The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
Never Has There Been a More Unuuthful
Portrait Than That of Nicholas as a Man
Who OverfIOWs With Kindness.

every blessing 10 his own happy people.
Taking seriously this, his Imaginary
mission be has meddled continuously
and directly in every affair OF state do
nestle and foreign, lhwartiug the course
OF justice. undermining legality. impog-
erishins his subjects. Boosting his fer
vent love of peace, and set pilEgiug his
taZ-buTdeued people into the horrors of
"a sanguiHary and needless war.
The Opposite Of His Father.
The only government suited 20 Russia
is strong monarchy, bur between this
and "a wild Oriental despOusm there is "a
difference. Nicholas H. although not
guided by his oEcial advisers. has never
been a free and independent ruler. Dur
ing the FIRST part OF his reign he was
kept in leadiIE-striugs by his mother.
who. as soon as he assembled the throne.
impressed upon him the necessity of i'm
-atlng in all things his "uever-to-be-
forgotten father That phrase was en-
craven upon the tablets Of his memory.
and IS ever AT the tip Of his tongue and
the point OF his pen. For long 10 was the
open sesame TO his heart and mind. be-
cause he strives c0uscisuti0usly 10 De "a
perfected copy Of Alexander III, and
believes that he has already attained the
end. In reality the two men are as fag
asunder as the positive and negative
poles The father. sincere. gloomy. and
narrcW-miuded. at least instinctlveIy
felt his limitations, and steadily kept
within them He stroYe with iudomit-
able perseverance ana occasional sue
cess 20 secure within the narrow circle
Of his acquaintance the best men, and.
having once chosen an adviser. always
asked his counsel and usually followed
H. Again. breach of faith was an ab0m-
iuatlou TO him. and his word was re-
garded as better than any bond ln spite
OF his mistaken attitude toward the
Firms and his broken promise in regard
TO EatOum. But, in ali these character
lsrics. the son is the very opposite 10 his
father. Unsteady half-hearted- self
complacenrs ana tickle he changes his
IaForltes with his htfuI moods, allowing
"a band Of casual obscure, and danger
Gus men To usurp the functions of his
responsible ministers whose Tec0mmeu-
larious are Ignored, whose warnings are
llzreEarded. and whose measures for the
4rieAse or the state are not only bahi6u.
puL resented ass symptoms OF dis0bedi-
Nicholas Escapes Petticoat Rule.
The sway welded by his mother over
NleHoias III soon came 10 an end. owing
chieHy 10 differences between herself
and her daughter-in-law on the subject
or the Emperors children. Iu the course
OF thar rivalry the strenuous 0UB0si-
zion u the young wife checked the in
hlence or the mother over the son. one
OF the consequences of this domestic
struggle for the mastery was that the
Emperor freed himself partially. and for
time from unofficial control. and his
FIRST spontaneous act. I'm the second
year Of his reign was 10 appoint lI
GOremyEiur a man devoid OF quaHfca-
tons 20 the post of minister of the in
terror Cs96J This official remained fn
power Tor three years. and was then
translated TO the presidency OF the com
mittee OF miuisters-a sort OF resuecta-
bile refuge for eG-statesmeu. His sue
cess0r. ~. SipyaEhin, chosen by the i'm
fueuce OF the DOWaBer Empress. who
pointed out that he had been favorabIy
noticed By your ueVeT-J0- be-f0rg0tteu
father" deserves a few words of men
uou For next To a mans acts
examined iu the light of his
avowed motives, there can be no
III is a mistake. therefore. 10 imagine
that the Emperor Is ii tool in the hands
of his minister's IL is they who are his
instruments. merely suggesting measures
DalaJabie 90 the monarch and f0rmUlat-