Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-05-23

lie M Poland Indeed, it seemed somewhat
lM Ea doubtful whether Russia could even
maintain her independence. The story
II 20 OF how line Of men, resoIute to shrink
. from no means, even the most shame
II y full in the pursuit of their end built
N--------J up after the havoc of the Mongol fury
new state around the obscure city Of Moscow
is one of the most remarkable in history Yet in
1911 all their work seemed undone Ivan w.
prematurely aged, worn out broken-hearted, hav-
ing murdered his eldest son in a fit of maniaca
fury, passed away In circumstances of the utmost
horror in 1884. For the next twenty years the
real ruler OF Muscovy was Iyans great minister
Boris Godunov, one of the new men" whom his
reforming zeal had called to the front Godunov
was IN many ways an excellent ruler--he was
perhaps the most enlightened OF the prePetrine
monarchs of Russia. But the great mobiles dis
liked him, and there is little doubt that he
cleared his path to the throne by making away
with Dmttri, the half-brother Of the nominal Gar
Feodor l., and his natural heir The great family
or the Romanofs stood near the throne for Eco
doris mother had been a Romanon While Eco
dor hved Godunov dared not attack them, but
When the weak monarch died in 1898 and the
minister despite his more or less feigned reluo
lance. was elected his successor the whole fam
/ fly banished
Suspicion was the bane of the otherwise bene
fetal rule of Boris. Finally an adventurer named
gregory Otrepev gave out that he was Prince
Dm1tri, who had escaped from the assassins Of
BORIS, and raised formidable insurrection aided
by Sigismund ILL.,, king Of Poland In the midst
or the war Boris died, and the fatal period Of
troubles" of Russia began.
The supposed Dmitri soon overthrow the
youthful Feodor H., of Boris. He proved an
admirable ruler but he was Roman Catholic
and was murdered by the mobiles. Shuish one
OF the conspirators, was elected Car under the
title OF Vasili ", but obtained no firm footing
Revolt everywhere broke out sprang up in every
direction, raised armies Of miscellaneous rufians
and Polish Adventures, and spread terror and
devastation to the gates OF Moscow. For years
/ this anarchy lasted The worst of the pretenders
was the Thief, whose lair at Tushino near
MOSCOW, but everywhere the wretched country
was overrun and wasted by gangs of Cossacks
l. e.. robbers. The desoation was fearful: in
| nVe years the fruits Of century OF effort APP
peared to have been hopelessly lost The wretch
ed Shuish purchased. by the surrender OF terri
tory In the Baltic provinces the aid Of Sweden;
/ but the result was to bring about Polish inva-
sion In 1909 Smolensk was besieged; next year
| the great Polish general, Zolkiewski defeated
and captured Shuiski. entered Moscow and pro-
| claimed Wladislaw. son of Sgismund III. car.
By shllfQl diplomacy he occupied the Kremlin
ana gained some measure of support for Wladis-
| law
bitter desperation for two years but was at last
| taken. The Thief was murdered but his fol-
/ lowers held together and contested the posses
sion OF Moscow desperately with the Poles Half
'ne Wretched city was destroyed in the course
OF the struggle, but the famous Trotsa monastery
near the capital resisted siege after siege dur.
ing the anarchy and refused to submit
Here the movement to put an end to the pre-
valling misery first took definite shape The
abbot, Dionysius. and the administrator Abraham
FSlltsin, took the lead In October 1911 letters
were sent all Russia calling upon the peo-
pie to unite in defense OF their religion. Mini
Novgorod, led by Kuzma Mimi, master butcher
~ once responded with enthusiasm. Kazan
jealous of Mini Novgorod. held back but all
Gown the Volga the towns joined the movement
ana men and money came pouring into the
patriot city Prince Dmitri Mikhaiovich Poz-
narski, brave noble who had consistently op-
posed the Poles and had been wounded almost
10 death in the fighting round Moscow, was elect.