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 . ige of constitutional rule in Persia, and left their countryat the mercy of seven oriental statesmen who had already soldout to the Russian Government. It was a sordid ending to agallant struggle for liberty and enlightenment. That same afternoon a large number of the abolisheddeputies came to my office. They were men whom I had grownto know well, men of European education, in whose courage,integrity and patriotism I had
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 . ige of constitutional rule in Persia, and left their countryat the mercy of seven oriental statesmen who had already soldout to the Russian Government. It was a sordid ending to agallant struggle for liberty and enlightenment. That same afternoon a large number of the abolisheddeputies came to my office. They were men whom I had grownto know well, men of European education, in whose courage,integrity and patriotism I had the fullest confidence. Tothem the unlawful action of their own countrymen was morethan a political catastrophe; it was a sacrilege, a profanation,a heinous crime. They came in tears, with broken voices, withmurder in their hearts, torn by the doubt as to whether theyshould kill the former Ministers and drive out the traitoroustribesmen who had made possible the destruction of the Gov-ernment, or adopt the truly oriental idea of killing asked my advice, and, hesitating somewhat as to whetherI should interfere to save the lives of notorious betrayers of. THE MEDJLIS its bombardment by the Cossack Brigade under the Russian Colonel Liakhoff.
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