The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-25
EMPRESS MAY
RULE RUSSIA
Car May Make His Daughter OF.
ga His Successor

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st. Petersburg. Nov. 25.-wlth the
Czarevitch Alexis, the cars only son,
a hopeless cripple and believed slowly
dying with tuberculosis of the bones,
and with the ruler of Russia hopelessly
at odds with grand duke Michael Alex
landrovitch, his brother, IL is becoming
known throughout the country that an
empress may be the next ruler. She
will be Empress Olga" now eighteen
years old.
Gar Nicholas has long since given
up hope that his son will ever he able
To do anything toward taking his place
upon the Russian throne, and has turn
ed To his daughter
The breach between the cZar and the
grand duke, who would be the next
successor, was caused by the marriage
of the grand duke to woman not of
noble blood.
The only thing ii is said, that will
change the cars determination to
make Olga his successor instead of let
ting the throne of Russia go to any one
of the grand dukes, is the birth of a
son. The czarina is now living i'm the
royal summer home in Livadia.
NobiIity's Opposition.
There is but single Legal obstacle
in the way, Car Paul. who hated his
mother, Catherine the Great, made
law against any woman occupying the
throne. But the law which Car Paul
has proclaimed can easily be repealed
by Car Nicholas. The graver prob
lem is the intense opposition which the
naming of Olga as heir will arouse
among the grand dukes.
Interest i'm the next occupant of the
Russian throne likewise is keen in gov
eminent circles of nearly all European
countries. 1t is especially keen in Eng
land. Grand Duchess Olga, the cars
Oldest daughter, whom he is now plan
ming To make heir to the throne. is
much more English than she is Rus
sian
The question asked by those inter.
Cstcd in Russian affairs is this: Should
Grand Duchess Olga become empress
of Russia. will she cut loose from the
Grand dukes that have been keeping
Russia back, and rule Independently?
The last empress Russia had, Gather
Inc the Great, was among the strong
est rulers that country has seen. There
was much cruelty under Catherine. Her
personal and family relations supplied
plenty of gossip. But as ruler she
- do -, Ia. 4,
1t was the pride of Peter the Great
that he had introduced Europe To Rus
STA Prior to his reign Russia was eX-
tremely oriental in its civilization. Pc
ter the Great let in considerable Eu-
ropean light and civilization into the
confines of the Russian empire.
OF Catherine the Great it is said that
she completed the work of Peter the
Great by introducing Russia To Europe.
She forced the western world to reckon
with the Slav empire as one of its
great neighbors.
Olga Another Catherine.
VIII Grand Duchess Olga, If she be-
comes queen. become another Cath |
'rine? Will she wake Russia out of its /,
restless slumber and finally usher in |
hose reforms, economic as well as po- |
itical, which are by this time cstab-
md Germany? That is what is agi
ating statesmen and journalists in the
'mpire of the ear.
The interest in possible succession of
woman to the throne Of Russia was
Iuickcned recently by series of sharp
flashes between the ear ana his near
st blood relatives. The sCverest of
hesc clashes took place between En-
'cror Nicholas and the Grand Duke
Michael AleXandrovitch, his only
,rother. 1t is Michael who is the lc-
,al successor To the throne. only the
'ther day. Grand Duke Michael Alex
'ndrovitch took M his residence in
england.
Judging by the atmosphere in the
zar's household. Olga is no stranger to
adncss and tragedy. Her mother the
zarina, who was Princess Alx of
Jesse rs said to be the most unhappy
yoman that ever wore u crown. Since
N Nov. 70, 1894, she has not had a
lappy day. She has never felt safe
or a moment There was not Il day,
ut that the secret police unearthed
lots on the part of revolutionists to
xterminate the royal family, or as
many members of the royal family as
hey could possibly lay hands on.
;rand Duke Sergius, one of the cars
lvoritc brothers, and for whom the
zarina had a deep attachment, was
ssassnated before her eyes. Ministers
t state fell before the revolutionsts.
he car himself had narrow escapes
rom death on "A number of occasions.
ne of these being when he attended u
tate function, and when hail Of bull
ITS aimed at him passed only "a few
lchcs above his head.
The Czarcvitch Alexis was born on