UNHAPPY PERSIA.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1634, 28 December 1912, Page 5

UNHAPPY PERSIA.

Professor Edward Q. Browne, one of the highest living authorities on Persia tind the Persians, is the author of a most harrowing article in the "Contemporary Revifiw," in which he describes the terrible cruelties committed by Russian officials in Northern Persia upon the hapless constitutionalists, who objected to tho Russian occupation. The Russians ■ were actively assisted by their willing tool, Shuja ud Dawla, brother of the ex-Shah. It is set forth that the city of Tabriz was placed under the control of this fiend, who proceeded to hatig, cut in pieces, and mutilate all who were Suspected of supporting the Constitutional Government against the ex-Shah. Professor Browne produces evidence that. Shuja lid Daivlii tortured, hanged, strangled, and stabbed his victims, cut them in two like sheep, hung their bodies up in the bazaars, nailed horseshoes on the feet of some, and drove thein through the streets, gouged out the eyes of others, and cut out their tongues. Ho caused others to be thrown into a largo tank of water, round which were men with clubs, who struck at tho victim's head when it showed itself above water. The offonce for whioli these people were punished was their alleged "Liberalism. Professor Browne nccusos Sir Edward Grey of conniving at these atrocities through his desire to propitiate Russia at all costs, in view of the situation in Eiirope. It appears that photographs were taken of the wretched victims of the Russians, and those photographs are extant. It is a severe indiotment of British policy in Persia.