Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
INTRODUCTION


changes which have taken place country have been rendered
possible lot of exaggerated tales have been put into circulation
concerning the Empress Alexandra the part she has played the
perturbaons that have shaken another
and the extraordinary influence which, thanks her her
efforts in his behalf the sinister called Rasputn
acquire public affairs the empire regned by
Nicholas for twenty-five good Of these tales
nothing but imagination but nevertheless unfortunately
that Empress, part
attempted play politics of the world the
the loss of their throne.
Alexandra genius dynasty
whose head she married Without her probable that Of
the disasters that have overtaken the armies would
happened by
Peter the Great and Catherine would disgaced
She totally unfit for the position which chance had raised
and she able understand the
the people which she ruled.
Monsrusly selfish, beyond matters purely
personal her her whom she dozed
She who had been reared principles of liberalism
had had her grandmother Queen Victoria perfect
example of constitutional sovereign became very
day Of her arrival in Russia the of
attempt cze the nation which owned her for its Empress
her confidence the feroous country
possessed She tried and certain degree succeeded inspiring
her husband the ddan of his people and the
uphold system ought been
overturned and replaced by enlightened Naughty
and by temperament she had unlimited confidence
abilities especially had the mother of the son
had during many years. that
everything wished
subjects were but her slaves She had strong will and much
her character and understood admirably
points in her husband who became but puppet her
She herself but playthng in the game a few
INSCRIPTIONS advenurers who used her for the fuersnce
their ambitious grubbng schemes
the that led house
of ROmanof would in time have betrayed Russia suyng
her fair fame as well as her reputation in history.
Rasputn about whom much has been sa Incl
dent the of whole series of facts all of them
dgaceu and of which had single exenuang
to put forward excuse for their perpetratiOn
He himself was far from being the remarkable individual
he has been represented by people, and had
IS lad heard him
not have been for any length of time.
Alexandra Despised the Tar
Those who hated him mostly did because they not been
able obtain from him what they wanted they applied
themselves paint him much really
They did not know that he but the mouce people
unscrupuous even than himself who hid
themselves behind him they have done
in of chess according to their personal
wants These people was who nearly brought Russia 10 be
absolute they to rise to the
which they welded had their
schemes Her absolute belief in the merits Of the wanderna
preacher thanks his undoubd influence conrvd
get hold of her mind and persuade her that
her side nothing evil could befal her or her family.
1t generally that Alexandra
despsed her husband and that she made secret
the fact She considered him weak individual unable give
himself of what going around him. who
guided and left to himself Her faerers of whom she had
that
and most of the qualities of Catherine H. and that she ought
follow the example the latter by rayng her
number of friends effect palace revolution which would
form her into the gng sovereign of that Russia which she did
whose character she unable understand
for Nicholas she had had esteem for him. and from the
of her she had affected him
negligible quantity But influence him she had taken good
acquire She had jeaousy kept from him all the
people he could heard the truth could
sgnaled him which his dynasty running
policy which had become oathsome the country
which the with Germany had
unexpected and dangerous course.
The Empress like all stupid people and her stupidity has not
denied by her best friends believed that could rule
by S therefore, always neposed herself whenever
induced adopt liberal of
aspirations would have been
him encouraged She had listened all the
that detestab old bureaucratic system which
police sole right dispose of peoples lives and which relied
keep order aggeved country
to the circle of civilized European nations.
Without fears it likely that the
first would dissolved Without her enreates
probable that the composing the garrison at ST. Peters
burg at the peaceful
aon capital January when headed by the
apone repaired Palace lay its before
whom it still worshpped that time She at th
every tyrannca action which took place during the reg
Nicholas H. And lately she the moving spirit in the cam
paan engineered by the friends of Raspun to conclude
rate peace with Germany
long intrigue which end by the publication
Rasputn undoubtedly played considerable
unconscousy Those who used him. together with hi
influence very careful initiate him into their deren
fhemss. they paid him. they fed him. they him cham