Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-11
Godfather to czarevitch

1904-Dearest Nicky: What very
kind thought that was of yours to |
ask me to be godfather to your little |
boy. You can well imagine what our
Joy was when we read your telegram
announcing his birth. Was LANCE
wahrt wird gut ("what takes long
lasts well") says an old German
proverb, so may it be with this little
dear one! May he grow to be q
brave soldier and a wise and power
full statesman, and may Gods bless
ings always rest on him and pre-
serve him from all harm of body
and soul. May he always be as a
ray of sunshine to you both during
your life, as he is now in the time
or trial! Henry is the bearer. of
these lines and of my sincerest and
heartfelt wishes for you, AIiX, and
the boy, accompanied by the gift of
a goblet for my little godchild, which
he will, 1 hope, begin to use when
he thinks that mans thirst can
not forever be quenched with milk
only. Perhaps he may then find out
for himself one day that Elm gut
glas Branntewein. soil mitternachts1
NIGHT schadlich SEM GA good glass
of brandy is not harmful at mid
nightly is not only a 'truism,' but
that often I'm vein list wahrheit nur
allein' GIN wine alone is truth") as
the butler sings in 'Undine,' to be
wound up by the classical word of
our great reformer, DR.. Martin Lu-
Their, 'Wer NIGHT liebt vein, webb und
gesang' ("He who loves not wine,
woman and song remains a fool his
life long."D These would be the
maxims I would try to see my god
child educated up to! There is great
sense in them and nothing can be
said against them.
Hopes Russia Will Win
'"Phe course CT the war has been
most trying to your army and navy,
and I deeply grieve for the loss of
SO many brave officers and men who
fell or were drowned in doing their
duty, Loyalty fulfilling the oath they
swore to their emperor. May the re-
Inducements which are being sent
out increase the numbers and powers
of your army to such an extent that |
the absolute supremacy may be es-
tablished also in numbers. AS far
as [ could make out Kuropatkin has
100000 men in the field, whereas the |
Japs muster about 100000 to $780,
600. This seems a disparity still
and makes your valiant generals |
task Il very heavy one. Should your
battleships in making their last dash
from Port Arthur, not be able to
reach Vladivostok on account of in
juries received in the fight, their
best chance is to try for Tsingtau,
where they will be we'll looked after
till the end Of the war, instead Of
being blown up or sunk; just as well
as we will take care of 'Zesare- .
witch and the torpedo boats. May
next year bring better luck when
the army prepared and formed in
full strength will be able to tackle
their enemy with better chance, as
there is for the moment; for it !
seems to me that Kouropatkin is |
still in danger of being cut off from
his retreat, which he will have to
fight for in the direction of Mukden; |
God grant he may get through I'M
scathed. The old saying of Napo-
leon 1 still holds true, la victoire
est aYec les gros battailonS.'
There is no doubt to me that
you will and must win in the long
run, but it will cost both money
and many men; as the enemy rs |
bEave and well led and can only be
beaten by overwhelming numbers
and time and patience. Of course the
operations of the field army will be
easier and will give better results,
as soon as the Baltic fleet will have
arrived on the scene. and forced the
Jap fleet back into their ports, thus
restituting the command of the sea
to you. now lost by the inetficiency
of the admiralS in command of the |
naval forces at Port Arthur. The
command of the sea is an absolutely
necessary equivalent to the final sue
cess of the land campaign of the
army. AS it deprives the enemy of
his base supports, re-enforcements, !
etc. which he can now use freely |
for the pouring in of reserves, am
munitions, commissariat, evacuation
of wounded. etc.
when the war broke out in Feb