The sun., 1894-10-21
EURoPE,s FoREBoDINGs.
The Nation. Anxious Character OF the
CznreMttch.

The Nation. .Anxious-t'haraeter or the
Czarewttch.
LONDON Oct. 2O.--Europe is beginning 10
realize the Significance Of the fact that the
peace keeper of the world is dying. The tenden-
cy is to make the Rloomest forecastings of the
uncertainties which lie beyond the grave of the
Car. The dying man at Livadia is too vague a
personality and his life is too potent influence
on contemporary history for the world to delay
discussion In all bearings of the impending
tragedy. The press and people of all the capt.
tails OF Europe are therefore examining the
situation with the gravest concern.
Few undertake thus far TO prophecy definite
evils II is generally felt that the simple un-
certainty Of the situation, with the prevailing
feeling Of apprehension, Is itself calamitous.
Perhaps England has reason for the greatest
anxiety. This country has come to regard the
present Car one of the Peace at any Price"
rulers. He was relied on not only to control the
inevitable friction between the Russian and
British possessions in the East, but also to re-
strain dangerous manifestations of hatred Of
England by the French people.
The grief which is finding universal express
sion in Paris is based upon very different senti-
ments. France Is freely declaring that she Is
watching by the deathbed of her only friend. She
is building no false hopes upon the friendship Of
the Czarewitch. The impression is strong In
Paris and other parts Of Europe that the heir to
the Russian throne has friendlier sympathies
with Emperor William than with the French re-
public. No tangible evidence In support of this
assumption Is offered. Indeed. absolute knowl-
edge upon which to base an estimate of the
private and political character and tastes OF the
young man who is soon TO be Autocrat Of all the
Russias is extremely limited. have talked
within day or two with two or three persons
who were much In the society OF the Czarewitch
during his last visits to England. They discussed
the young man in remarkably candid fashion.
They declared that there was strong resemblance
in character and disposition, well as in
physical appearance, between him and the Duke
of York. This was meant to be complimentary.
To any one Of unprejudiced knowledge 1t is
quite the contrary. The Duke OF York is, in
every sense of the word, n weakling, but this Is
not OF much consequence in the heir to the
British throne. 1t is world wide calamity II 1t
Is true of the man who will hold the destinies Of
Russia in his hand.
asked few searching questions and was
told that the Czarewitch is pleasure loving,
easily Influenced, and generous to q fault. These
admissions were made with the qualification,
which will easily be conceded, that they are not
fatal defects OF character. The young was
on a holiday to England. It was visit of
pleasure, and It was added that he showed no
sign OF any vicious tastes in England. What
impressed his companions most was his passion
for mixing incognito with the common people In
popular resorts of all kinds
Personally the Czarewltch is not an impressive
figure. He Is tall, lanky. has stoop, and is not
firm on his feet. In fact he Is inclined to be
bandylegged. His military tastes by no means
resemble those of the Kaiser. lie is simply an
amiable. easy going. very ordinary young man,