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 . and had not guarantesdthe integrity and independence of Persia. It is interesting tonote, however, that one of Englands greatest authorities onAsiatic problems, Lord Curzon, in a debate on Persian Affairs inthe House of Lords on March 22, 1911, made the followingunchallenged statement: I am convinced that the integrity and independence of Persia, which wasguaranteed by his Majestys Government, in the preamble to the Anglo
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 . and had not guarantesdthe integrity and independence of Persia. It is interesting tonote, however, that one of Englands greatest authorities onAsiatic problems, Lord Curzon, in a debate on Persian Affairs inthe House of Lords on March 22, 1911, made the followingunchallenged statement: I am convinced that the integrity and independence of Persia, which wasguaranteed by his Majestys Government, in the preamble to the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907, has no more substantial supporter than hisMajestys Government. Lord Morley was present, representing the Liberal Govern-ment, and never questioned the accuracy of the pretexts about Russias actions last summer, so shallowand absurd as to cause any Englishman to blush, served onlyto show Russia and the rest of the world in what craven dreadthe Liberal Government stood of Germany. The remarkable attitude adopted by the British Governmentleads one to inquire what is the great change which has ap* 6- > S H > W= K o a :- a. STRATEGICAL VALUE OF PERSIA 267 parently came over a nation which but a short time ago claimedto possess the deciding vote in most European and Asiatic af-fairs. Can it be that British ships have lost their efficiency, andBritish sailors their skill and courage ? Was the British Armyreally reformed after the terrible disclosures of the SouthAfrican war? The seeds of medieval decay still abound in several plaguespots on this earth, and it behooves modern governments to ex-terminate them, each within its confines. Eor the sake of hu-manity and the worlds progress England should do her part. It is clear, therefore, that the unfortunate fate of Persia asan independent nation was not brought about by anything whichher Government or her people did or left undone. The destruc-tion of her independence was written down in
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