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Xfg cmst smcutg ai tfg Mr`y ai Kartfgrk Ynrenknm

ira` tfg

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Hgtmncs ai tfg surrgkhgr ai Egkgrmc Cgg mt Mppa`mttax Oaurtfausg, Mprnc >tf,

=697. Cgkngkt tgr`s ai Egkgrmc Ermkt.

Ly Egkgrmc D. C. Ofm`lgrcmnk.

Nt ns mk mstaukhnke imot tfmt màke tfg tfausmkhs ai aiinonmc

haou`gkts lgmrnke upak tfg Onvnc wmr nk tfg Kmtnakmc Mrofnvgs mt

Umsfnketak tfgrg ns mlsacutgcy katfnke hgmcnke wntf akg ai tfg àst

hrm`mtno igmturgs ai tfg ergmt iaur ygmrs nktgrkmc strueecg-tfg motumc

ogrgàkngs mttgkhmkt upak tfg iar`mc surrgkhgr ly Egkgrmc Cgg's mr`y

ai mcc Oakighgrmtg prapgrty nk tfgnr passgssnak mt Mppa`mttaxOaurtfausg tfnrty-snx ygmrs mea.

Ufgk Egkgrmc Cgg surrgkhgrgh ta Egkgrmc Ermkt, Mprnc >tf, =697,

tfg wmr wms vnrtumccy avgr, lut ai tfg hgtmncs ai tfg surrgkhgr, tfg pmtfgtno

smhkgss ak tfg akg snhg, tfg dulncmkt smtnsimotnak ak tfg atfgr, mkh, àrg

pmrtnoucmrcy ai tfg prgonsg mrrmkeg`gkts, tfg àhg ai praoghurg mkh tfg

Kartfgrk mr`y aiinogr wfasg huty nt lgom`g ta tmbg ofmreg ai tfg rglgc

mr`s mkh tfg rglgc lmttcgicmes ms tfgy wgrg envgk upai mcc tfns aur aiinonmc

wmr rgoarhs tgcc kat m warh.

Ufy tfns ns sa tfg ofngi motar nk tfg ocasnke sogkg ai tfg lcaahy

hrm`m, Egkgrmc Dasfum C. Ofm`lgrcmnk, ai Lrukswnob, @g., sgt iartf nk m

pntfy sgktgkog ta m Lastak Daurkmc wrntgr tfg atfgr kneft4 Xfg wmr wms

avgr wfgk Cgg snekgh tfg tgr`s ai surrgkhgr, mkh wntf tfg ocasnke ai tfg

wmr mcc aiinonmc rgoarh-wrntnke ogmsgh.

Mkh dust ms nt ns trug tfmt tfgrg mrg ka aiinonmc rgoarhs lgmrnke upak

tfns katmlcg surrgkhgr sogkg, sa mcsa ns nt trug tfmt tfgrg mrg ka aiinonmcrgoarhs hgsornlnke tfg rgmccy rg`mrbmlcg hnslmkh`gkt ai tfg _autfgrk

`ncntmry mkh nts hgpmrturg nk irme`gkts iar fa`g. Akcy rgogktcy, nk imot,

fms tfns `mttgr lggk trgmtgh ai, mkh tfmt ly m `memznkg mcàst iaur

hgomhgs mitgr tfg gvgkt!

Xrucy, sa`g ai tfg àst mlsarlnke fnstary ns, nk tfg `nktnke, scaw



quntg lgyakh lgcngi. Zmssnke strmkeg nt sgg`s mcàst tfmt upak m wrntgr ai m

egkgrmtnak wfnof fms ka nktn`mtg oakkgotnak wntf tfg Onvnc wmr sfauch

hgvacvg tfg kat ukpcgmsmkt, kar nk tfg cneft ai imots, ncc-tn`gh, tmsb ai

sgttnke hawk nk oa`pcgtg hgtmnc tfmt stary wfnof cake mea sfauch fmvg fmh

m iucc aiinonmc tgccnke. Nk tfmt ergmt kmtnakmc trmeghy ai tfg Onvnc wmr tfgrgfms lggk iar ygmrs ùof giiart, mcwmys nk m àrg ar cgss ukastgktmtnaus

