El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-03
MOBILES FORCE
CAR To FIGHT.
Grand Dukes Compel Rus
sian Ruler to Go to War
and Keep Him at 1t.

F~etrOgrad, Russia sept S-4AS ~
icy Of Russia in the great war Is Oe+s
grand dukes" as the relatives OF Ihe
car are sometimes called me C1aI
and his family, since the d~eclarallon
OF war against Germany ana AusL
hungary. a taken the days journey
from Petrograd to Moscow, the ancient
capital Of the empire, which Is the seat
or Russia's operations against heF Ell
emies.
This grand dukes. who possess an
enormous influence upon the VAGINAL
ing mind Of the sovereign and keep II
LlAeu on a policy of autocracy ana re
action, are now. most Of them, IN the
fleld taking part in the fighting Inose
who are not at the front, remain con-
stantIy with the czar. Influencing MIN
10 push the fighting against germany
The strongest man among tnem' lne
grand duke Nicholas N~icholaeYlIch'
second cousin Of Nicholas, was at Ihe
outset OF the war appointed COMMANDER
In chief Of the army.
The government Of Russia, stlI CEN
tered In Petrograd est. Petersburg), Is
practically in the hands Of prime min
lister Geremykin. When he was made
prime minister in February Of this year
the rumors of an approaching general
war began to spread in every capital OF
Europe Geremykin for many years mas
been n Of the leaders Of the Nation
alist party in Russian politics
Would Make Slavs Supreme.
The NatiOnalists stand for Pan
Slavism- They are the bitter foes OF
the Pan-Germanic doctrine which
unites the Teutons of Germany and
Austria The Russian Nationalist
have for some time been openly favor
ing a war which would make the SlaVs
supreme in Europe and check the grow
ing encrOachments Of the TeutOns IN
the Slav territory in the Balkans
W1E q nmh Of me
Russian cabinet when Nicholas II as
cended the throne 20 years ago. He
has been in the confidential cOunsels
Of the car ever since, sometimes as
a member Of the cabinet and some
ttmes in a private capacity. He IS now
a man of IS years, enormously rich
having made his money largely through
business affairs connected with the
government which do not rebound to
his credit and honor.
He was born to the hereditary prin-
ciple OF ~autocracy, was educated in II
n has served it by conviction rein
forced by keen intellect, all his life.
He is an aristOcrat in thought and
adopts the pose Of the aristocrat in
his manner, apparently seeking TO en-
phasize his cOndescension TO the people
when he appears before their repre-
sentatives in the duma. by lolling lazily
his chair, a supercilious smile
his face.
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count Witte. the Liberal leader who
was Russia's representative at Ports
mouth, y. H. when the peace was made
that ended the japanese Russian war
Geremykin was prime minister in
Nav. 1906, When the car received the
first congress OF Russian people. called
the duma. II gathered in the historic
hall OF the Winter Palace in n then
Petersburg, the peasants being
placed together, the cOurtiers and cab
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car and cZarina and the dOwaEer
czariba passed through TO ascend his
throne and address his people.
All the pomp that colossal wealth
could produce was lavlshed upon this
to give the effect of masterful
sovereignty. All the Difference 10
which the courtiers could give voice
was displayed TO overawe the people
with dread reverence for their emperor.
The effect Of the under sized figure
the unintelligent Unconditional face Of
the car, the smallest person in the
even his wife and mother tower
ing above him. was apparent to Gere-
Always opposed TO the peoples
ambition for a duma, he then became
its ~implacable foe, seeing its danger
to the car. Geremykin was prime min
.ster in 1906 only from May 10 July.
The first duma which the au~tOcracy OF
Russia had ever tolerated began to de-
reforms The car, influenced by
the grand dukes. prepared 10 yield
Geremykin was amazed and Indignant
On his order, Geremykin dismissed the
5uma-
Riot and rebellion followed. and the
trembled for his life n the safety
II his throne. Geremykin was re-
moved
In Petrograd. where he again holds
Geremykin is now confronted by
another duma, but its members are very
because Geremykin has the
equation Of being instrumental in
sending more exiles into Siberia than
perhaps any other Russian official