Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-27

many and what IT stands for may try
to pretend hat this is mere assertion.
It is no assertion. 1t Is ascertained
fact.
1 WILL NOW GIVE YOU A LIT
TIE CHAPTER OF PREVIOUSLY
IMPRINTED HISTORY.
You remember that the Rus
sian people had made n revolt
previous to that of last March. In
January, 1905. they ross against
the monstrous a%utocracy that was
scrushing them, and in spite OF
Bloody Monday and other
slaughters they made for a time
great Roadway.
In March, 1905, when it looked
as If his crown was slipping from
his head, when the revolt was
spreading to all parts OF thec oun-
try and many provinces claimed
their independence, Gar Nicholas
wrote q letter Of piteous appeal
to his dear intimate friend, Kais-
er William.
The two were in almost daily COM
m~unication, anyway. No two rulers of
Europe were more sympathetic or af-
fectionate. Their intimate correspond
ence was continued down to the very
outbreak Of the war, and some say ii
did not cease then.
At least it is perfectly certain that
the car never had any heart in the
war against Germany and continued
to regard Kaiser William as his bes,
and dearest friend.
So in March, 1905, he wrote to the
Kaiser, discussing the situation In his
| empire, about which it appears he
had often consulted his friend, an6
$hA PAW fhot he MIGHT M
be able to hold out against the revo
l%utionists. :
They seemed to be making new
progress every day and it was plair
| enough that a large part of the arm!
sympathized with them.
What was to be feared, therefore
was that a critical encounter between
the army and the people the arm.
would desert to the popular cause AM
in that ase nothing would be left t.
do hut to fee over the border t,
safety.
To this the kaiser replied, CIV
ing to his imperial brother heart
Of hope. He said that it was the
cars duty to himself, to his dy-
nasty, his fellow monarchs N
his God to hold out to the last.
And he said that he was prepared
to send to Russia, il necessary,
/ IL lllllAOlI 1uCll ~ u OuO uAS
revolution and make the CA
safe on his throne.
Subsequent letters discussed tn
manner in which this could be don
and settled the details, the places
which the German troops should ente
and the generals that should CON
mand them.
The position Of the kaiser was thu
all the autocratic governments, draw
ing their authority directly from d
vine decree, must stand together
whatever cost to put down This risin
tide Of mob rule.
And he urged the czar to put
down with an iron hand.
I have talked with a man that ha
seen this correspondence.
1t was the means of overwhe1min
the revolution and restoring the de-
potism.
There WAS at that time pendin
applications for loans that RUSS
wanted to float in England an
France. These countries had refuse
to lend any money to Russia SO Ion
as the revolution was on. They di
ing an ~autocracy to put down a demo
cratic uprising.
Russia was almost bankrupt, {
usual.
The fact of the correspondence b,
tween the kaiser and the car becan
known to the governments of Emf
land and France. They learned whs
the kaiser had undertaken to- do wit
his million troops.
They decided that it would be be
ter to lend the money to the car
Germany to annex Russia, whic