The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-09-28
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ProphecIes That came rrue.


When the storm of revolution burst
over Russia four yea1s ago, warnings
which the czarlna uttered were justi'
fed Her prophecies had come true.
She alone among the statesmen and
magnates Of Russia had realized the
consequence Of systematically oppres-
sing n great nation. Her relatives
outside of Russia, including some Of
the most influential members Of the
English royal family, and her own
brother, now the reigning grand duke
of Hesse, urged her to turn her back
on the country and to seek safety in
a foreign refuge. but the czarina, who
alone had seen the danger and who
had sought to avert It, could not be
persuaded to leave her husbands
side. The grand dukes fed to Paris
and the grand duchesses dispersed to
the pleasure resorts of Europe, but
the czarina remained at home, even
though 1t seemed certain at many
times that death at the hands Of the
exasperated rebels would be the only
reward for her courageous determine
ton.
Sometimes the terrible calm Of her
profound melancholy is varied by
passionate fits Of weeping. which hor-
rify and alarm the members Of her
family and the ladies of her suite. At
nights she cannot sleep, but sees aw-
full visions of the thousands Of un.
happy men and women who during
her husbands reign and by virtue Of
the death warrants signed by his
hand have died on the gallows simply
because they held political opinions
which were considered Objectionable
by the recognized and accredited rep
resentatives Of law and order, as
these terms are understood in Russia
When she falls into fitful slumbers
her sleep, such as 1t is, is disturbed
by gruesome dreams and nightmares:
dreams of blood and awful horrors,
visions Of an inferno created not by
the Imagination Of a great horror, but
by the revolving realities Of the pre-
dominant political system in Russia
Since the first outbreak of revolu.
ton at the end OF 1904 the czarina
has been living In bondage. Her pris.
on is gllded, but her incarceration is
hardly less terrible than that of the
Siberian exiles. There has been no
moment in which the danger of as
sassination was absent, Plots and
conspirQcies to murder the entire i'm
perial family were discovered and
frustrated. Bombs we're found in the
imperial palace and poison in the
food destined for the imperial table.
Day after day news came from all
parts Of the empire Of bloodshed and
war between the old and the new or.
der. Throughout the period Of revolu.
tionary disorder in Russia the czarina
continued to work with frantic energy
for the Introduction Of progressive
measures and for a concillatory policy
toward the nation.
It Is one Of the ironies of fate that
this woman, who spared no effort to
save the country, should be the pri.
mary victim Of Russian tyranny. She
Is q martyr 70 the cause Of liberty and
civilization.
Future 10 With tho Gar.
After all II Is with the czar himself
that the immediate future lies. 1t Is
no other mans fault that the outlook
Is so dark. AS recently ss a year ago
the upper classes we're inclined 60
speak Of him with some forbearanoe.
even triendnness. Now thay WIN naG
hear bis name with pattepsa
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