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! Copyright, 1919, The Chicago Daily
News Foreign Service.)
As announced last week, the Chi
cago Daily News staff correspond
emf. Isaac Don Levine, who recently
returned to this country from soviet
Russia. brought back from Moscow
copies of seventy three letters writ
ten by William II. of Russia. The
kaiser wrote in English, the Ian
guage usually spoken by the Russian
imperial family. This Is a complete
series, extending from the time the
car succeeded his father on the
throne of the Romanoffs in the fall
of 1894 to the outbreak of the great
war in 1914. The series which is of
extraordinary interest, has been full
Nv authenticated both in Moscow and
by the investigation of experts in
London. The letters will be printed
in full in The Semi-Weekly Journal.
They will begin today with the let
ter of coincidence written by the
kaiser to Nicholas on the death of
his father Car Alexander in which
the writer lauds the "monarch1cal
instinct" of the German people.
when Gear Alexander Died.
"Neues Palas (Potsdam) Nov. 3,
1894.
NV Dear Nicky: The heavy and
responsible task for which ProVl-
dence had destined you has come
upon you with the suddenGeSs OF
surprise, through the unexpected AMI
untimely death of your lear Ia
mented father. These lines are to
express my fullest and Warmest
sympathy with you and yo1r AliX
and your poor distressed mother. L
can we'll understand the Feelings
which must have agitated y0dr heart
in witnessing the ebbing away of the
life of your father, as his Illness and
sudden passing away was sc very
like my own dear papa's, with whose
character and kind geniality the late
car had so many ILLNESSES. My
prayers to God for you id your
happiness are unceasing. May heaven
comfort you in your grief ard give
you strength for your heavy duties,
and may long and peaceful reign
give you The opportunity OF looking
after the welfare of your subjects.
THE sympathy and real grief at
the so untimely end Of your la
mented father in my country viii
have shown you how strong the
monarchical instinct is and low Ger
many feels for you and your sub
Jects. AS formerly, you will always
find me the same in undim.nishel
friendship and love to yoE. What
our political ideals are we both
know perfectly, and I have nothing
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Berlin. [ can only repeat the ex
preston Of absolute trust in you and
the assurance that I shall always
cultivate the old relations of mutual
friendship with your house, in which
l was reared by my grandfather, ana
some examples of which I was so
glad to give your dear papa in these
last six months CT his reign, and
appreciated by him.
Could Not Attend Funeral
II would have come myself to
pray with you at the funeral, but
have so much to do with administra-
ton at home that it is impossible
Henry will be the bearer of my mes
sages; Gen. Won Plessen, command
ant of my headquarters, Lieut.-Col.
Won Moltke, my aide de camp, and
Gen. Won Villaume, your old friend,
VIII accompany him on board his
ship to Cronstadt. At the same time
by land Col. Won Saussin of the
Kaiser Alexander Guard grenadier
regiment will report himself to you
as the new chief of the regiment.
Whereas to your regiment of hussars
1 have given your name, of which
they will be immensely proud. In
the first named guard regiment the
person of the late car was always
highly venerated and last Monday
the whole corps Of it's officers and
the four colors of the reginal joined
their prayers with mine at the chapel
of the Russian embassy at Berlin.
Now, dearest Nicky, good-by. God
bless and protect you and dear Alix
and give you happiness in your new
married life. That is the warm wish
of your most affectionate and de-
voted friend and cousin
WILLIAM"
(Nicholas II. succeeded as car by
The death of his father, Alexander
III, Nov. /, 1894. Henry was Prince
Henry of Prussia, the kaiser's broth
en- who frequently acted as personal
representative of the kaiser. The
custom of giving honorary command
of regiments to crowned heads of
foreign lands was universal among
monarchs for centuries. This is
one of the few letters signed evil
liam" instead of "Willy.")
Kaiser Suggests an Ambassador
"Potsdam, Jan. 5, 1895. My dear
Nicky: Your kind letter which Knor-
ring brought to me involved very in
teresting but very sad news. I am
very thankful for your explanation
and fully understand the motives
which prompt you to decide about
Count Schouvaloff. In the same
lime I can assure you that 1 am
deeply grieved at losing excellent
Paul, who was the only ambassador
at Berlin with whom I was on really
intimate terms and who was an ami
intine" to me as Ear as a non-Ger-
man could claim such name. I will
miss him very much indeed. He
fully deserves the eulogies you gave
him in your rescript and the near
and intimate relations of our courts
and people could not have been bet
Continued on Page 8, Column g.
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