The state herald., 1915-01-29

blessing them and ncoiragne them Discre-
tion is thrown to the winds. Several times he
has penetrated to the battlenolds OF Poland and
would have exposed himself to the shrapnel OF
the Prussians had not his entourage skillfully
rendered this impossible.
His dress Is simple and he is often seen In
peasant garb-that Is n suit OF some fine ma
terial cut In peasant blouse style. n manly.ook.
ing costume of which the true Russian is very
proud
More remarkable still. the queen. always be
fore the most exclusive of royalty. has gone
among her people, visiting the sick and wound
ed The Russians scarcely knew her before.
There ls In all this ostensible activity little
more than the iesire 10 arouse and encourage
the fighting nation There Is more, for instance.
than inspired the visit OF King George his
troops In Flanders. This extra element is anNt
ety. n lively fear and not Of German howiEers.
The victories OF Russian arms have their sweet
ness mixed with bitterness for the czar aud his
family
Why? The reason Ia uone other thnn the INA.
iestIc figure OF N Grand Duke Nicholas Nieh.
oiaievltch the commander In chief Of the Niue
coyite forces Tht Las long suffered by
physical comparison with his soldier cousin
now he suffers In more serious way,
II ever there king in looks u is Mich
olas Nlcholaievitch Ila s full six feet SIX inches
In his stockings. lean bu, ernceiul. with head
In which the keenost intelligence ia combined
with vast dignity and force
when he is with the the latter by com.
parison il weak and insignificant looking. a cod
died monarch In secret the ears subjects ARE
no, alow /. speak Of this and many ayow history
of the mast twenty-five years would have been Tar
dlferen, if this tall Mars had been IN his cousins
plaee that the humiliation % the defea, by Japan
would have been spared the proud Russians
n has TO be remembered that tha commander 10
chief has taken his commission 10 make him die
tator Of Russia The proclnmationn to the Poles
aud the Jews promising liberties In exchange tor
LOYALTY during the war we're not signed ny thr
ear hut hy Nicholas Nicholaieylteh THIS VAS
astonishing IN itself and many have maintained
made the promises null and void because The
promising party would never have the power, "
h. Ind the wiHh, to carry out his obligations TO
the oppressed peoples
Yet would the cyar dare TO oppose his yietori
Gus general by refusing Ia grant n request TO
carry Out these sromiass1 Such an Issue might
pro,e n popular on. for 'iehoias Neholaesitoh
The history Of Grand Duke Nicholas begins IN
a, unhanpy youth lie oiuns 10 his German
mother whose Russian husband had woefnllf
wronsea har and ruined the family fortune, Hut
.om. 10 manhood he followed straight In hiF
fathers footsteps. fof the parent was one Of
fxar Alexander i.'s famous field marshalH Nho
many lnas had scnufaed the enemies of Rus
ala
Alexander ~ 40. not especial, fond ai the
,ouns Grand Duke Nicholas for noble and peas
AMI alike consciously or unrnnsoiobsis gave more
homage 10 this splendid giant than 10 the three
ap,udllnp duh sons NJ tho ruler He ordered
that the grand dukes arm, activities L.usi be
limited 10 the ohvalfy--bui the only result VAS
soon 10 he told that his hefsemen, thanks TO