The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
The Car.

IN a recent issue of The Times Dispatch
appeared a condensation Of an article
from the Quarterly Review on Car ich-
o!as H.. in which he was pictured as a
Mario w-n,irided despot- ". T. Stead. In
tie London Review OF Reviews, rejects
this portrait Of the Gar as being sour
{-.lous. untrue ard unjust" He says.
Tt,s article entitled The Car. which
appears IN the Quarterly Review. is a bout
as faithful q delineation OF the character
of Nicholas IL as the lamrpon which dis
srased Reynolds s newspaper on the 6ea th
Of The late Queen WAS an accurate pic
ture of Queen Victoria. Il is anna zins
& that &such&a mali Enant libel should find
f q Place in the pages of the most respected
Gs,rgan& of English conservatism.
5st Tire publication of such a lam pooh
al a time when the Russian ma ton Is
srlartiag under the sting Of unexpected
,stre-ses. which they attribute to what
they regard Zs the a bsafd II devotion of
their Emperor 10 the cause of peace. is
To say the least unfortunate. Even II
every word was ;rue. the moment is
surely iii chosen for the appearance of
such an article in such a quarter. But II
Is ,zor true. There is mug h tina Is true
IN the article no doubt. but 1t Is SO
u1onsirorsly oyerchaTgsd Hith bitter III
@vsciiYe as 10 lose even Inc se;nSiancs o.
historical accuracy. Ever since the Car
ca me 10 the throne. The universal com
;,ia;nt made by every one has been that
10 Was lacking in will. His aims were ac-
sns;te3ly adnisra Die. but he. did not seem
: 10 nave The snon in his blood necessary
10 keep his ministers IN check. That he
Ii intelligent, tzaat he keeps himself well
posted il Inc movement OF aHairs az
..Gs,se and abroad. and that he is. To al
f,t-ks .rlG modern
deeply inibued with the most advanced
humanitarian and pt1iia1t hropic ideas Of
sslls time. all VINO have had the privilege
o. coming .nio conlact with HIN have les
lifted.
:sis return from a risst 10 ihe Cza., that
IN i:ss opinion Nicholas II wac more intel
isgelst than the Kaiser william, quite as
wsIi informed ard much more an1ous 10
learn ] am rot in d position 10 make the
cp-npsrlspn. But this can say, 1888 1t
il impossible 10 conceive any hutnaH De-
sag more absolutely antithetie 70 the Car
az tie G,uartefly reviewer than the SOW
.srelgri v bonn met on three occasions in
yeas and issn The Car, As knew NAM.
was q man whose chief fault vas an in
tts:sorition born 81 the temperament Of
an imperial Ea.nIer 10 put forth his au-
.sso.!ty aid assert his right to control
tis Affairs Of tns empire oyer ws1if II he
reierea Tt,s Gar % the Quarterly Is
t,.e eract antithexis o. this The man
ws.s ,od nie that the burden OF The
e.ra~a Was 10 aeayy that he would not
:ofIss. II. upon salx worst enemy: the a,l-
nor 81 tue peace conference and The
p3,igssoptic opponent Of the domination
~ 3.sls.icg by Europeans. IS not recos-
.szabis htss.ird the cAato! lc~InaGk which Is
Offered ~ III ,its Quarterly as the tue
car,
We ia mt yprch sor the art!c!. IN the
e44srtersy EeYlew. although II was writ
tsa " - Iitsa glastan Official" 5Ys
gave i. ~ rtsw OF one man In e
4pss9; es justice we give equal proni-
aef.ee u. gfse c1atrsfy view Of Iir. Stead.