Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-23
A POLITICAL WILL.

The gepuincnsss OF o document
known as the "Will Of Gear Peter the
Greatp 10 doubted by acme, while
others accept 1t and all ADMIT that,
whether genuine or not, Russian poll
tics have been moulded Ia all Its chief
features In accordance with the lines
there laid down. II Ia net difficult to
believe the Gar Peter,to whose genius
that Russian empire 10 vast monu-
mrnt, should commit to posterity out
line OF the immense program, the
first part Of which only he was
permitted to carry out before death
ended his career. And II ever be COM
mitted 1t to writing,it lie Equally certain
that 1t would be kept secret rs far "a
possible. The claim is, however, that
copy OF 1t was obtained by French
diplomat in 1867, now deposited In the
archives OF the French foreign Cfiice.
The Literary Digest publishes the
subjoiped synopsis Of the document.
1t has great interest now, because the
power Of carrying 1t out by Gear
Peters successors has vastly In
creased:
l. Russia must keep her men continue
ally training for war. She should be ut
peace only when 1t Is necessary for her
10 recuperate financially. Thus war
must serve peace, and peace war for the
greater glory OF Russia.
. Every able general, every learned
81. f.A na tnnI
| OF Europe that can be induced TO settle
| in the dominions of the car is an advan-
| tage gained.
8. We must take part in the affairs Of
| Europe. We must especially SOW and
| foster discord in Germany.
| 4. Poland must be divided. We can
| lot the neighboring powers have share
| until we can relake what we have
| yielded.
s. Sweden must be subjuga,ed, there.
| fore we must separate Sweden from Den
mark aud keep up rivalry between
| them.
| q. The wives of Russian princes should
| always be chosen among the German
| princesses, 10 increase our influence in
Germany.
| 7. Commercially we must ally our
selves with England. We need English
gold and want her seamen and traders 10
teach ours.
s. We must necessarily extend our
selves along the Baltic sea and the Black
| sea.
o. We unjust advance toward Constanti'
NOBLE and India. When we have India
we can do without English gold, for the
power which holds the wealth OF India IL
the true mistress of the world. We mus
make war continually upon both Turkey
and Persia until we have comprised the
downfall OF both. We must try TO revive
the ancient commerce of the Levant and
Syria with Europe and India.
TO- We must promise to Austria oui
help in making her mistress OF all Ter
many, and must excite the jealousies ol
the German princes against her.
IL. We may give Austria share O.
Turkey when we drive the Turks IRON
Europe. What we give her, we can re-
take afterward.
10. All adherents OF the Greek churches
in Hungary, Turkey and Poland We
must support. They will be our frienai
in the midst of the enemies country.
10. When Sweden, Persia, Poland anc
Turkey have been subiugated, when th'
Baltic and the Black sea are guarded by
our ships, we must offer first to France
and, IL she refuses, to Austria, to shar'
the world with her. Thus using one Il
destroy the other, We can crush the re
naming one at our ease.
IA. II both refuse we must excite thei
iealousies until they extract each othe
by continual wars. Then Germany mus
be attacked by overwhelming forces
When Germany and France are over
come, the rest OF Europe will immediate
~ submit to us. Thus can and mus
Europe be subdued.