New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
GAR NICHOLAS II.
SOME ENCOURAGING PREDICTIONS.
1T is POSSIBLE THAT HE MAY BE LIBERAL
AND PROGRESSIVE RULER-THE MEN WHO
HAVE MOST INFLUENCED HIM-HIs DIFFER
ENcEs WITH HIS FATHER.

ENCEs WITH HIS FATHER.
OF all the monarchs OF Europe there Is no one
just at the present moment who is an object Of
greater discussion and speculation than Nicholas
H. Only twenty-s.x years of age. he has sud-
denly become possessed Of absolute and irrespon-
sibe power over an empire comprising one-sev-
enth OF the land surface Of the globe. with
population of nearly 12OOOOOOO. while he finds
himself at the head Of army OF almost 2OOO.OoO
men. bndy obedient 10 his will and ready
10 follow his bidding especially II 1t he In the
direction Of aggression and warfare. Controlling
in this manner the dcstlnies not alone of his vast
dominions but those OF all Europe In fact. since
the maintenance OF peace depends In great
measure on his within and caprice. every scrap of
information that can tend to shed light on his
sentiments his character and his personality
must necessarily prove Of absorbing interest," all
the more az so very little either good BAD or IN
different IS known about him. Indeed. II IS DIM
cult to recall any sovereign in modern times con-
corning whom such widespread ignorance pre-
vailed at the time Of his accession
Tell me whom you frequent and / VIII tel!
YOU what YOU are" is old adage which II
applied to the new Car. would show him to be a
man of unusual breadth and liberality OF view.
For the only member Of his family win whom
he Is on really intimate terms. In whom ne wholly
confdes and with whom he closely associates ~
the Grand-duke Constantine Consantinovtch'
tall handsome. fair-hairod and bue-eyed man OF
about thirty-four who under the Initials OF
tx. r." standing for Konstantlne Romanoff, has
published a volume Of poems OF a very patr-
Otto order. in which tyranny and despotsm are
assailed and liberty lauded. Constantine - by
far the mos, broad-mindcd ami clever Of all the
q fba "A,
STA and is president Of the st. Petersburg Acad-
envy of Science He Is married to beautful
Princess and ia OF the few Muscovitc Grand
dukes whose domestic happiness may be said 10
be unclouded He Is infinitely more OF student
than a soldier. far more interested in problems
Of a scientific economic and social character
than In military matters and was even chargeu
bv his cousin the late Emperor. with harboring
oplnions that were downright socialist and reVo-
litonary for which reason he was seldom seen
in Court circles. His intimacy with the new
Car bodies well. therefore FOR the latters reign
and for the Russian people. and II may be taken
for granted that Nicholas will adopt domestic
Motley entirely different to that ~ his father
from whom II is notorious that he differed on
many points. notably in connection with the
persecution Of the Jews.
Another relative who likewise may be said TO
exercise a considerable influence on young Nicho-
lag is his uncle the Crown Prince OF Denmark a
man who like the Granddukr Constantine con-
stantinovitch is distinguished for his liberalism
and up to-detc ideas. contrasting 80 strongly win
the old-fashioned doctrines concerning the diNlne
right Of kings entertained by his father ana
mother. old King Christian ana Queen Louise
The Crown Prince used to make special favor
ito and associate. If his young nephew during
\, fraua rinf mi a.
s!a at Copenhagen. and would frequently act as
an arbitrator In the questions that arose between
Alexander III and his edcs, son. usually deciding
in favor Of the lad. whose ideas wer. far more
in sympathy with his own than the r"aciionnry
and autocratic doctrines professei by the late
Emperor There Is no prince in Europ" who ~
more genial. possessed OF a greater degree ~
broad common-scnse. and who rs more enurey
free from prejdices OF every Kind than this crown
Prince OF Denmark. Certainly IN" 'f"""
Prince exercises the influence over his nephe"
with which he Is credited in the court ana OIL
clal circles OF Europe | ain convinced mat u"
canno, turn out to be anything else than
very enlightened and progressive ruler. such
one indeed as has no. been seen on IN" throne
Of Russia since the days u Peter IN" 're"'
4 third person this time not or Imperial "'
roval rank. who is known to have exercised
important
The new car and who s,Il! retains much ~ his
oId-tine Influence il his former tutor G"hera'
Roydanovi,ch The latter although member
81 Orthodox Greek faith was OF Hebrew de-
scent. the founder u his family having been the
Ievish treasurer OF Queen Bona ~ Poland. inc
General "a a man " rare integrity. heart ana IN
te,ect taking the broadest possible view oi
ufe and Of such Independence ~ character thh'
H.. educated his charge without any reference 10
tho noliiical opinions 4 the LADS iath"r, MS
sol. aim being 10 make him what he considered
useful enlightened and broad-minded man. hN"y
Ia turn 10 the best advantage IN" Wa'N'"""S
opportnnitlos now within his rrach - p'h'"' III"
human race. and especially his unhappy country
men Under the circumstances y Is "hiy ha'"'"'
Tho, IN. persecution to which the Hebrew race
has been subjected throughout the latc reign
should have met with the strongest kh' 81 MS
approyal on the part Of the present EMPEROR
Talking one day with Senator PootZoii. the sec
retarv Of the Council ~ the Empire. me ANU
Semitic riots at Starodub. where the au'h"rlt'S
not only tolerated. but even encouraged anu '"on
oar, +, tho crueltios To ..hich the Jewish resi-
dents Of the place were subjected by Inc pop"'''
,,or cronped ND during the course Of the con-
versation whereupon the then Czare"itch re-
marked IN the hearing Of several persons That he
,,,,or,,, regre,tcd that the history Of his fathers
re,on should have IT'S pages disigured by such
occurrences as that. Moreover. when the chiei
rabb, Of the Jewish community established III
denmark addressed to the Czarewitch TWO years
ago a petition praying humbly for the KINDER
treatment of his fellow believers In RUSSIA ana
bringing 10 the notice Of His Imperial HiHhhesS
authenticated facts OF almost incredible crueity'
Nicholas transmitted II TO the Minister Oh '"e
interior covered with marginal notes condemn
ing in the most unequivocal ana o'''"eu "I"''
the maltreatment and persecution o' '"e Nv
brews TO which the petition bore reference l"e
Minister OF the Interior considered 1t to be MS
duty to bring this petition and It's anno'a'ions
ho,nro tho Car and. II Court gossip is to be
,,od a singulsrly stormy scene ensued between