File 1110/1916 Pt 3 'German War: Persia' [‎69r] (142/354)

+w Hermans had come here to cause troubles and defeat to British and
that Gei £ t j jiilitarv force and the democrats joined them.
Mr^Wus'trou'told 0 them to arrest the English Consul and hand him over to
Mr. vvustrou a inexperienced men m tlie force who at
Gel , with the arrest and made the Consul over to Germans who wexe
very gTad of it. The" Military force acted here against the wishes of the
“Huhoomat” who stopped sending them money.
The second deed was that Mr. Wustrou wrote to Kawam, the Governor
here, that he (Kawam) had received money fropi the English and that he was
their friend Kawam replied to say that he was no tnend ot English bu
servant of his Government only. He did not know under whose orders he
troops went to behave in the way they did. If it were under orders of the
‘ Hukoomat ” he should have received some telegraphic instructions The
Consul replied that he understands it. When our “ Desh Bhagts and the old
“ Tlesh Bhast,” a man of great experience in Persia especially in Shiraz, went
te^ee Hie Consul we advised him to make the Kawam agree with us but the
loafer (Mr Wustrou) remarked that Indians were all faithful friends of English
and were'deceiving the German Government, a fact that he would report
In his Government. This resulted in a friction between the Consul and
ourselves and he may have reported ns as he liked. Mr. Wustrou instigated
the Military force to surround the Governor^ house with a view to arrest the
Governor who had many Persian followers with him. The Governor after a
r* ht that lasted 12 days fled and went to Bushire via Bunder Abbns and be
came a thick friend of the British. Mr. Wustrou at the head of the force went
against the Democrats even* and started collecting money by force from the
rmblic "When the news reached Tehran, Russians at once brought 4,000 men
and tok the “Hukoomat” of Tehran in their hands. The Persian Parliament
is full of Russia’s friends. The German Minister at Tehran left the place.
Instructions from Tehran to the effect that Russians were friends and that
Russian troops will he sent to each and every city made the people of Shiraz
shiver with terror. Russians at once proceeded and surrounded the road to
Baghdad. Wustrou gave some “yarns” to Persians that he was going to
Baghdad*to bring money and ammunition and cleared away. There was no
costal communication and there was no news from any place. Kawam
rime from South with Arabic troops and British munitions, Russians
from North and Soulet-ud-Dauleh from west with Persian Turks
and surrounded Shiraz which is now controlled by British Kawam fell
from his horse and died. His son entered the town and all the Germans were
oantured along with them our Sufi too. We few have concealed ourselves
in 1 some’ corner of the town and are waiting for the Germans to come. All
the German officers and the Consul are in the hands of the Qawam with our
Snfi God only knows how does it fair with him. There are some Indian
sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. and gunners who have become “ Desh Bhagt” and perhaps they may kill
the Kawam and the English hut probably they will not do so unless Germans
come There is an Indian Heis here, a friend of the Kawam and Indians too.
His name is Naiaf Khan Peshvri (Peshawari) Reis-i-Toop, Shiraz. If you
praise him in bold letters iu your newspaper it will be of some use to us
perhaps. Please inform our fellows if they like to come to Persia it is
e-ood and Indian emigrants will find this country comparatively better than
other places. We are all quite fit and will see our “ Desh Bhagts if we live* I
Send the newspaper “ Gohar ” also to the Reis mentioned above.
Hindi version.
If you write me address it to me or to Mirza Muhammad Hasan
Dawafarosh and inform the nearest centre about us and of Sufi’s arrest. VYe
are a little tree and require money badly.
English version.
Every day here Persian “ Desh Bhagts” are being banged and their beads
cut by sword to make pyramids of them, It is all done by Russian and British
Engineers.