the patience of the Amer Arnem American I lean ican government severely lat laSt lal t I fall fail because of her failure to the murderers of or Rev Rc Benjamin VV Labaree the American missionary Six Si I months after the murder er and after Mr lr Tyler the American Arne charge at I Teheran had Informed the time state de department department department that the accomplices In hi the murder would not be arrested unless a peremptory message is sent by b the president Secretary Hay sent a vig vigorous vigorous ig orous telegram of which the following is the official paraphrase appearing in correspondence made public at the state department de artmont today Brought Only Promises Mr 11 Hay lIa states that the tue president is very er much disturbed over the failure of the Persian government to punish th murderers of Mr r Labaree Jf It no noI noI I I immediate satisfaction is will willbe I I be constrained d to lay is 18 the matter maUer before congress s and recommend such action as ss may lead to a compliance e with out our demand for effective justice This brought promises which were not fulfilled Aft r receiving the om official official cial assurance of the crown prince rinee of I Persia that six ix accomplices endeavor ing to escape were killed by the Per Persian Persian sian forces and that the remainder of th the band baud is being beins pursued Minister Parson telegraphed the department I that information has reached him from fromn a reliable source that none of the accomplices in the murder of Mr Lab Labaree Labaree Labaree aree were Killed hilled as reported and that be l 1 has lodged Indignant remonstrance against the trifling and temporizing g gand and request further furth r instructions Last Dispatch Effective Secretary Hay then sent another dis dispatch dIspatch dispatch patch of 01 which this is the official par paraphrase paraphrase Mr lr Hay states that the reported failure of the Persian government to punish the murderers of Mr Labaree is a source of grave gra e concern to the president nt and amid he cannot permit our just demands to be trifled with or evaded any an r longer If no satisfactory action a Uon is taken before congress meets In less than two sek s 1 the president will be constrained to lay the matter before that body and recommend such suck action as he shall deem necessary This brought results A month later latera a settlement was effected and the wid widow I ow of Mr 11 Labaree received cash cashin cashI in gold gokl and effective and swift pun punishment I of all guilty guilt persons followed |