The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-01
Sacredness of Ambassadors.

one Of the rres events in history is the doing to death
representative of foreign power and this fact has
been brought mind the barbarous murder of
the German minister in Pezin
This crime considered, international law, most
Of the conditions Of between
civilized the sacredness of the person Of
bassador. ancient times ambassadors regarded
under the special protection Of se gods and
sidered as sacred personages Ancient history
example Of the murder of ambassadors the
Persian ambassadors by Athenlans. They demanded
water a sign Of submission.
into we'll the that they
had both.
April 8 1799 two ambassadors were murdered on German
sol-at They French ambassadors were
slaughtered by Hussars.
The slightest or an ambassador is re-
garded just for classical example Of
this a very slight wound, gave France
for the conquest of Algeria The sovereign
that country Dey Hussen demanded all maritime
nations payment for allowing them grain his
from the attacks Of pirates, and, the
King Of France behind with his payments wrote
ter to that monarch requesting him to The King
Of France did degn
Some time later, a religious festival vari-
foreign representatives appeared to pay their respects
the Dey, the latter asked French consul why his
master had the letter addressed The
King France did not cores
pond with Dey OF Agiers Whereupon the Dey struck
the consul face Charles X Of France.
This in 1921 Two later the Dey prisoner
Of France and Alglers passed under the French flag
Another murder OF foreign representative occurred in
1929 Tehean the capital of Persia. Russo Persian
OF 1928 terminated peace been restored and
treaty concluded. The Of the peace negotiations
the Russian side the eminent Russian poet and dra-
naturGist Private Councillor Alexander Sergenjewitch
Grbojedow then by the Emperor Nicholas l. as
minister Tehersn. The energetic Grlbojedow who a.
Teheran considered responsible for the war so
trous TO Persia his arrival the capital received
impolltely When, occasion he asserted
himself with his usual energy the Persian clergy TO whom
especially flesh resolved to have him
removed The clergy succeeded exciting mob against
the representative Russia February - 1929 fan
attic crowd surrounded the legation building pene
tated the furously the minister
and all members ot the legation. Gribojedow defended
himself lravely lut at last cyeIpovered and saugh-
tered in most etrooous Together with hm periske
the Whole STAFF Of tho legation thiry-six persons
Persia rad safer seriously murder More thsn
forty rioters who part h the murder were de-
aItaed ana SooooOo0 rules ere exacted as dan
Besides this Persia give substantial guar
p for the safety OF ali Russians in Persia
1865 King Theodor Abyssin!a threw the British
consuseneral into prison cost him his he
and throne.
in 1876 there q murder the representatives Of
foreign countries salonica This was owing to the ex
oitemen q the poDusce because foreign pressure and
is the most analogous recn, murder IN Pekin
In the Balkans China case OF rotten
which allowed exist only because Of the sl
ousy among the powers Anarchy was everywhere SUI
prone demanded a sacrifice the lives which are
usually held mos, sacred