Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-24
SQUABBLE over
throne OF CAR
Russian ExlIeS United in Hate
for Lenin, Split as to Can
didate for Crown.

Paris-M Paul Eric, lie Journals"
well informed writer on Near East
topics, contributed to that newspaper
the other day an article on the anti
Soviet activities of the various eNiled
Russian groups, These groups, as
every one knows, are united only in
their detestation of Lenin and the
Moscow dictatorship Among other
things NJ, Eric said
1.-THE exlles are divided In the main
into two camps--the Democrats and
the monarchlsts, But in each of these
camps political subdivisions exist and
factions and subfactions have been
created, whose work is often EN-
barrassed by personal ambition and
special interests. While most Of the
exIles hold that the empire of the
Gar will he liberated from the Boil
shevists only by the Russians who
have stayed at home, others are of
the opinion that only action from the
outside can overthrow the Soviets.
Monsrchlsts the More Active.
AT present the monarchists seem
to be the more aggressive. At least,
they are making more stir. They have
in the principal cities of Europe
numerous committees which meet fire.
Quently. But the same Ideas are not
expressed In all these gatherings. Two
aspirants, with about equal followings
the Grand Duke Cyril and the Grand
Duke Dimitrl, both dream Of occupy
ing the throne so tragically abandoned
by Nicholas II. Cyril, the eldest son
of the Grand Duke Vladimir brother
of Alexander II, is the first in line
IN the succession, in case Russia
should be disposed to return TO car
dom But many legitImatists oppose
his candidacy on the pretext that his
mother was a Protestant and that in
marrying her the Grand Duke Yladi-
mir had, in accordance with dynastic
exigencies, renounced his right to the
throne.
Cyril denies the existence of such
a written Remuneration, which, for that
matter, nobody can claim ever to have
seen. His adversarles reproach him
with having compromised himself with
the Socialists by making a visit to the
revolutionaries at the Tauride palace
the day after the abdication of
Nicholas II. For these two reasons
monarchists prefer the son of the
Grand Duke Paul, the Grand Duke
Dimitri, who, as is well known, took
part in the assassination of Rasputin.
Need for Strong Man.
"But not all the monarchists believe
in the possibility of return, pure and
simple, to the former regime. Many
of them, convinced that the Red army
will soon rise against the Moscow gov
eminent, think that at that moment
Russia will have need of strong man,
capable OF maintaining order in the
country until elections can be held.
These monarchists are persuaded that
the Grand Duke Nicholas, whose lib
eral sentiments are unconcealed, would
be able to take the reins during this
critical period. It is asserted that the
former generalIssimo Is receptive to
such suggestions.
"Finally, General Wrangel, who re-
mains in the Balkans, IS not alto
gether inactive. The officers who
served under him in the south of
Russia have not deserted him, and 1t
is said that they are ready to answer
q second call from him.
THE Democrats and Socialists form
a number of groups more or less lso-
lated. The revolutionary Socialists
stand altogether apart The moderate
Socialists, whose leader is NJ. Aksen.
tiev, are inclined to make political
concessions. They would have little
trouble In reaching an agreement with
the moderate Republican groups. This
revolutionary Socialists Of the Left,
led by NJ. Tchernov, remain faithful 10
their extremist principles, and If they
were permitted later TO exercise any
power in Russia they would pursue
again the policy which they followed
in 1917 and thereby prepared the way
for Bolshevism. Between these two
tendencies Kerensky still hesitates, as
If he were waiting for events to die
tate his line of conduct,