The strangling of Persia; a story of the European diplomacy and oriental intrigue that resulted in the denationalization of twelve million Mohammedans, a personal narrative . rsia disappeared. The Persian people refused toacquiesce in the coup detat which snuffed out the Medjlis, be-cause they recognized that with it went their liberties, theirrights, their nationality, and their future as an independentstate. The Medjlis was remarkably expeditious in transacting busi-ness. It showed heated partizanship on some occasions, butolder legislative institutions have not been free from this defect. W
The strangling of Persia; a story of the European diplomacy and oriental intrigue that resulted in the denationalization of twelve million Mohammedans, a personal narrative . rsia disappeared. The Persian people refused toacquiesce in the coup detat which snuffed out the Medjlis, be-cause they recognized that with it went their liberties, theirrights, their nationality, and their future as an independentstate. The Medjlis was remarkably expeditious in transacting busi-ness. It showed heated partizanship on some occasions, butolder legislative institutions have not been free from this defect. While the Medjlis was not ideally representative in the polit-ical sense, that is, only a small proportion of the population hadparticipated in the election of its members, it more truly repre-sented the best aspirations of the Persians than any other bodythat had ever existed in that country. It was as representativeas it could be under the difficult circumstances which surroundedthe institution of the Constitutional Government. It was loyallysupported by the great mass of the Persians and that alone wassufficient justification for its existence. The Russian and Brit-. Q a -~f 2 £ H D 2 -, fn O 2 H = w 3 H P ~ a 2 a a a -r. O tf «! ^ ft O <! H 3 o a 02 a O 3 a cj <i a 2 CM a a
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