El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-17
RUSSIANS WILL
ELECT 4 RULER
Grand Duke Michael Ac-
cepts the Throne If He
Is Elected to It.
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term and until the convoeation OF a
constitutional assembly, power will
slowly pass into the hands Of the new
cabinet which Will then present the
anomaly OF n new government without
a supreme head
Republic Is Likely.
The difficulties which threatened yes
terday TO create a serious split between
the duma committee OF workingmen-
soldiers and deputies, have autOmatical-
" disappeared since. with the abdica-
ton of grand duke Michael as regent,
the question whether Russia should re-
main an empire or compel its anti
quated government to yield to new
republic. Is now solved
Intrigues and Scandals Ended.
As early as two months ago rumors
became current that the emperor would
be forced to surrender his throne I'm
Ill that time the chief dissatisfaction at
the economic disorganization Of the
country and the criminal mismanase-
ment OF affairs was vented against the
cabinet and the influence Of the court
was only vaguely alluded to. without
touching the person Of the emperor. Ii
became definitely known finally that
all irresponsible and evil influences,
symboliZed by such figures as Sturmer.
Protonopoff and Rasputin. had q deep
er and more powerful source than the
government itself The prevalence OF
startling rumors OF court scandals and
intrigues and that the existence OF mys-
from court circles into the camp Of
the enemy, contributed 10 bring the i'm
perial family into complete disfavor- It
was recalled that empress Alexandra.
who dominated the emperor. was her
self German princess
Himself Unfit 10 Govern.
II was felt that the weakness OF the
ruling family in allowing persons TO
were secretly signing away the best in
terests of the nation and apparently
doing all possible TO interfere with the
proper conduct OF the war. untitled
Them 10 govern the country.
Accusations Against Empress.
Accusations were made against the
empress IN almost every gathering
where people privately assembled TO
the tribune of the duma the same thing
was limited in yelled form Prof Milu-
koff. in his address at the opening or
the duma last November. read an article
from German paper which spoke OF
group or mysterious persons who were
gathered around the young empress He
used this article as the basis for an at
tack on the dark forces" which re-
Elected the pro-German influence al
court.
What VIII Men at Front Do
The reception of the new manifesto
at army headquarters Is awaited with
the greatest anxiety, for u is known
that unless Il Is 1aVorably met Dy
the 10000 men at the front the new
regime cannot endure There is no rea-
son to suppose that the soldiers on the
line viii show a different at
titude from the soldiers and civilians
in Petrograd and other cities. except
Insofar as their remoteness from the
scene Of the revolution and partial ig-
norance of the conditions which
brought Il about NAV affect them. But
since upon their acceptance hinges the
fate OF the new republic their answer
is being breathlessly anticipated With
them rests the decision as 10 whether
Russia shall build UP new govern
ment on a prepared foundation or be
plunged into further disorder.
Manifesto of Abdicatfon.
The following is the text of the i'm
periaI manifesto in which the Russian
emperor announced his abdication and
that Of his son:
I've. Nicholas II, by the grace OF
God, emperor of all the Russians. car
Of Poland and grand duke Of Finland