St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-22
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his manifest desire to promote the wei.
fare of his people without great respect
for him. He has been Russian of
Russians in his feeling and has aimed
to develop the national spirit of his peo-
pie. But he has joined with this ma.
tiOnal sentiment deep personal sense
of right and duty"
In an editorial which appeared in to-
days Press, Mr.. Smith writes of the
car as follows:
''rhe sudden and swift collapse of the
car in the very prime of life seems
strange and almost incredible. He Is
only fOrty-nine years old. He had the
stalwart figure and physical proves Of
the Roman officers. Standing six feet
two. well proportional, the very picture
of robust health, about the strongest
man In Russia, abstemiOus, living a
Well.Ordered life. he seemed the last of
the living s0vereigns upon whom dis
ease would lay its fatal hand. His moral
rectitude and his upright purpose have
matched his rugged manhood. His char
acter and impulses have inspired loyalty
and devotion at home and respect and
confidence abroad. For wears he has been
the sheet anchor OF peace in Europe.
AS crown prince he won sOldierly lau-
rels in the Russo Turkish war, but as
emperor he has been supremely devoted
to continental peace. and has been the
sureSt and most potent force In main
tanning 1t. With one hand he moderated
the impulsive ardor of France, and with
the other lie warned and checked the
aggressive tendency OF Germany He
restrained the hostile spirit of others
and renowned warlike purposes. Had
he been restless and ambitious OF milf
for, crin md ivaI MT hn imh
easily have applied the torch which
would have set Europe af1ame. But he
held steady hand over the great pow
ers, and refused to be disturbed or di-
verified by the pitiful Quabbles of the
Balkan states. Calm, cool, firm and
Self-posSeSsed, he has conserved the
equilibrium and peace of Europe.
''SlOw in coming to conclusions, a
-plodder rather than genius, when his
determination was reached he was firm
and resolute in enforcing it. He has a
strong will. He has been his own mas.
ter. Ready always to give confidence
he has been himself Enthusiastically the
emperor. Though he has rarely sur
prlsed the world with any striking OF
daring policy, he has quietly and stead
lily wrought out change in the position
OF Russia which has lifted her from a
secondary place. and made her the ar
bitter of European peace. CuriOusly
enough, with all the Russian censorship
and restriction, the most active and DO
tent agent in leading the car away
from the old foreign influences was a
journalist. Kalkoff, the chief of the
Moscow Gazette, was one of the ablest
and most powerful editors of any coun-
try-a Russian Horace Greeley, and
the alliance of the car and KaIkotf
shook the universal intellectual and
diplomatic domination of Bismarck, and
from playing subordinate part to the
great German chancellor, advanced
Russia to the position of holding the
balance between adverse ferces and
debating the peace of Europe. The
car pursued this policy with steady
and rational judgment. There were
influences against him that were bent
upon war. He warmly mastered and
controlled them. He had faith in him
self. He was full of courage. There is
prevailing idea that he has lived in
constant dread and anxiety. But he is
fatalist, ana he has moved calmly for
ward with the conviction that his des-
tiny, whatever 1t might be, could not be
changed. Doubtless precautions have
constantly been taken for his safety,
but they have been the measures of
those about him rather than his own.
Ellis great service to mankind has
been as the peacemaker of Europe.
What will follow his death no one can
tell. The heir to the throne is only
twenty-siX. Until he made his tour OF
the world three years ago he had never
appeared in any Independent public
part. His opinions are largely matter
of conjecture. He lacks the physical
proportions of the Romanoff, but wi1hir
/ the last three years he has materially
matured, and he possesses amiable anC
gracious qualities. 1t is to be hoped that
when he comes to the throne the influ-
ences about him will be Of wholesome
character, and that, with broader lib
erallsm. he will strengthen the attitude
| of Russia as conserYatOr of peace. Ii
| that direction, and in his own blameles:
life, the dying car leaves worthy eX-
| ample"
With reference to the published state
ment that the cZarewitch is unfriendi,
to America, Mr. Smith said that this i
mistake which should be corrected
| AS a matter of fact, before the heir t,
the throne started on his tour of 1891
which took him to China and Japan
his representatives visited Mr.. Smith a
the legation and obtained information
about this country. stating it was TIL
desire of the cZarewltch to visit tn
United States. The idea was finally
abandoned when it was found that tn
tip would consume too much time.
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