The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-07-22
All Russia is Interested
in Arrival of Heir to
the Throne
POLITICS PLAYS A PART
If New Arrival is Soy He viii
be Heir TO Throne, But if a Girl
Grand Duke Michael win
Eventually Ascend


81. Petersburg, July 21.-An Rasan
is anXiously awaiting nows from Peter
hof, where the stork is expected to
alight within the next few days Peo-
pie outside Of this country cannot com
prehend the eagerness of the Russians
for an heir to the throne The birth
of another child to the Czar and Gar
ina viii have a deep political signifi-
cance that cannot fail to have a di-
rect bearing upon Bussia's future pol
icy. If son is born, he win in course
of time become Emperor Of Russia
and viii be reared under the political
influence Of the present Car, thus
practically insuring a continuation Of
the policy OF Nicholas II.
If the expected heir proves to be a
daughter the position of Nicholas Ii
which is already weakened by the
course of events in Manchuria, Will
be rendered precarlous. While the
government Of Russia is en- absolute
hereditary monarchy, and while the
viii of the Car is law, yet he cannot
Transfer his throne to his daughter
There are certain rules OF government
which the soyeraigns Of the present
reigning house have acknowledged to
he binding. one OF these is the law
of succession to the throne, which,
according to q decree Of the Emperor
i,alil of t1ia se F9g tlat u Ieg
ular descent, by right of primogeni
tre, with preference OF male heirs.
Under thjs inexor Bile rude none OF
the Cars four children will ever oc-
cupy his throne for they are all daugh
ters The eldest daughter of the car
born November Is. 1895, is named
Olga. His second child was Tatana,
born June II, 1897. his third was
Marie, born June 2G, 1899, and the
fourth was Anastasia, born June IS,
1901.
One powerful reason for wishing a
son born TO the Gar is to have a
peaceful succession II Nicholas II
should die before a son is born to him
his successor would be his brother,
The Grand Dake Michael, born in 1878.
But Michael is regarded as an invalid
and it is feared that if Nieholas pass
es away without an heir the empire
may be rent by strife between his
four uncles for the throne
Since The outbreak of hostilities
With Japan the riyalries Of the reac.
tiouary element and its opponents
have kept things IN constant turmoil
This situation, almost intolerable as
it is to the Car, exists only because
he has no male heir, The reactionary
party in his cabinet are able to Gaunt
his misfortune in his face, because il
is wen known that in the event Of
his death the crown viii PISS to his
brother Michael, who is directly un
der the influence Of the Dowager EN-
press. She is a woman in the prime
Of life, bora 10 command, and one
.of the most litter opponents OF the
liberal IDEAS Of her son, the present
Gar.
Consequently all the hopes Of Niche
las center in the event about to take
place at the Poterhof, which he prays
feryently will add son to sis house
hold and give to Russia a direct heil
to the throne Should a son be born
the Dowagor Empress power would
be reduced to nothing in a moment
The Czar will then be a Gar in fact
as in name, and the ministers who arc
now openly defying him oppose his
will, and refuses to execute his policy
will be brought to his feet The birtl
of another daughter however, viii
bring him only the keene6t disappoint
ment and make his situation 50 un
bearable that his abdicatiou Of tht
throne would be no surprise.
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