El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-30
GzIA'5 MOTHER
BITTER AGAINST
GERMAN PEOPLE
Says King Edward of Eng
land Warned Russia of
the Great War.
SAYS THE. GERMANS
R B~ARBARIANS

GENEVA. SWITZERLAND. oct 30.
- woman of the Polish arts
tocracy who recently was grant
ed an audience by empress Marie
Feodorowna. the mother Of the car.
says:
The widow Of Alexander III re-
ceived me in the winter palace at
Petrograd. When ] entered her won
derfuIy beautiful drawing room she
was sittinG on a couch under two great
palms. As soon as she saw me she
jumped up and. grabbing my hands.
asked excitedly. You come from War
saw. don't YOU How does it look
there Have the German -barbarians
destroyed the beautiful Polish capital-
Il assured the dOwaeer empress that
Warsaw was but little damaged during
the siege and at its capture and then i
told her of the mastery retreat Of the
army of the cZar. the bravery OF the
Russian rear guard and the grief Of the
Polish people over the German in
vasion.
Aged Empress Excited.
While i spoke i noticed that the pa
empress was shaking with excitement
and when I concluded my narrative she
almost shouted on. how / hate those
Germansl I am a Dane. For sc years
had TO wear a mask at the Russian
court. Ny heart was bleeding when ]
saw that the highest offices OF the en-
pire were given 90 Prusslau lmml-
grants or their sons.
Again and again I warned my late
husband. because 1 knew that a Ger
man always stays a German. no matter
how well another country may treat
Warned by king Edward.
The only man who saw through the
schemes Of the Germans and their en-
peror was king Edward. Of England,
one of the greatest rulers and states
man of all times. He told me many
years ago that the present war would
come and with my aid he convinced
my sOn. the ear. that European ciNlll-
ration oculd only be v If Russia
France and England would unite TO
crush Germany
When the war broke out I was
passing through Berlin Although the
police made a pretense % proJecllhs
me. my train was by a
hooting. miserable mob The Germans
are a nation Of avages and ~scoundrel3
and the war must be kept up until they
are destroyed. no matter how great the
sacrifices Of liz allies may be
ak With CEarina-
~On the following day ] had n rare
honor of an audience with me present
czarina. 4 court chamberlain con-
Quoted me through a number OF great
salons of the castle Of Tsarskoys SelO
10 the boudoir Of the empress, who was
princess Alix Of Hesse before her mar
rage.
She wore the brown linen dress OF the
Russian Sisters of Charity, as she just
was READY 20 leave for the hospital
where she daily dresses the wounds OF
soldiers with her own hands Inc Ilhe
oval face OF h empress was almost as
white as the veil surrounded II ana
her eyes had a sad. mysterious eN-
preston. The only ornament she wore
was the golden cross Of the -sostrlZas
on her breast
eral minutes and her thoughts seemed
10 be far away. Once or twice She
raised her thin hands TO her eyes, Dul
finally she broke the silence: You
left warsaw after its capture by the
German armyT she asked in French
with a strong English-not German
accent. and without waiting for my an
sver she continued. Warsaw IS Ger
man now. hope the city viii soon be-
come Russian again, but. my God. how
long is the cruel war. this aWIui
carnage. to last2 How much more blood
will have TO be spilled and now mucn
more misery shall the nations u
I suffer more than anyone else, be-
cause / have my loved ones on both
sides in this terrible conflict
My audience was very short as me
empress had TO hasten to the hospitals
On my way O4L j pdSSSu
great ballroom and the chamberlain
who acted as my escort remarked SAD
". Here 300 dashinE officers OF the
imperial guard. the flower Of the Rus
SIAN aristocricy. were dancing shoruS
before the declaration of war
- suppose they are all at the lront
now. fighting for the car and tnelr
-countrv' L said. but the chamberlain
I'M a still more melancholy voice Ihey
were at the front. but they are there
no Ionger-every one OF them a beeh
killed