The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-04

esio"s "hlch on peace footing number
over million; lord of more tban one
I slAth OF the territorial surface of the globe
~ SUBJECTS or many races and colors
"iIoulthg TO over l20 600 coo souls. of whom
oUVVV'VuV are, for purpose of mana cement
as homogeneous as rice grains. the embod-
led center of that stupendous irnnaria1
Standards and Yields an Incredibly vast
influence. What is it 10 such a voice
whether the accents please Berlin. or suit
Fafls' or soothe Vienna, or crafty Rome
Vi terrlIy Pekin and Constantinople? II
can at one breath, lift as it has iusr
AIled' question Of history out of the
region of theory into one of hard fact and
Practlce-and the chief point, therefore
ABOUT TINS new and sudden manifesto in
FAVOR OF peace and disarmament consists
IN the certainty that it is the Cars own
utteranee; not that of a statesman. or a
pnllanthropic society, or of a church. or
Of a mob -
have seen this young autocrat many
limes, and in close proximity. Never was
power so stupendous embodied in form So
simple, gentle and prepossessine. Every
pody IS familiar, by pictures at least. with
the appearance of Nicholas II, who in
merits, by his mother, Dagmar of Den
mark, the type of princely grace and
pohhomie' to which English people
nave grown accustomed by the comelv
OFFSPRING of the Industrious sister, Alex
andra 1t Is face which whether YOU
ADMIRE 1t or not, you must love- you must
tust you must ever pity, so clear and
piaih II grows on you while you gaze that
the mind behind it and the heart beating
in that exalted breast feel the resnonsi-
bflities of that tremendous power a hun
glories
saw the young Car crowned in the
ancient chapel of the Kremln. | was al
most within reach of him at that supreme
moment when after the holy amounting
ana the solemn ceremonies of the confess
SONS of faith, and the proclamation of his
titles, the youthful autocrat-he Is bur
thirty years old to-day-placed on the
brow of his beautiful sad consort the
diamond crown just removed from his
own while she, on her knees. buried her
soboinS face in her mighty lords mantle
ana rose, lovely in her imperial trouble
the greatest lady of two continents. I
knew then that from natures so obvious
~ noble noble deeds and thoughts would
sprlng-if the awful world of splendor
and necessity in which the pair must live
did not hinder l am not in the least
surprised at the high courage and superb
independence Of this young mans act
which comes near being the best and
bravest thing done this century Still less
need we be astonished if aware how Brit
ism an love of peace and progress the
highest are in the Russian court. how
habitualiy the daughter of the Princess
Alice and the grandson of King Christian
Of Denmark talk English to each other
and how dear to both is the character and
are the counsels of our own beloved
Queen. 1t is an old joke at St. Petersburg
and Moscow that, more than once, in the
sitting of state minister's when something
unwelcome at Osborne or Windsor was
being mooted, the Emperor Of oil the Rus
sias has quietly murmured, NE derangez
pas grandmaman."
There is every reason, therefore, why
this sublime experiment of civilization
whether practical or not should be cor
daily welcomed and earnestly furthered
in England and by all Englishmen OF all
living personages the young Car was.
by his power, place and authority, the
very man to venture the attempt in the
personal sincerity of which no sarcasns
and no cynicisms ought to make clear
headed people disbeleve