Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-28
Display of BeStial Savagery At
tends Bombardment and.
Capture of Persian Towns by
Russian Troops.
BRITISH DlSGUSTED
AT CONDUCT OF ALLY
Reports of Atrocities Shock
London While Petersburg
Government Finds Justifica-
ton For BIoodShed.
rpy Morning journal Special Leased Wire. !

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire.l
London, Dec. 2T.--The Russian
government has decided upon stern
measures to suppress disorders at Ta-
briz and other disturbed points in
Persia. The dislocation OF the tele-
graph lines makes II Impossible to get
a reliable narrative of the outbreaks,
yet it cannot oe doubted that a situ-
alton Of the gravest complexity has
arisen.
AS reports of Russian progress in
Persia and stories of indiscriminate
killing of natives in Tabriz and Resht
and of the destruction of Persias
constitutional government under Rus
sian menaces continue to reach Eng
glad the people are becoming in
creasingly disquieted at the British
governments completely which the
foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey,
thinks is matter of policy and com
PEELED by the Anglo Russian agree
ment.
Doubts also have increased as to
whether Persian independence ever
will be restored to even the feeble
status 1t had before this last assault by
Russia. If Parliament were sitting
undoubtedly there would be severe
questioning OF the government on this
subject and an arraignment of the
foreign office.
The Times Is the only paper that
strongly supports the government and
il expresses considerable uneasiness
over Russias intentions as limited in
st. Petersburg reports. The Man
chester Guardian. the ablest and
most influential provincial liberal pa
per. deplores British responsibility
and questions whether the govern
ment could not have taken some 9TH
err stand earlier, but fears that II Is
now too late. In short the whole af-
fair Is repugnant to liberal sentiment
The Persia committee composed Of
prominent Englishmen interested in
Persian affairs, has received the fol-
lowing telegram from the provincial
assembly at Tabriz sent through the
Persian society of Constantinople:
ION December 81, Russian troops
attacked and seized the administra-
tion buildings. They trampled school
children under foot and killed and
despoiled innocent men ana women.
They also looted the shops. The in
habitants, after extraordinary for
bearance, began to defend themselves
and forced the Russians to eVacuate
the government offices.
"On December 22 the Russians
bombarded the city until sunset, con-
sternation increasing hourly. on De-
cember 23, having orders from the
central government to cease fighting,
the inha bitants took no steps to de-
fend themselves, but the Russians re-
newed the bombardment, firing from
the environs of their consulate at wo-
men and other innocent persons. They
wounded or made captive the wives
and children of many respectable cit
liens and set fire to numerous build
ings and mosques.
THE inhabitants still remained
quiet on December 2S, but the feroc-
ity of the Russians greatly increased
They killed many women and enid
rem and a large number of buildings
were burned by them. If tomorrow
they do not desist from their savage
attack the inhabitants Will be COM
PEELED to defend themselves.
I'VE beg you to communicate TINS
telegram to the principal newspapers
and influential centers of Europe