ate punishment on the perpetrators of so abominable a crime. And as
this sad event involved chiefly the welfare and security of the Baha'i
residents in Persia, I have specially requested all local Assemblies in
that land to address a similar message to the highest authorities
concerned appealing for full protection and justice. Should future
developments necessitate direct and foreign intervention, I shall acquaint
the national Baha'i representatives in every land to take in cooperation
with all local Assemblies such measures as will effectually conduce to a
fuller recognition of the dynamic force latent in the Baha'i Faith and
ensure the betterment of the lot of the heroic supporters of our Cause.

Pending the opening of official and direct communication with recognised
authorities whether in Persia or elsewhere, I strongly feel that the time
has assuredly come when it is incumbent upon every conscientious promoter
of the Cause to bestir himself and undertake in consultation with the
friends in his locality such measures of publicity as will lead to the
gradual awakening of the conscience of the civilised world to what is
admittedly an ignominious manifestation of a decadent age.

I would specially request all National Assemblies to give their anxious
and immediate consideration to this grave matter, and to devise ways and
means that will secure the fullest publicity to our grievances. I would
remind them that whatever is published should be couched in terms that are
at once correct, forceful and inoffensive. I would particularly stress the
importance of making every effort to secure the sympathy and hospitality
of the leading journals and periodicals of the Western world, and of
sending to the Holy Land any such references in papers that will arise to
champion the cause of Righteousness and Justice. I greatly deplore the
fact that owing to the remoteness and the unstable conditions in Persia,
details and particulars regarding this ugly incident are not as yet
available, but will be duly communicated to the various centres
immediately upon their receipt. I would however ask the believers
throughout the West to arise without any further delay and supplement the
publication of the news conveyed in this message with an account of
previous happenings of a similar character, combined with an adequate
survey of the aim, the principles, and history of the Baha'i Cause.

It is to you, dearly beloved friends of the West, who ar