adopt prudent and reasonable measures, that
through wise methods such fires may be put out. Let them not allow the
claws of ravening wolves to be reddened with their brothers' blood; let
them defend God's lambs from the hungry leopard's knife-sharp teeth; let
them guard the members of the one and single Baha'i family from the
poisoned sting of scorpions and snakes.

This is the unique obligation of the Baha'is of the world. Addressing the
believers, Baha'u'llah says: 'Be ye as the fingers of one hand, the
members of one body.' This means that just as each member safeguards the
rest, warding off any threatened harm, so too must the individual Baha'is
do, whether in the East or the West. At this time it is urgently needful,
and it is the request of this grieving servant, that the assembly of the
believers in that area act at once, and take the case to the ambassador of
the Iranian government. Let them tell him, 'The holy Cause of Baha'u'llah
has so unified us who are His world-wide followers, and has brought us so
close together, that we have become like a single body. If the foot of a
Baha'i, in the farthest Eastern land, is so much as scratched by a thorn,
it is even as if we Baha'is here in the West had suffered the same. We
have now received word from Iran that in _Sh_iraz, in Sultanabad, in
Hamadan, in Ka_sh_an, even in Tihran, and in other places as well, the
fanaticism of the ignorant and heedless has been fanned into flame, and
that agitators are stirring up the populace--with the result that our
brothers and sisters, who are but well-wishers of all humankind and are
indeed the world's only hope for peace, and are obedient and helpful
citizens of Iran and her government, find themselves under attack and
pushed into the heart of the fire.

'We therefore request the representative of Iran to ask his government to
safeguard our brothers in Iran from the aggressions of their enemies, and
to deliver that flock of God's lovers from the claws of the wolf, and
provide for their security and well-being. By bringing us word of this
outcome, Iran will earn the deep and heartfelt gratitude of thousands of
Baha'is who reside in these countries, and widespread appreciation will be
voiced by us in our many gatherings, of her government's good offices on
our behalf.'

And further, if it be possible, you should make this same representation
through your own ambassador in Tihran, so that he may direct the attention
of the Irania