The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-08
RuSSia'S Brutal Rule

W. Morgan Shuster, the American who
had been employed by the Persian Off
Gals to manage that country's finances in
modern business manner returned to the
United States some weeks ago and told
how the Persians had been b~rutally treat
ed by Russia and acquiesed in by the
English Government. Some months ago
the antiquated Shah was deposed and a
ruled under modern methods. That did
not suit those deposed from office, neither
Russians financial nor commercial in
terests. So Russia ordered Mr.. Shuster
and his helpers to leave, and Russian
soldiers took charge of the country.
What is happening there istold in a letter
of DR.. w. S. Vanneman written January
26th to his aunt May G. Vanneman. He
has been a medical missionary there for
twenty years. He writes:
"Tabriz is quiet. The Russians are in
charge and they hanging some people up
in the public square every two or three
days. To-day six men were hanged. We
can see the gallows from our roof. They
remain on the gallows twenty-four hours
so that everybody can see them. They
are hanging the leaders of the constitu-
tional movement as fast as they can find
them. Many have fled from the city or
are in hiding. We do not know how long
this reign OF terror will continue.
Probably a dozen houses have been
blown up with dynamite and the contents
taken away. No foreigners nor foreign
property have been injured.
LAS soon as the hanging and dynamit-
ing is finished we nope to have peace for
a long time TO come. Russian troops are
scattered all through the city. We do
not go out a night as it is not considered
safe. | do not have horses this winter as
it is very expensive to keep them. l
walk to my patients or have them send a
carriage"
A Washington dispatch in a Philadel-
PIio paper SlNVS liz IuDiCc VI SOL1C hIO
were hung by Russian authority as fol-
lows: "The two high prelates, Theghatul-
Islam (the trustworthy one of Islam) and
Ziaululama (the lamp of the pontiffs)
who were hanged at Tabriz by Russian
officials, were well known throughout the
Islamic world for their many virtues as
educators and philanthropists. They
were. wholly devoted to righteous deeds
and DEVOTION"
Two other young martyrs, the sons of
Ali Monster were brought to the Rus
sian Consulate. They were forced to CON
less their guilt. They stated that their
only crime was they were ardent consti-
t%utionalists.
Another victim of the Russian savag-
cry was Hail Ali ("The Druggist He
organized the Board of Education in Ia
briz and opened many modern schools
for boys and gills. He, too, with many
of the leaders, including the brilliant
editor and proprietor Of the Liberal daily
paper, Shafak (rwi-light), drank the cup
of martyrdom. Many more are arrested
and are in prison, besides the thousands
of innocent children, men and women,
who were massacreed by the Russian
troops.
The above reminds of BENZ. Franklin'S
words to an assembly of constitutional
revolutionists a hundred and twenty-five
years ago. He said "We must all hang
together or we will hang separately"
If the American revolutionists had not
won there cause, it is probable that
Franklin's prediction would have beer
true. George Washington, Benz. Frank.
lin Thomas Jefferson Inhn Adams anc