The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-05
THE CAR TO ABDlCATE?
HE rs SAID TO BE ANXIOUS TO GIVE
UP HIS THRONE.
Disappointments Said to Have Made Him
Weary of RulinE-The Lack of an Heir
Ono of Them-M. Delcassc Snid to Have
Hurried to st. Petersburg in Order to
Persuade Him to Keep His Crown.
SPECIAL Gable Despoteh to THE Sun.

Hurried to st. Petersburg in Order to
Persuade Him to Keep His Crown.
SPECIAL Gable Despdteh to THE Sun.
LONDON. Aug. 5.-The Tmes's Paris cor
respondent sends remarkable account OF the
reasons for NJ. Decasse's visit to St. Peters,
burg. which. he declares. was decided upon
and undertaken er dbrupto. without having
been foreseen even by NJ. Delcasse himself.
1t Is certain that most Of the Foreign Minis
ter's colleagues learned OF his intended de-
parture only at the last Cabinet meeting. that
Is. on the eve OF his starting for Russia.
After discussing and dsmssing various sur
misses as to the purpose Of the visit. the
correspondent divulgcs a story which. he
says. comes to him from source to which he
is bound to attach importance. namely. from a
friend through whom he has been able on
other occasions to announce important proj-
ects which have become accomplished facts.
This story Is as follows:
Nicholas II. has long been tired OF the
throne. on which he has experienced the BIT
forest disappolntments.
TO cite one example. he sent the Ar
menians at the time OF their trouble half a
million roubles from his private purse. but on
afterward inquirng what had become OF the
money he ascertained that not penny had
reached the Armenians. He was much
mortified.
"Numberless similar things have happened
4 l,n,. Al. M
absence. too. OF an hoir excites his super
stitious feeling.
" He remembers the Russian legend. accord
ing to which the Car without son will be sue
to occupy Constantinople He applies this to
himself and his brother Michael.
Hence he hns long thought OF abdcatinG in
favor OF the latter. but has postponed such
action in the hope OF having a son. for whom
he has fervently supplicnted heaven. More
over, he would not abdicate SO long as Grand
Duke George lived. for he could not bequeath
to the country 40 ephcmcral reign.
:" He was also prevented by the conference at
The Hague. for It was pointed out to him that
to abdicntc while it was sitting would be o
kind OF breach Of faith; but he has al
ways said | am powerless to realize my
plans. II have son / will keep the throne
for him: but il not. / will rvnounce it. He
agreed. however. wait until the end OF the con
ference but the result OF the conference seemed
to him to be a rebuff and he considered that
he had made himself ridiculous hence the pub
LEGATION in the DtFcidi Messenger OF the article
extolling the conference as n great success
and as realization OF his programme. dc
not think he will be deceived by this stratagem
Lastly. his intention to abdicate explains his
telegram to Prince Louis Bonaparte. which,
though denied was really sent. for he said
This only commits mo personally. not the
Emperor
M. Delcasse has been sent on the close OF
the Peace Conference in order to convince
Nicholas thar he. not only as Emperor
but also as man OF honor. has en-
tered into a solemn engagement with
France. and that his abdication would be
dese:tion nasmuch as nobody knows what
Grand Duke Michael would be. NJ. DecassG
has accordingly started in haste In order t.
arrive before the Cars departure for Darn
stadt. where. it is believed. he intends to carry
out his abdcation"
To this strange narrative the correspondent
adds: Il am VOL aware. az your readers
may imagine that all this will be disputed
and contraaicted. especially il NJ Dclcasst
succeeds in his mission but no contradiction
| will prevent its being based on serious and
venture to say almost certain data"