Evening journal., 1917-03-27
DUKE BANISRED,
TOLD GEAR truth
Full Story Revealed OF How
Nicholas Was Warned
Against Empress
ARMY NOW IS
MORE DETERMINED

pETROGRAD, March ze - The
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhaeloyitch,
president OF the Russian Imperial His
torical and Geographical Society, VINO
IA 6rst cousin OF the Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicolaievitch. the famous sol
dier. was banished to his estates last
December for telling the Car the
truth about the internal situation and
denouncing the Rasputin scandal
The fun story Of the remarkable
occurrence which would be possible
only I'M Russia. may now be told,
largely on authority of the Grand
Duke himself. He relates that he was
more moved than the Car who dur
ing the conversation politely liz
matches for his kinsman's cigarettes.
When the Grand Duke, fearing he had
gone too far. said. NOW call your
Cossacks and have me killed and
buried in your garden the Gar
merely smiled and thanked him.
few days later, however, the En-
peror wrote his cousin note order
ing him TO retire 10 his country seat
before leaving Petrograd the Grand
Duke addressed TO the Car a letter.
extracts from which remarkable docu-
ment are given here by courtesy OF
the Russkoe Slovo.
Warned About Empress.
you have frequently proclaimed
that YOU will continue the war TO
victorious end" wrote the Grand Duke
70 his imperial cousin. Are you sure
that the present condition OF the
country permits this? Are you well
enoneb acquainted with the affairs Of
your empire. particularly in Siberia
Turkestan and the Caucases? DO you
hear the whole truth, or is much con
cealed?
$50 long as your manner or choos-
ing ministers was known only IN a
narrow circle things could muddle
along, but when it became a matter OF
public knowledge, when all classes In
Russia talked about IT, then IT is
senseless TO attempt TO continue TO
govern Russia in this fashion.
"Often you have told me that the
country can put its faith in no one
that you are being deceived. II this Is
go. then Il applies particularly to your
wife. who loves you. yet has led YOU
into error being surrounded always
by evil minded intimates. The word
she utters are the product of skiltu
machinations, and are not the truth
IN you are powerless to liberate hel
from these influences, then at al
events be on your guard against the
constant and systematic influence o
the iniriguers, who are using you
wife as their instrument.
III your persuasions are unavailing
Try other methods to rid yourself O
them once and for all.
Saw Throne TOttering.
~ have long hositated 10 tell yO
the-phole truth. and ! have decide
10 do so only after ! have been cor
WINGED by your mother and sister
that it must be done You are on IN
eve OF new troubles, even on attempt
on your life. Believe me, II thu
press your emancipation from thu
shackles that bind YOU I do so no
from personal motives but only In the
hope of saving YOU, your throne anC
our dear country from dire and ire
parable consequences.
Columns I'm the newspapers are MI
I'd with "reminiscences OF the imperia
Family The Grand Duke Cyril des
crihes the utter estrangement that pre-
vailed toward the end between tn,
Gar and his klnsmen. The Granl
Duke Cyrils palace was the meeting
place Of numerous members Of thu
Imperial family, public men and dis
tinguished foreigners. who secret.
discussed the coming peril from IN