Coll 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’ [‎362r] (726/1237)

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.£udi to to ai*riv« at a co^pypailae^ a &st s Ixit; o^lutl nil with
vi^ im^oiaiui* In tn© ttaaatiso auuU m«; ..#» v oral a ay©
iavcati^&tia^ vluctl >a irro^olarltlfii la country coastItuonoies* but
it a^&ia in Tabris*
-wudwh XrniAt »Xta ltd aasociataU pro-Huaeiau parties euoh aa
v -•HMara* Ciiion, JLlsoraltt sad aatl-i aaclota, 1© ohafl^ at the
iiwi'V parties nave srrsa^sd to pubUoh tri«ir election
■ vi - a- <ti sas in extra editions of tae w nahi.n M nesepsper* The first
tuition coup in ins that reactionaries have hud a flayer in the
of the Isbriz election© and tiiat it will be * shameful
ii ti.e ^vijliu iii&jets without Asserbai^sa deputies* .Everyone feiows p it
coatlx*.ua©f ti^t tuv l^th Mnilis will decide th# destir^y of Iran and
the elector© nust therefore resist the reactionaries who wish to
becu&e h^putiuu by the use oi force and bribes t they saust elect those
Viuo ‘ill be true to their interests* in* paper also ivea & list of
tne adopted candidates of tue associated parties* These are;-
di Aalr v«iirf:»i *•«•*••«•*•*««•«• muon Iran
-*yid *f uiar lishaeari
Tudeh Iran
it&hiA U-oiadad ^ or leers 1 Union
■••hucUf editor oi diahin • • • *hibcrais
/duaad ispahani «••••«*••• •*••••• i-uiti^/aacist
j -bcio. 1 Aaai-i hUaavi •**•••*•*•**♦ mdeh Iron
^oat oi these persons arc credibly supposed to be in touch with the
inus* si anti; and it is au^^us ted that tnt Russians laaty consider thesi a
setter cmd more popular team than that previously put forward, which
inciuded, however, both /diixi &au -msavi •
# iih free elections neither team, nor any individual ae.abert
iitiu aucii Ciiance ot election, for the macninations of tfiese noisy,
cut bhull and venal, parties cannot be decisive as compared with tne
stanhihh iailuence of the landowhers over the villagers wno form
toe madority oi the electorate* ilor c.s»h they he considered as
decisive as compared with tiis Influence of the wealthy, unprincipled
ai*a entirely asli-seciting iadustricllsts UV.e Jurabohl, Calcuttachl
and 4hoyi, mo are prepared to spend large sums of money to gain
*nyii© Immuiiity for in* furtherance of tneir into rest u* the country
side is still definitely conservative; the class consciousness of
uiie town proletariat in not yet developed and, with fee exceptions*
the aerohunt class wi&iiec to go its own way untrammelled by social
legislation sAd taxation such a© the auVanced eleuents demand* > or
hna najority ax tue elederate no party or person be^flts from a
aAOwa Russian connection* hut it the Hucslsns still ineist on
aletating the results of tne elections local opposition will doubtless
cru,.'.4ble «uu na;v other o^udidetes, put .in. office before principle,
will tiujir i*u*vori*
■'** ifthty. ^OCsl hle d tlon ^f The extra issue of tne ihahin newa-
pnper referred to in the last puragrapu accuses ramen lermayaa, the
successful candidate in tne harab eleation t of having, obtained votes
uy .i;proper menus with the help of the local hskhshdar, lor whose
appointment he has been responsible* It lu further said tuat gui
action is peadln*.. against the Bedthaluiar ai*d the chief of the ^ outs
ana Telegraphs at hianeu for navli^ intentionally aelayod the trans-
^bsion of a telegram of complaints against iarmayan* it aay be
recalled t^at x arjaayan was elected to tne lust ^ajlls in a dye-
election when the Russians accused rahitwi, then governor General, of
hsvlht juggled the votes in hi a favour*
Aaudi, the ,.ihistry ox U& interior iiiepector, recently a ■*eat
souc days at »-hul KJUal, where tne elect Iona a ad seen started without
Government authority•
*he improvement in the conduct of the
i ' a o*' i^h aoluicny has not been maintained* /along other terrorlat
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