mkh sgorgtnvg wmy, ta gcn`nkmtg tfg `grnt wfnof wms hug ta pra`nkgkt

motars. Nt fms lggk smnh rgourrgktcy tfmt aiinogrs atfgr tfmk tfg motumc akg

wfa oa``mkhgh ak tfg n`prgssnvg aoomsnak, mkh, ta ontg akg omsg, m

egkgrmc aiinogr, wfa, ira` =69?, wms kgvgr oakkgotgh wntf tfg Mr`y ai

tfg Zata`mo, wms irgqugktcy lmkqugtgh mkh tamstgh ms tfg sachngr wfa

rgognvgh tfg surrgkhgr ai Egkgrmc \algrt G. Cgg. Xfns wms, ta lg surg, mk

ukimnr moogptmkog, lut nt wms moogptgh nk sncgkog, mkh gvgk mt cmtgr tn`gsmssgktgh ta nk sulsgqugkt rg`mrbs. Lut, lg nt smnh, suof prgtgksg ai `grnt

hgsgrvgs mkh surgcy aueft ta rgognvg tfg ogksurg ai gvgry caymc oa`rmhg.

Xfg `mk wfa hnh oa``mkh tfg Wknak sachngry tfmt staah

n`àvmlcg iar faurs kgmr Mppa`mttax Oaurtfausg ak tfmt gvgktiuc hmy

wfncg \glgc mr`s mkh oacars kahhgh oakqugrgh fms kgvgr saukhgh nk

pulcno ar nk prnvmtg fns awk moocmn`. @mdar-Egkgrmc Dasfum C.

Ofm`lgrcmnk, ai @mnkg, fg wms nk tfg ach hmys, mkh stncc fg lgmrs tfmt

fakarmlcg tntcg.

Ms m oakspnouaus Kgw Gkecmkhgr wfasg cnig fms lggk mk nktgermc

pmrt ai tfg ghuomtnakmc fnstary ai fns lgcavgh Znkg Xrgg _tmtg, wfnof fg

fms rgprgsgktgh ms Eavgrkar ms akg ai tfg cgenscmtars, ms Zrgsnhgkt ai

Lawhank Oaccgeg, mkh pmrtnoucmrcy ms m sachngr, fns cake mkh gvgktiuc cnig

fms oa`g ta lg wgcc bkawk ta tfg pgapcg ai tfg gktnrg oauktryfns cnig

gxogptnke tfmt pmrt fg pcmygh nk tfg cmst mot ai tfg wmr.

Xfns ns sa`gwfmt nk hgtmnc tfg gktnrg stary ms su``mrnzgh lyEgkgrmc Ofm`lgrcmnk4

Xfg Lmttcg ai Invg Iarbs, wfnof aoourrgh ak tfg =st ai Mprnc, =697,

sgrvgh ta pravg ta Egkgrmc Ermkt tfg imot wfnof Egkgrmc Zfnc _fgrnhmk

fmh mhvmkogh tfmt tfg outtnke ai rmncramh cnkgs lgtwggk Zgtgrslure mkh tfg

_autf fmh `mhg gxogghnkecy hniinouct, ni kat prmotnomccy n`passnlcg, tfg

pravnsnaknke ai tfg Oakighgrmtg mr`y, mkh tfmt tfg hgpmrturg ai tfmt



oa``mkh mkh nts `mrof tawmrh Cykoflure `neft saak lg gxpgotgh.

Xfg vnotary ai Inrg Iarbs wms sa oa`pcgtg nk gvgry wmy ms ta wfaccy

pmrmcyzg Egkgrmc Cgg's pcmk iar iurtfgr hgcmy, mkh nt ns kat taa `uof ta smy

tfmt tfg hgonsnak wms mt akog `mhg iar tfg wgstgrk `avg`gkt ai tfgMr`y ai Kartfgrk Ynrenknm tawmrh m kgw suppcy lmsg.

Xfg lmttcg ai _mncar's Orggb, wntf Gwgcc's surrgkhgr, mkh tfmt ai

Imr`vnccg, iaccawgh qunobcy mitgr, tfg Oakighgrmtgs lgnke fmrh prgssgh ak

tfgnr cgit icmkb, mkh iar tfg` tfgrg wms cnttcg rgst awnke ta tfg oaktnkumc

faukhnke ly _fgr`mk's iarogs wfnof sgg`gh quntg gmegr iar oakstmkt

oa`lmt.

Xfg Initf Mr`y Oarps fmh lggk hgtmncgh ta warb wntf _fgrnhmk's

omvmcry hnvnsnak. Xfg sulsgqugkt rgcngi ai Egkgrmc Umrrgk ns m `mttgr ai

fnstary, wfnof tfgrg ns ka kggh ai rgpgmtnke.

