Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-21

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Tor the assassination he would have
sooa signed that constitution. bot that
horrible violence put things back as
violence slwavs doex What a marvel.
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ios i"o@ AIter awniie the panoage was
removed, aud supposing that he must
by that time have been almost in Siberia
lac found that be was u the door Of his
own home But this punishment WA
suficisnt
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1..o e.iPe'o'' "s' ny nsu snas
Poe' mao WRITTEN poem oersxnatory
OF MS empress, ordered tho poet into his
presence. Expecting great severity, the
poet entered tho palace and found the
emperor aud empress and dukes and
duchesses gathered together. 'aood
morning." sid the emperor to the Of
I, fender. ~ hear you have written .
most beautiful poem, and have sent
FOR you that you may read It to us and
We may have the pleasure OF hearing IT,"
The man cried out, ''Send me to Siberia
or do anything with me, but do not
make me read this poem In your pres
ence." he was compelled to read the
defamatory poem, aud then the empress,
against whom it was aimed, said: II do
not think be will write any more verses
about us again. Let him CO." And so
he was freed. And now comes in Alex
ander the Third, doing the best things
possible for the nation which he loves
and which "a ardently loves him. But
what an Undertaking to rule one hun
dred and twelve million people, made
mp Of one hundred tribes and races and
speaking forty different languages. But,
notwithstanding all this, things there
move on marvelously well. and do not
believe that out of five hundred thou
sand Russians you would find moro than
one person who dishkes the emperor.
and so that calumny of dread Of assas.
sination drops 60 fat 1t can fall no fiatter.
Calumny the Second-If you 90 TO Rus
sia you are under severest espionage
stopped here and questioned there and
In danger Of arrest. But my opinion is
that IL o man is disturbed in Russia it is
because he ought to be disturbed Rus
STA is the only country in Europe in which
my baggage was not examined. car
RED IN my hand, tied together with a
cord, SO that their titles could be seen,
pile of eight or ten books-all of them
from lid to lid cursing Russia-but had
no trouble In taking with me the books.
There is ten times more difficulty in get
| can custom house than through the Rus-
sian. speak not Of myself, for friends
intercede for me ON American wharves,
and am not detained. was several
days in Russia before was asked IL
had any passport at ALL Depend upon
| it, II hereafter man believes he is un-
comfortably watched by the police Of
| st. Petersburg or Moscow, it is because
there is something SUSPICIOUS about him,
and you yourself had BITTER, when he is
| around, look after your silver spoons. /
| promise you, an honest man or an honest
woman, that when you 60 there, as
many OF you will, Ton European travel
is destined to change its course from
southern Europe to those northern re-
gions, you will have no moro molesta-
ton or supervisal than In Brooklyn or in
New York or the Quietest Long Island
village.
Calumny the Third-Russia and Its
ruler are SO opposed to any other religion
except the Greek religion that they will
not allow any other religion; that moth
ing but persecution and imprisonment
and outrage intolerade await the dls-
ciples OF any other religion. But what
are the facts? had long ride IN st.
Petersburg and Its suburbs with the pre-
feet, a brilliant, eficient and ioveiy man,
who Is the highest oflciai In tho city OF
st. petersburg, and whose chief business
IS to attend the emperor. SAID 10 nam,
Il suppose your religion Is that OF the
Gresk church, mo- said he. II am
a Lutheran. w hat Is your rehglon!
said to one or the highest and most In
huentai omclals at st. Petersourg de
said, II am OF the Church Of England"
Myself, an American, OF still another
denomination OF ChristlanS, ana never
having been inside Greek church In
my life until went to Russia, could not
nave received moro consideration had
been baptized in the Greek church and
all nv life WOfSdfDed at her affairs. i