The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-17
THE RUSSIAN REvoiSTroN.


II appears that Emperor Nichoia>'
late ruler Of Russia. but who woke w
the other morning To that he has
been deprived Of the Job OF ruling. the
people having made Their arrange-
ments. will he able to attribute his
downfall to his wife. Just to what
extent she is responsible for her
spouse bcinc separated from hts crown
and specter may never be known. But
anyhow the people had an idea that
the empress leaned too strongly To-
ward Germany. So they took matters
into their hands and shovel
Nicholas into tbs discard. Now he
is just a plain. common citizen. or Will
DC when M people get through de-
noting him.
People have wondered for months
Just what ~as wrong In Russia. In
fact. from the beginning OF the war
the coentry has heen more or less OF
a stumbling block in the path Of the
other entente war prophets when
its armies swept into eastern Prussia
the prediction vas made that Germany
would be crushed. and IN the hasty re-
treat that followed the opinion was ex-
pressed thar Ruseie had ceased to be
an important factor in the struggle.
one day the pendulum n opinion
would swing in ono direction and the
next daV IL would swing In the OPP
positc direction.
u Is not surprising now that th''
public Is focusing it, gaze upon Grand
Duke Nicholas. Deprived Of his cont
mand on the eastern front and reie-
gated 20 a decidedly inferior position.
ne accepted his fate Without C nun
mnr. Howerer the move was NOT "a
popular one. The grand duke has al
weys been regarded as perhaps the
most commanding military figure I'm
the empire He r. the Idol uf the Rus
sinn army, the masier strategist, u is
natural. therefore. that he should be
looked upon a. a Moses Ia lead the
Russians oui % their present diff
Guilty.
The party In control OF the Russian
government now fayors q more active
participation In the war. Perhaps
when the gentle spring time roll
aroud and the weather Is good for
lighting the kaiser will find business
pretty good on the eastern front.
Is the kaiser's crown in peril too
Il Is reported that several wealth,
Germans are considering plans of at
tempting 20 establish a republic. In
formation 10 this effect was given on
In London recently by a neutral mill
tary attache with the German arm
who j%ourneyed 60 the English capita
on urgent private business who dc
ciared that ~ there II n revolution q
Germany II will be led by Hinden
berg
what I say is a fact. ne continued
~ the Hohenzoliern dynasty II 20 %
overthrown. Hindeuburg Is the mn
who will overthrow H. and before ia
war II over you may see Won Hinder
burg the first president Of the Unite
German Republic.
Germany b. ripcning for a reVol,
ton. Il H. not merely that the M"
Of the people are suffering grcatl
and are growing dafy more discoi
tented. However great their s%1fferi'
and their discomfort, the masses
Germany would probably never daI
90 break ct inta open revolt
But 1t IL not the masses alone vi
are discontinued Ia Germany TT
wealthy middle class are In AN eV'
greater state OF anger and resilessne
than the masses. ! happen to kn'
that a couple 81 weeks ago there "
a private meeting Of some ~ the me
Influential commercial and busin'
men In Berlin. The gathering W
held NJ the house of Herr Balm. q
great shipping maFnate. Herr Baliii
BE- one 81 che kaiser's most inilma
friends, hut Herr BALM Is also a hu
mess man. and his vast private in.'
ests are of much more concern
him than his friendship with the e.
peror. our loyalty TO h emperor b
cost Us half our fortune already
said. we shall O ALLOW IL Ia cost
the other half a resolution was pas
ed at the meeting 10 END the folio
ing message 20 the kaiser Win the "
or M the war.
n believe hat there would Dc a re-
olution in Germany TOMORROW but
one nct-that no revolution ~ "'
country. least 81 an IN Germany
possible that II not supported by Z
army. and the only man whom I
army would follow In "a revolt w"u
DE Hindeaburg,
won Hindenburg f. at the pinna'
Of his popularity. lie y 'he IDOL
The German people. An the success
thar have attended the German arr