The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-21
PETER TIE GREAT.
Tbs Prophetic Wisdom and Ambi-
ton Of the old Ruler.

ment in ihe palace of Peterhof.
Russis, referring to the plan for COM
passing the supremacy Of Russia, or
the will written by Peter the Great.
The copyiWas taken many years ago
by an CID gentleman and presented TO
Salt Lake tourist who was travelling
in that country. The copyist adds
note to the paper, as follows. This
document Is OF the highest import
ance, upon which the whole Of the
subsequent policy of Russia has been
founded, and no one can read it
this moment without certain
amount OF interest. One may smile
at the exsggeration c0ntaiDed in
many articles, but it Is impossible
not 70 be reminded OF the manner 10
which many OF the conquests and
the territorial acquisitions OF Russia
from Sweden, Poland, Persia, Turkey
and in Central Asia were brought
about. some Ut them At a very recent
date"
Here is the copy. After the
preamble end argument, showing In
his opinion which he believes to De
the Interpretation OF the will OF provi
dence &c, he sets forth, as follows,
the fourteen commands:
|. Let the Russian nation DE kept
In continual state of War, go that
ner soldiers may be hardy and always
ready tor fighting; let there be no re.
pose excepting when il is necessary
for tie repair OF .he finances OF the
Empire for the reorganization OF our
armies, or ter the purpose OF waiting
for the most opportuned moment of
attack. Let time OF peace be thus
made useful Tor their support Ct wal,
and war be conducted so as to give
advantage in peace, always keeping
IN view the aggfandiZmenss and the
increase OF prosperity Of Russia.
II. Attract by every possible means,
from the most educated nations IN
Europe, able captains In time of war
and the best scholars IN times OF |
peace, so that the Russian nation
may profit by such advantages as
may be obtainable in other countries
without any risk of losing those Ct
which she Is herself posse seed.
III Take a part on Il occasions
in the troubles and disputes in
Europe, particularly IN those OF Ger
many, which being the nearest of
Russia. hava most direct interest for
her.
w. Keep up divisions in Poland
and encourage continually jealeusies
and agitatious; purchase with gold
the support Il the mobiles, corrupt the
1iets so as to have the power of iu-
1uencing the elections Of her kings; !
again partisAns Of our own; give them
protection by moving Russian troops
nto the country and then keep them
here until the proper time shall ar
i've to take possession. II the
leighboripg powers object. they
mould be momentarily appeased by :
haring the country with them until
t is possible 10 retake what has been
10 coded.
Y. Take from Sweden as much IS g
and manage 30 that she may
stack us, which will give a pretext v
or her subjugation. With this view 0
ISOLATE her from Denmark by care 81
ully encouraging rivalries between o
hose two countries.
vi, Always choose wives for the j
Russian Princes in the German
tstes, and by such alliances unite Q
heir intere t. with ours, and obtain o
heir punnort for oi1r viAua
VII. Encourage a commercial al 81
lance with England, che being the a
lower which has most need OF US for
be maintenance OF her navy, and q
which can be most useful to us fer q
he development of our own. Elk.
;hange our timber and other produc- 81
ions for her gold, and establish "
;oDstant friendly relations between II
Ter merchants and sailors and our, q
~ which our people will be improved D
u seamsnship and in the arts Of q
commerce. a
VIII. Extend the frontiers OF the b
Empire INCREASINGLY, towards the
lorth along the Baltic Sea, and
oWards the south along the shores OF
be Black Sea
TX. Approach as near as possible j,
o ConstsnIinople and towards the d
indies. He who reigns at CONSTANT ii
lople will be the real:sovereign of the 8,
world. and with that object in view, O
provoke constant war with Turkey b
md with Persia; establish dockgsrds q,
q the Black Sea; get possession OF a
he shores OF that sea we'll as those Of n
he Baltic, those two things being n
necessary for the ultimate success of a
'ur project; hasten the decsdence of il
Persia, penetrate as far as the Per- a.
ian Gulf, reestsblish the former trade II
# the Levant by oppropristlng Syria. d
md, il possible, extend the power of T
Russia to the Indies, which are the h
of the world. Once there 4
Ee can do without the gold of Eng a
and
x. Carefully seek aud maintain ;,
u alliance with Austria Appear to h
upport her ideas of future sovereignty a
yer al Germany. and covertIy excite n
gainst her the jealousy of the Ger a,
nan princes. Endeavor to induce a
ither one aide or the other to solicit .