The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-06
enshrouded the last six years Of the LIE Of
Cxarowitx Constantine.

MieAe1as Thwartea IN Every Side.
Under the circumstances It win be. ad-
mittal that Grand Duke Michael. who has
Just been proclaimed heir TO the throne,
has rsAspn 70 feel relieved by the neglect
Of his eldest brother to invest him with
fhe dignity IL q csArowitA all the more
~ he win enjoy al the prerogatives and
status Of next heir to the throne until the
young emprcss gives birth to son. which
she n not expected to do until the compile
tion AZ the Tnigane prediction. according to
the terms Of which she ID to bring into
tho world no less than seven daughters be-
fore presenting her husband and the nation
with . son. Moreover. as heir 10 the
throne. Michael. who II slightly over TWEEN
ty-one years Of age. - eniitled to the
regency In the event either OF the emperor
becoming mentally or physically incapaci-
fased from reigniug or In case of his death.
leaving q son who II minor. Thanks To
the extraordinary influence welded over him
by his mother. the widowed empress. who
IL the life and soul Of the reactionary ana
ants-iihsrai party In Russia. he may he
relied upon 10 inaugurate policy dianaei-
realty opposed TO that 81 Nicholas II no
seeures control OF the reins Of government.
and II il thh conviction. which prevails
among all classes Of Russian onlciAss that
renders n 20 extremely GtfflcuIs far the
present emperor to secure an honest and
loyal obedience 10 his hehests. Nicholas
Hfs-a precarsoux one Al the best. what with
thu danger Of assassination md his consti-
ta,sanai dslscacy OF hcaifh-~ss all that
stands In the way OF Areturn TO the cid pol
ICY az medieval despcsssm that prevailed
during the lifetime % his father and Of his
nansesake, the frat Emperor Nicholas. Tn
al he has son who h OF age. sud who
shares his own enlsghfcned and progressive
visws. there IL no guarantees whatsoever
Of the continuity OF the liberal policy which
he has tried - hard 10 establish That
Is why the .s-rehinnovikss-that Is 70 say.
the once holders not merely dssacey, but
even actually ehssruet his wishes and COM
mansA convinced that by 30 dong thes
commenas themselves 10 the favor og the
empress mother and Grand Duke Michael.
whereas n they Identity themselves with
the policy Of Nicholas they run The risk %
disgrace a. his death. IL 10 TO this peculiar
condition OF affairs that must ~ ascrfhei
The apparent contradiction between the ut
ferxnces Of the exar an. the aefs 81 the
Rus~las government. All his best snsen-
tfnns are frustrated.
II only remains 20 ~ added that ac-
corsiiag 90 the liberal sense IN which the
decree es Emperor Paul IL interpreted to-
day all the grand dukes now living would
have rights Of Succession TO the throne
rrtor 90 those at the present emperor 3
DAUGHTERS, taking " Tor granted. OF
coarse. that the Grand Duchess yiasI-
mir would sosn the Russian church
IL the accession Of her husband ~ the
throne and thu suesssstssn Of her children
ssersns. nron her action. But the
rights of the little girls 81 Emreror
Nicholas woasd ~ superior again 10 these
at the eIdsst daughter of the late ezsr,
the Grand Duchess Nensa- ana she and
her children again wessia come before
the Grant Duchess Marie. Duchess ~
ConarE. oGiy daughter 81 Emperor Alex
snder II. knaem1eh. however. IS there
"a 20 constitution in Russia. ard every
emperor - ar susocrst. re can as any
facrnens ahrogste or uae<iify the decree
az cs&r Paul and proclaim a. heir 20
the snrore whousseeveF be secs ~ He
IL ncumd BY no rhaswsttens Whatsoever
save shose Of tradition ard usage ara
from q LEGAL ssa.rf af view there IL moth
sng Whatsoever - rrevvus Nicholas fysus
rvs,esssns IRE proclamation which se in
sss~d last geek tn favor 81 his brother
Ntehsas and nominating "a heir 20 the
throne his eldest daughter Olga. or even
the issssrs nurse. rar II must newer
I've forgotten TIA, Peter the Great pre-
claimed a. his successor that Empress
cashessns T. Who. when she sYst attracted
his Asssrsiar. wsx ehasuhsrmaid az . W.T.
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