Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-13

ter looked after than by him. hope
and trust that the person whom you
are going to select to replace him
will be able to carry on the work n
the same manner and with the same
truthfulness and openness of char
acter like Schouvaloff; as the rela-
tions of our two countries rest on
traditional bases, quite other than
those with other nations and are of
commanding influance on the whole
Of the worldi At your dear fathers
express wish, replaced Schwentiz
by Werber; if I could at the same
time express a wish, it would be
that you choose either Pahlen. Rich
ter or Staal as remplacants if pos
sible.
Now let me wish you a happy
new year at the side of that dear
angel Alix, and may it be a year of
peace and prosperity. My Christ
mas gift WILL / hope, amuse you-it
is an album with photos from the
"Fahnenweihe" at Berlin.
Hoping that we shall be able 10
meet each other somewhere this year,
II remain your most affectionate
friend. WILLY"
Count Paul Schouvaloff, ambas-
oddOI VI JtuSHtd u 16TIudHS, was FG-
called by Nicholas. who appointed
him goYerEor-genera of Poland. The
kaiser suggests as his successor
three Russians whose names indicate
a Teutonic erigin)
Praise for the Cars Speech
Berlin. Feb, Z, 1895, Dearest
Nicky; Egloffstein will, / hope, be
able to bring over the whole heap of
porcelain without any breakage. He
is instructed to arrange the table
so as it would be if you gave a din
ner for fifty; so that you should
have the coup d'oeuil of the whole
affair. hope that my manufacturer
has done everything TO fulfill your
wishes and that the present may
be useful TO you both.
"Since the sad weeks you had TO
SO through have passed much has
happened in Europe. You have lost
an excellent old servant of your pred
ecessors old Giers, who was a. very
good fellow whom 1 much esteemed.
France has changed par surprise her
head and government and through
the amnesty opened the doors to all
the worst malefaetors the former
people with difficulty had managed
the democrats and the revolutionary
party is also to be felt here. My
reiehstag behaves as badly as it
can, swinging backwards and for
wards, between the Socialists egged
ON by the Jews and the qltramontaine
Catholics both parties being soon fit
to be hung, all of them, as far as
can see.
"In England the ministry is tod
ding on to it's fall amidst universal
derision. In short, everywhere the
principle de Ia monarchie' is called
upon to show itself strong. That
is why I am so glad at the capital
speech you made the other day to
the Populations in response to some
addresses for reform. 1t was very
much to the point and made deep
Impression everywhere,
"For the opening of our canal in
the end of June I have invited all
European governments to send war
ships to KieI. hope your fleet will
also be represented. by ship or
two.
with my respects to your mamma
and many compliments to Alix. re-
main,
your most affeetionate friend,
WILLY"
fEviGently the kaiser is making
Nicholas a gift from the royal porce-
lain factories. Giers is Nicholas de
GieRs, minister of foreign affairs Of
Russia, who died in January, 1895.
Early in January the candidate OF
the Socialists and radicals for presi-
deaf Of the French chamber, Henri
Brisson, was elected. President Ca
sirnir-Perter resigned OH January u
because of attacks on him and was
succeeded by Felix Faure. Leon
Bourgeois, Chief radical exponent OF
Che policy OF Republican ooncentra-
ton, was chosen to form the min
tstry. The men in office represented
H,as Faure terms industrious de-
mocracy" and labor. The amnesty
the kaiser speaks of was granted to
afT persons who had been Imprisoned
by the previous French government
for violating the censorship OF the
press, the laws governing public
meetings, electoral offenses, etc.-in
snort, men who were fighting mon
archical tendencies in France. In
England the Rosebery ministry.
which followed the retirement OF
Gladstone as prime minister in 1894,
was about to fall, hut so far had re-
buffed most Of the reforms proposed
by the opposition. The cars speech
referred to was made January rs,
1895, to a. deputation from the SENT
yos seeking local self-government,
The ezar said: ''T am aware that
in cert#in meetings of the zemtvos
voices have been raised by persons
carried away by absurd illusions
about the participation of szemtvos
in matters of internal
government, I intend to pro-
tect the principle OF auteeracy as
firmly and unswervingly as did my
late and never-to-be-forgo faith
er."1
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