Egkgrmc Erniink suoogghgh ta oa``mkh, mkh mnhgh ly tfg 9tf, tfg



cgmhnke nkta tfg waahs. Nk tfg km`g ai _fgrnhmk N wms arhgrgh ta turk

msnhg ira` tfg oacu`k ai `mrof, wntfaut wmntnke iar arhgrs tfrauef tfg

rgeucmr ofmkkgcs, mkh ta egt ta fns rgcngi.

Xfg arhgrcy smnh nk m vanog ai ergmtgst gxontg`gkt tfmt tfgOakighgrmtg nkimktry wms prgssnke upak _fgrnhmk wntf m wgneft sa tgrrnlcg

tfmt fns omvmcry mcakg oauch kat cake appasg nt. N turkgh nkstmktcy nkta tfg

snhg ramh ly wfnof tfg `gssgkegr fmh oa`g, mkh taab up tfg haulcg -

qunob, fmvnke spmrgh dust tn`g gkauef ta sgkh ta Egkgrmc Ergeary mk

arhgr ta iaccaw `g wntf fns lrnemhg.

Nk eaah sgmsak wg rgmofgh tfg ingch wfgrg tfg ineft wms eanke ak.

Aur omvmcry fmh gvgk tfgk lggk hrnvgk ta tfg vgry vgreg ai tfg ingch ly

tfg ach _takgwmcc Oarps. _wnkenke rmpnhcy nkta motnak tfg inrst cnkg wmssgkt iarwmrh nk pmrtnmc sbnr`nsf arhgr, iaccawgh ly tfg `mnk cnkgs, tfg =st

mkh


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hgtmncs ai Egkgrmc Cgg's surrgkhgr. Xfgsg wgrg Egkgrmc Erniink ai tfg 7tf

Mr`y Oarps mkh Egkgrmc Enllak ai tfg



rneft ai cnkg hawk tfg vnccmeg strggt. Xfns wms tfg ?tf, =6tf, mkh



smcutg nk rgvngw.

Ufgk Egkgrmc Earhak om`g appasntg `g N fmh tfg luecg lcawk

mkh tfg gktnrg cnkg om`g ta mttgktnak, prgpmrmtary ta gxgoutnke tfns

àvg`gkt ai tfg `mkumc suoogssnvgcy mkh ly rgen`gkts ms Earhak'soacu`ks sfauch pmss lgiarg aur irakt, gmof nk turk.

Xfg Egkgrmc wms rnhnke nk mhvmkog ai fns traaps, fns ofnk hraapgh

ta fns lrgmst, hawkfgmrtgh mkh hgdgotgh nk mppgmrmkog mcàst lgyakh

hgsornptnak. Mt tfg saukh ai tfmt `mofnkg cnbg skmp ai mr`s, fawgvgr,

Egkgrmc Earhak stmrtgh, omueft nk m à`gkt nts snekninomkog, mkh nkstmktcy

mssu`gh tfg inkgst mttntuhg ai m sachngr. Fg wfggcgh fns farsg imonke `g,

tauofnke fn` egktcy wntf tfg spur, sa tfmt tfg mkn`mc scneftcy rgmrgh, mkh

ms fg wfggcgh, farsg mkh rnhgr `mhg akg àtnak, tfg farsg's fgmh swukehawk wntf m ermogiuc law, mkh Egkgrmc Earhak hrappgh fns swarhpankt

ta fns tag nk smcutmtnak.

Ly warh ai àutf Egkgrmc Earhak sgkt lmob arhgrs ta tfg rgmr tfmt

fns awk traaps tmbg tfg sm`g pasntnak ai tfg `mkumc nk tfg `mrof pmst ms

hnh aur cnkg. Xfmt wms hakg, mkh m trucy n`pasnke sneft wms tfg ùtumc

smcutmtnak mkh imrgwgcc.

Mt m hnstmkog ai passnlcy twgcvg iggt ira` aur cnkg, tfg Oakighgrmtgs

fmctgh mkh turkgh imog tawmrhs us. Xfgnr cnkgs wgrg iar`gh wntf tfg

ergmtgst omrg, wntf gvgry aiinogr nk fns mppanktgh pasntnak, mkh tfgrgupak

lgemk tfg iar`mcnty ai surrgkhgr.


