Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-31

contempt for secret diplomacy The letter follows.

gave me today. I fully sympathize with you during these terrible times. | i The best way to forget the cares and troubles connected with the state of affairs in the country is the method you have adopted, viz, to occupy your self with your splendid guard, to make maneuvers with it and to talk with it. This gives you satisfaction and also gives pleasure to the troops, who without doubt, when troublous times come, will repay you for the care you now give to them and will prove their gratitude by being a faithful, trust | worthy and unconquerable weapon in ! l the hands of their monarch.
 q am very glad that you, who served in the Huzzars, are pleased | with them. l must say that the same applies to myself. 1 also feel weak ness towards my Guard of Huzzars whom l at one time commanded. 1 l reviewed them yesterday before the maneuvers of the Guard Calvary di- vision. The manoeuvers went off very we'll, but like all this years reviews, finished in a heavy fall of rain.
 "I quite agree with you regarding the question of anarchists. Their at tempt was cowardly and criminal act The difficulty of fighting with this plague of humanity lies as you right i ly remark, in the fact that in many { countries and especially in Great i Britain, these scoundrels can live with 1 out hndrance and can there form plots against the life of anyone.
 "I know that the Spanish Prime Minister requested the Prince of Wales to express to His Majesty Ed l ward VII the desire of the Spanish na- ton that the British Government should combine with the continental powers in order to take serious re- pressive measures against this sect.
 "This only proves, that the steps taken by our two governments for the supervision of such persons have not 1 been successful because they can live in full freedom in London and there develop their designs of death. The right place for such scoundrels is the scaffold and in some cases a lunatlc asylum. All the Continental Powers should send a proposal to the British government, asking it to join the in teInation agreement for the fight against these beasts. think that with mutual agreement and with view toI defending life and culture, it would be possible to prohibit the production of chemical products for the filling. of bombs under threat of severe punish ment.
 "The Duma is creating a most diff ficult situation for your government and is coinplicating affairs very much. But we can hope that soon ways will be found for a reasonable modus vivendi and that it will be possible to do positive work for the good of 1 tho country.
 "As had expected, our choice fe]i on Izolski, who, I am sure will give you satisfaction, and, being clever man, will be able to carry on abroad a peace policy correspondence to your desires. He gave Schein very good advice on the Bagdad Railway ques- tion, so that 1 hope that my govern ment will find it possible to work to- gether with him on the basis of mu- tual confidence based on common in- tercsts.
 "Our interests in this railroad are of purely economical and commercial of humanity. It is a perfectly legal which is building it and managing it.
 
 that the British are beginning to sound you on the question of Asia, but you have decided to quietly await pro- posal from them and 1 feel convinced, that should their terms regarding Gen. tral Asia be acceptable to you, an agreement with them will remove many reasons of misunderstanding and conflict, and this would give me pleasure.
 "Without doubt it is clear to every one, that the present moment chosen by the British Fleet for an uninvited visit is most untimely for you and your country, and I fully understand your feeling of displeasure on this account, when remember my feelings in connection with the visit to us last year. They, of course, will try to strengthen the ultra-liberal party in your country The fleet has signi fled its intention of visiting Pillau and Travemund on the return journey. shall see to it that it is we'll watched. "Like you, am Joking forward very much to our meeting at the end of the summer. As l shall return to the Baltic Sea in the beginning of August would suggest to you that we should meet on the first of August (new style) on the way between Gernigshcf and Swinemlunde, if the weather should be good. The place is very pretty and the communication with the shore for sending dispatches, etc., is more convenient than at Hale.
 "The good old Emperor, Franz Joseph, whom have just visited looks fairly robust, although age makes him stoop somewhat. He was also much i annoyed at the behavior of his parlil- 1 ment. The hours which I spent with him were very pleasant owing to his kindness, gentleness and nobility: i visited the exceedingly interesting old which belongs to the famous traveller: prince Wilchek. This is model of i gothic archicture, and the furniture dating from the 13 to 15 centuries were of great interest:
 "Tatitcheff will tell you about my spring maneuvers and reviews of the 2nd Brigade, about the new regiment"