The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-16

IHarskoe rtio faldct, dhi1 ~
Dear 1851;
It's pretty hard TO get late new
here. as These pcsky heretofore icya
subjects Of mine ase holding me VIZ
tnally a prisoner. on hat account
seldom set TO talk 10 anybody. re-
ceive but very little mail and tins
weekly paper published her does MOI
carry any news FROM a distance. How.
ever. I learn. BIN, thai, you are on the
point OF rerignlng and turning tho
job Of empoTing over 20 your son,
tho crown prince. IL he people do
not make other arrangements. YOU
will remember hat n ~ upon a tins
1 WINS placed In a position where =
became necessary tha; I take TO the
tall sticks. when I suggested thoi
my son be made czar. 80 as TO keeF
the job In tins family. ! found that
h people would not stand for e
as I was told that there would be ne
more OF IL royalty business here. OF
course. II was announced ~ the tins
that my love for shccrown prince
and not desiring that we be separated
caused me 20 ~relinquish all claims
Of the Romanoffs 20 the throne. But
when I signed that statement. Bill,
there was q six-rhootsrs tickling nv
ribs. n naturally ! jus, couldn't dc
anything else.
DON'T wonder that you are anxious
for Prince Joachim TO succeed you,
n he Is able to get hold OF the bulr1
horns and keep the animal under his
power he--the prince. not he bull
will be able to hang on for a few
months. or ~ Biay be years. BY hay-
ing q son holding down the Job Of
emperor he perhaps can find ont
easy position FOR you 10 fiji around
the imperial palace out of which
you can make enough TO keep your
wife and yourself. That will lie
much better than being cast ON, with
no employment at AL and. in addition
thereto. having all the crown lands
confiscated and turned back to the
people.
After all. Bill. while ! hope for the
best. I don't believe the outlook for
emperOrs. kings, ct cetra, Is very
good. and while. as / stated. you are
"a be congratulated for trying TO keen
the emperor's Job in the family. Il
] interpret the signs OF the times
Alright Inc hour Is fast approaching
when these fellows who claim to rul,
by divine right are going to have a
rude awakening. You know l used :,
harp upon that when ! would address
my subjects. and I really believes
II. Bin. Bat the people over my way
seem to have become obsessed with tn,
foolish Idea that they should have +;
hand In running the government.
didn't selieve they wonld make a yer,
good Job Of IL, and u looked for a tim
as though their dream OF a rcpubli'
would burst. But II really looks nov
like they are going 10 make a go o
II. The people here. I understand
have given the haw-haw 10 your sep
arate peace propaganda. the soldier
are lambasting the whey out Of YOU
troops down In GalIcia. and II reail
looks like the republican form O
government In Russia would stick
The idea l. sure 10 spread.
Things are not going very well wit
us. A. I stated at the outset. ! az
virtually a prisoner. My wife l. {
the same boat We occupy the floor O
the palace here. but the minister q
Justice has ordered tina; we be NJ
allowed TO see each other. when I al
permitted 10 visit my children the
mother Is not present. We arise bs
tween . and 10 O'Clock. Tea il the
served. At / O'Clock We have luncheon
After luncheon I am taken for a xai
~ hN EAluFNt tr''ttSN W an Nl1ftl
officer. Al = O'Clock dinner ls serve
J spend my spare time playing vol
taire.
All Of my correspondence II closeI
censored. Only the simplest letteI
are allowed Ia proceed to the person
addressed. The regime In the pala'
IL very severe. A step by any Of n
prisoners II observed By "A dozen eve
All the are also under m
strictes, watch. IN fact. II seems thl
We are simply being oven the s1r
kind Of treatment that We %preScribs
for years. And. believe me, Bhl
goes against the grain.
When the crash Bnl-an
e surely win come one az later
J wenid adyise sou 10 ''beai ~
ample time. Ever though you
quli now aud turn tho job over 20 yot
son. the fact that yeu are an ex-rul'
VIII not ave You from tns wrath
I've people when they rise ~ an