Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
A FAMOUS WILL.
Peter the G.eat's Instructions te His
Successors and 10 the Russian Peo.
Ple-How Europe Must He Sub
jugated and Russia Made Ruler OF
the World.

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Successors and 10 the Russian Peo.
| Ple-How Europe Must He Sub
| tuGated and Russia Made Ruler oi
the World.
1. The Russian nation must be con
stantly on war footing to keep the
soldiers warlike and in good eondi
ton. No rest must be allowed, except
for the purpose of relieving the state
finances, recruiting the army, or bid
ing the favorable moment for attack.
BY these means peace is made subserv.
lent to war, and war to peace, in the
lnterestof aggrandizemeat and increas-
ing pr osperity of Russia
3. Every possible means must be
used to invite from the most cultivat-
ed European states commanders of
war and philosophers in peace, to en-
able the Russian nation to participate
In the advantages of other countries
without losing any of its own.
8. No opportunity must be lost to
taking part In the affairs and disputes
of Europe, especially in those of Ger
many, which, from its vicinity, is one
OF the most direct interest to US.
4. Poland must be divided by keep
ing up constant jsalousies and con-
fusion there. The authorities must
be gained over with money, and the
assemblies corrupted, so as to infiu~
ence the election of the kings. We
must get up party of our own there,
and Russian troops into the country
and let them sol journ there so long
that they may ultimately find some
pretext for remaining there forever.
Should the neighboring states make
difficulties, we should appease them
for the moment by allowing them a
share of the territory, until we can
safely resume what we have given
away.
5. We must take away as much ter
ritory as possible from Sweden, and
contrive, that they shall attack us
first, SO as to give US a pretext for
their subjugation. With this object
in view, we must keep Sweden in op-
position to Denmark. and Denmark
to Sweden, and sedulously foster
their mutual jealousies.
6, The consorts of the Russian
princes must always be chosen from
among the German princes, in order
to multiply our family alliances with
the Germans, and so unite our inter
ests with theirs, and thus, by con
solidating orr influences in Germany,
to cause it to attach itself spontan-
eously to our policy.
z. We must be careful to keep our
commercial alliances with England,
for she is the power which has most
mad rf ,>~Nl,,aa
and at the same time may be of the
greatest service to us in the develop
ment of our work. We must export
wood and other articles in exchange
for her gold, and establish permanent
connection between her merchants
and seamen and our own.
s. We must keep steadily extend
ing our frontiers-northwar along
the Baltic, and southwark along the
shores of the Black sea.
9. We must progress as much as
possible in the direction of CONSTANT
nople and India. He who can once
get possession of these places Is the
real ruler of the world With this
view we must provoke constant quar-
rels at one time with Turkey, and at
another with Persia. We must estab-
lish wharves and docks in the Euxine,
and by degrees make ourselves mas,
ters of that sea as well as the Baltic,
which is doubly important element
in the success of our plan. We must
hasten the downfall of Persia, push
on into the Persian gulf if possible,
re>establish the ancient commercial
intercourse with the Levant through
Syria, and force our way into the In
dies, which are the storehouse of the
world. Once there, we can dispense
with English gold.
10. Moreover, we must take pains
to establish and maintain an intimate
union with Austria, apparently coun-
tenancing her schemes for aggran>
aiZement in Germany, and all the
while secretly rousing the jealousy of
the minor states against her. By this
way we must bring it to pass that one
or the other party will seek the aid of
Russia; and thus we shall exercise a
sort of protection over the country,
which will pave way for future
supremacy.
H. We must not make the house
of Austria interested in the expulsion
of the Turks from Europe, and we
must neutralize It's jealousy at the
capture of Constantinople, either ty
preoccupying it with war with the
old European state, or by allowing il
a share of the spoil, we can aftorward
resume..at our leisure.
IL. We must collect around our
house as round center, all the de.
tached sections of Greeks which are
scattered abroad in Hungary, Turkey,
and south Poland. We must make
them look to us for support, and then
by establishing beforehand sort OF
ecclesiastical supremacy, we shall
pave the way for universal sovereign
ty.
Is. When Sweden is ours, Persia
vanquished, Poland subjected, Turkey
conquered when our armies are
united and the Euxine and Baltic are
in possession of our ships, then we
must make separate and secret over
lures, first to the court of Versailles,
and then to that at Vienna, to share
with them the dominion of the world
If either of them accepted our PROPOSE
tions which is certain to happen If
their ambition and seIf-1nterest are
properly worked upon, we must make
use of one to annihilate the other
this done. we have only to destroy the
remaining one by finding a pretext for
a quarrel, the issue of which cannot
be doubtfdl, as Russia will then be in
the absolute possession of the east and
the best part of Europe.
IA. Should the improbable case
happen of both refusing the preposi>
tions of Russia, then our policy will
be TO set one against the other, and
make them tear each other to pieces.
Russia must then watch for and seize
the favorable monent, and pour her
already assembled hosts into Germany,
while two immense fleets, laden with
Asiatic hordes, and conveyed by the
| armed squadrons of the Euxine and
the Baltic, set sail simultaneously
from the Sea of Azof and the harber
Of Archsngel; sweeping along the
MedIterranea. and the Atlantic, they
will overrun France on the one sid e,
while Germany is overpowered on the
other.
When these countries are fully con-
quered, the rest of Europe must fall
easily, and without a struggle, undsr
our woke