The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16

sequently more than AT match for poor
MCKEE as rneF call MIN. and their
influence. over him is pernicious. one OF
sIeIlr VINO was lQf years ILle manager
OF the vast funds supplied by loyal
Russia 10 build church 10 the memory
or Alexander H. has yet TO account
FOR enormous sums OF money which dis
appeared uysteriGuslv under his admin
tstratiOn. The Grand Duke Sergtus. gov
ernOr genera OF Moscow. a man adj
dlcted 10 Je-7-baltlng and other un-
worth sports, Is the Cars mentor IN
questions Of religion whether abstruse
OF pFacucdL IL was ne VINO proposed
TO abolish the Juridical Society OF Mos
COW. which he suspected OF liberal teu-
denciesi and when il was objected that
the members were scrupuiOusIy Obser-
want or every law and regulation he
answered. 'IhaIs my p0lnt-Lhey are
toL lLls very reason. al F Ine more
Duke Constantine offers brilliant sug-
gestons on questions OF public affairs
The Grand Duke Alexis whose foreign
listers 10 tremblss is the great palace
oracle on the navy or which, however
private FeEnaps Ine most lnnuenIlai
Of an is the Grand Duke Alexander Mix
hallOEiLchi who has Tor considerable
time been the alter ego OF his majesty
This grand duCal ring is the Russian
governing syndicate unlimited, and no
minister could Withstand IL Tor q month
primary &C. to discTediL them In the
Cars eyes during the discussion or TO
have them Cancelled after the Emperor
mas sanctioned tnem. obviously Rus
STA has more autocrats than one.
Always In want or in debt, the grand
dukes hocE together wherever there is
money TO be had. like vultures over a
battlefield, and, if they stand % win in
any undertaking. they care little about
the nationality or the losers and less
about the ethics OF me game Their
latest venture was the lumber COnces-
sion on the Halu River in Korea, which
had no little share ia plunglug our un~
fs7rH =lHF. In rraHH
sangWnary war. The scheme had been
proposed on the strength OF 81 Bezo-
braz0u assurances that il would bring
millions 20 the pockets or the lucky an
VestOrs and add kingdom 10 his Rus
STA S Far Eastern possessions AT firsC
his majesty. dissu8ded by his ministers
shrank from he thought of mixing shady
speculariOns s-i-h imperial politics Ac-
cOruIugly. he issued d strict command
70 the. grand dukes 10 keep aIoof from
the ulscreu1taDle business The ducaI
ing then sent III. BezObraZ0n 70 knead
the imperial VIII and so llseniOuslW
was this done that the Gar not only
withdrew the prohibition, but himself
7cined the investors, and put some mill
lions OF his own into the concession.
The grand dukes reasoned correctly
that If the Emperor had money I'm the
undertaking., everything possible would
be done TO make 10 increase and multi
ply-and with 10 their own investments.
And that is what happened
Conditions in Russia.
Thus the whole Russian empire, with
its peasantry. army navy. clergy. uni-
versiJies, and ministries. is but the serv-
ant OF an inexperienced prince, who is
not only deficient In the qualities requi-
site 10 a ruler, but even devoid OF the
tact necessary TO enable him 20 keep
up appearances. AT home. the nation Is
suppressed; il cannot make its voice
heard on the subject of war or peace,
of taxation OF education OF industry or
finance; il cannot even save It's soul in
its own way. Abroad. the policy Of
Russia is a policy of expansion without
end, planned by officials without
scrupIes, and executed by a government
without respousibiiity- It has brought
things 10 SUCH a pass that assurances
given by ambassadors are not binding
on the foreign minister promises made
by the foreign minister are disregarded
by the heads OF other departments and
dish0uored by the Car treaties rari-
ned by the Car are not binding on the
government. which may plead q change
of circumstance aS e. 1uSIuCaElou ElE
brelkinE them This theory. which. 20
our shame. IS become as specifically
Russian as the Monroe Doctrine IS
American. has Zeeu firmly established by
Nicholas III. who may truly say that
the empire is himself and that his ways
are msCTutaDls