The Archive · 1915

Russians in Persia

In continuance of the description given elsewhere to-day of the gentle ways of Germany and her allies in Persia, correspondent sends us an interesting letter from an American lady who married a Persian theological student and has lived for many years in Tabriz. Much of this lady's letter goes over the same ground as is traversed by our London correspondent, but she gives an even more lurid account of the outrages committed by the Kurds. My last opinion, as an American oman, with my prayer she writ that the Kaiser and tary ill drop to pieces if plan is to raise Islam." The lady speaks in glowing terms of the noble conduct of the Russians, who, few ae they were, stood to their work gallantly while awaiting reinforeements. Her English from long disuse is curious but emphatic. By the middle of January, when the letter was written, the alarm wae given that a large force of Russiane was coming:—

"So the Kurds were al id and ran away but the Russians still going after them. Russians prove themselves here that they are very kind people. They would never shed blood of humanity unless they would be forced to it. As the Germans compelled so the Kurds do the same thi The Russians found a little Ku inh girl who was lost and they bron; lit her safely in their arms to the city. Christians here in Persia understand well that the Russians put their lives for the sake of them who have suffered so long in the hands of the unbelievers.

From all evidence to hand Germany has small reason to be proud of her work in Persia,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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