The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-27
The Will of Peter the Great
As you think about the German Kaiser, read about
That Will Is Deader Than He Is.

If you ask yourself what the German Kaiser will
amount to- how far his plans and his orders will reach into
history read for little about the plans and the
famous VIII" of Peter the Great.
mighty man was this Peter giant in body and energy.
Macauay describes chs stately FORM his intellectual
forehead piercing black eyes, his Tartar and mouth
his gracious smile his fown black with the stormy rage
and hate of barbarian tyrant."
That the picture by Engshmen when Peter was
in England.
He lived disguised in Holland studying shipbuding
He built the great city of St Petersburg not satisfied
with the ancient capital of Moscow.
He tried to cvize himself and to cvlize his nation
combining failure with success in both efforts.
he defeated the great Charles the Twelfth savage
fighter as ever lived
He married Catherine nameless girl Of unknown
origin camp follower, without reputation the that
had the intelligence bride the Turkish generals and per-
suade them to give the victory to Peer.
This Peter was regular Emperor, in every way. He
was at for twenty years He diked his that would
have inherited his title and had him poisoned
he preferred the of Catherine-that son died
Finally having planned plans built his great palaces
he died. thoroughly convinced that the power which had
poisoned his son. built great fleets and formed great armies
would rule Europe indefinitely His famous will says
'The Al-Powerful from whom we hold our life and
throne after having revealed unto his wishes and inten
TONS and after being support permits to look upon
Russia called upon to establish her rule all Europe
This idea based upon the fact that all nations of this
portion Of the globe fast approaching of utter
decrepitude."
BE says farther 1--WE found Russia small rvuet; we
leave it immense river Our SUCCESSORS viii make of
destined to feze the whole of Europe they know
how to guide its waves"
You what has happened this Russia that was to
control the whole of Europe.
In this will of Peter the Great-probably genuine al
though its authenticity has been quesonedPeter says that
Dat
It's boundaries. And he lays down fourteen rules.
Keep the Russian nation in constant warfare always to
have good soldiers"
Never have peace except to patch up your finances"
"Attract able from all over Europe"-Frederick
the Great took this advice for Prussia later.
Mix in the affairs of all Europe in particular of Ger
many"
divide Poland by raising continual disorders and eal
ouSies Gain its rulers with gold''
"Take all you from Sweden isolate her from Den
mark"
marry Russian princes with German princesses-
tach Germany to our cause"
The great Catherine II was German princess thus
married.
Seek alliance with England'-you know that that has
been done
Extend yourselves along the shores of the Baltic"
Approach closely to Constantinople and India Who
rules over these countries is the real sovereign of the
world"
Keep up warfare with Turkey and Persia"
Then follows advice for deceiving Austria using her
to drive out the Turks "oer her portion of your con-
quests which you will further take back" The Prussan
Kaiser will probably remember that advice by and by
Finally Russia to nundate Germany with troops as
sembled beforehand, and:
1.-TWO fleets full of soldiers will leave the Baltic and the
Black advance along the Mediterranean the
keeping France in check with and Germany with the
other And these two countries conquered the remainder of
Europe will fall under one yoke"
The last words were Thus can Europe be subiugated
pefar The Graafd
Caesar and thousand others dreamed and did great things
while they lived.
This is the day of the Kaisers dreaming He has made
pul joke of the dream of Peter the Great Russia which
to the world the payhng of the Kaiser and
the joke of the world.
Today the dream of Prussan dominion. That in its