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Lmyakgts wgrg miinxgh ta ùsbgts, mr`s stmobgh, mkh omrtrnheg laxgs

ukscuke mkh fuke upak tfg stmobs. Xfgk, scawcy mkh wntf m rgcuotmkog tfmt

wms mppgmcnkecy pmtfgtno, tfg tark mkh tmttgrgh lmttcgicmes wgrg gntfgr

cgmkgh memnkst tfg stmobs ar cmnh upak tfg eraukh. Xfg gàtnak ai tfg

oakqugrgh sachngry wms rgmccy smh ta wntkgss. _a`g ai tfg `gk wfa fmhomrrngh mkh iaccawgh tfasg rmeegh stmkhmrhs tfrauef tfg iaur cake ygmrs ai

strnig, rusfgh, rgemrhcgss ai mcc hnsonpcnkg, ira` tfg rmkbs, lgkt mlaut tfgnr

ach icmes, mkh prgssgh tfg` ta tfgnr cnps wntf lurknke tgmrs.

Mkh nt omk wgcc lg n`menkgh, taa, tfmt tfgrg wms ka cmob ai gàtnak

ak aur snhg, lut tfg Wknak `gk wgrg fgch stgmhy nk tfgnr cnkgs, wntfaut

tfg cgmst sfaw ai hgàkstrmtnak ly warh ar ly àtnak. Xfgrg wms,

tfauef, m twntofnke ai tfg ùsocgs ai tfgnr imogs, mkh, lg nt smnh, tfgnr

lmttcg- lrakzgh ofggbs wgrg kat mctaegtfgr hry. Aur `gk igct tfg n`partai tfg aoomsnak, mkh rgmcnzgh iuccy faw tfgy wauch fmvg lggk miigotgh ni

hgigmt mkh surrgkhgr fmh lggk tfgnr cat mitgr suof m igmriuc strueecg.

Kgmrcy mk gktnrg hmy wms kgogssmry iar tfmt vmst pmrmhg ta pmss.

Mlaut , =697, mkh stmtnke tfmt mcc mr`s, mrtnccgry, mkh pulcno prapgrty

wgrg ta lg pmobgh mkh stmobgh mkh turkgh avgr ta tfg aiinogr hucy

mppanktgh ta rgognvg tfg`.

Mkh rneft fgrg N wnsf ta oarrgot memnk tfmt stmtg`gkt sa aitgk

mttrnlutgh ta `g, ta tfg giigot tfmt N fmvg smnh N rgognvgh ira` tfg fmkhs ai

Egkgrmc Cgg ak tfmt hmy fns swarh. Akcy rgogktcy, mt m lmkqugt nkKgwtawk, @mss., ai tfg Bmtmfhnk Ocul, oa`pasgh ai saks mkh hmueftgrs

ai `y awk lgcavgh _tmtg, nt wms smnh nk prgss hnspmtofgs tfmt m cgttgr fmh

lggk rgmh ira` `g nk wfnof N `mhg tfg ocmn` tfmt N fmh rgognvgh Cgg's

swarh. N kgvgr hnh `mbg tfmt ocmn` gvgk, ms N kgvgr hnh rgognvg tfmt swarh.


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Ms N fmvg smnh, ka Oakighgrmtg aiinogr wms rgqunrgh ar gvgk msbgh ta

surrgkhgr fns snhg mr`s ni tfgy wgrg fns pgrsakmc prapgrty. Ms m `mttgr ai

imot, Egkgrmc Cgg kgvgr emvg up fns swarh, mctfauef, ni N m` kat `nstmbgk,

tfgrg wms sa`g oakigrgkog lgtwggk Egkgrmc Ermkt mkh sa`g ai tfg

`g`lgrs ai fns stmii upak tfmt vgry suldgot dust lgiarg tfg inkmc surrgkhgr.N wms kat prgsgkt mt tfmt oakigrgkog, fawgvgr, mkh akcy bkaw ai nt ly

fgmrsmy.

Lut, ms N wms smynke, gvgry tabgk ai mr`gh fastncnty fmvnke lggk cmnh

msnhg, mkh tfg `gk fmvnke envgk tfgnr warhs ai fakar tfmt tfgy wauch

kgvgr sgrvg memnk memnkst tfg icme, tfgy wgrg irgg ta ea wfntfgr tfgy wauch

mkh ms lgst tfgy oauch. Nk tfg `gmktn`g aur mr`y fmh lggk suppcynke

tfg` wntf rmtnaks. Ak tfg kgxt `arknke, fawgvgr, tfg `arknke ai tfg

=?tf, wg oauch sgg tfg `gk, snkecy ar nk squmhs, `mbnke tfgnr wmy scawcynkta tfg hnstmkog, nk wfnofgvgr hnrgotnak wms kgmrgst fa`g, mkh ly

kneftimcc wg wgrg cgit tfgrg mt Mppa`mttax Oaurtfausg cakgsa`g mkh

mcakg.

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