New-York tribune., 1911-12-28
CHILDREN TRAMPLED
BY RUSSIAN TROOPS
Tale of Atrocities in Persia
GroWs-WiveS of Tabrlz Citi-
zens Captured or Killed.
ENGLAND GETTING FESTIVE
Sir e. Grey's Support of Gar 8
Policy Is Repugnant to Those
Who Elected Present
Liberal Majority.

London. Dec. 27-The Persia commit
tee. composed of prominent Englishmen
interested i'm Persian affairs, has received
the following telegram from tho Pro-
vincial Assembly at Tabriz, sent through
the Persian Society of Constantinople:
con December 81 Russian troops at
tackled and seized the administration
buildings. They trampled school chill
drcn under foot and killed and despoiled
innocent men and women. They also
looted the shops. The inhabitants atter
extraordinary forbearance began to de-
fond themselves and forced the Russians
10 evacuate the government offices
"On December 22 the Russians bonn
barded the city until sunset consterha-
ton increasing hourly. on December 20
I'm consequence of orders from the centrai
government to cease fighting, the inhao-
,tants took no steps to defend them
selves. but the Russians renewed the
hombardment firing from the envlrohs
of their consulate at women ana other
innocent persons. They wounded or
made captive the wives and children OF
many respectable citizens, and set hre
TO numerous buildings and mosques.
"The inhabitants still remained quiet
on December %, but the ferocity OF the
Russians greatly increased. They Killed
many women and children, and n large
number of buildings were burned by
them. II tomorrow they do not desist
from their savage attack the inhabi-
tants will be compelled TO defend them
selves.
1--WE beg you to communicate this
telegram to the principal newspapers and
! influential centres of Europe"
Russian telegrams from Tabriz report
that fighting has been resumed. Five
persons were killed and four wounded
| i'm the Russian Consulate in that city.
The other consulates were safe.
! Private messages from Tabriz say that
! foreigners residing in the city are in Il
bad plight. They are confined to their
houses owing to the continued fighting
in the streets and are running short or
provisions. with no prospect Of obtain
/ ing "A further supply.
! Another message from TabriZ received
| here states that the well known revOlu-
| tionary leader Amir Khichmet, the To-
cal head Of the Radical party fled on
Monday to Karadagh, in the province
Of Azerbaijan The Reactionaries have
since made a demonstration in the
streets of Tabriz, during which they
cursed the democratic movement and
the constitution and raided the palace
Of the Governor General The deputy
| Governor, who at the moment was alone
! i'm the palace. sought refuge at the
British consulate.
The dsocation of the telegraph lines
makes II impossible to get a reliable
| narrative Of the outbreaks Yet ii can
not be- t1ubted that situation Of the
grayest conpleXity has arisen.
! As rel g.. 3 OF Russian progress in
| Persia aud stories OF the lndiscriminate
/ killing of natives in Tabriz and Resht
and OF the destruction Of Persia's Con-
stitutional government under Russian
menaces continue to reach England the
people are becoming increasingly dis
uuieted at the British government $
completely which Sir Edward Grey, the
Foreign Secretary thinks is a matter
of policy and compelled by the Anglo
Russian agreement.
Doubts have also been increased as to
whether Persian independence will ever
he restored to even the feeble status ii
had before this last assault by Russia.
II Parliament were sitting there would
undoubtedly be severe questioning of the