Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-29

duke of Hesse brother of the czarina of Russia.
She divorced him in 1901. In 1905 she married
Grand Duke Cyril, in spite of the fact that Car
Nicholas III forbade the MARRIAGE. They were
banished and it was not until 1909 that they were
allowed to return. Here is the proclamation in
part Of Cyril:
Let the Russian army although called Red, but
whose ranks have largely forcibly enrolled say
its final word and come to the succor of the down
trodden rights of the Russian people and revive the
historical tradition standing for the faith the czar
and the fatherland. and restore law and order 10
Russia.
In conjunction with the army let the of peo-
pie arise call the righfu of the country
who will be the loving forgiving thoughtful fa-
Their and ruling sovereign of the great Russian
try, who will be feared alone (by the enemles) ana
The will the churches forgive those who
have msed and give to the peasants the legal owner
snip OF land they possess Inen hussla VIII eI
destruction will be able to restore its de-
stroyed household and will regain peace and happi-
The task of the car will be painful and difficult
in Russia impoverished and shaken to its foun-
daton Not for personal glory, not for vain honors
nor for attainment of power shall the car assume
the his ancestors but for the accomplish
of his duty before God, before his conscience
and his country.
Imperatively calling for the accomplishment Of his
initiating and ruinous yoke, i first Of all consider my
self obligated uphold the law and follow duty,
ignoring hesitation and disregarding the fact of
my unwilling absence from my country
Grand Duke Cyrs proclamation received
with anger by Marie Feodorovna, dowager empress
Of Russia mother of tine murdered Czer Nicholas
H. She wrote the following letter of protest from
villa Hvidoere, near Copenhagen, to Grand Duke
Nicholas:
Your Imperial Highness:
NV heart was painfully depressed by reading
manifesto of the Grand Duke Cyril Wladmirovtch
who declared himself emperor of all Russias.
There is definite news to about the fate
of my beloved son and grandson. therefore, con-
slider the act of Grand Duke Cyri1's proclamation
position o
the last CLEAN of hope
am afraid that this manifesto may create division
and instead Of improving will render still the
state of tortured Russia.
IF It would please the Almighty, in His unknown
WAYS to take unto Himself my beloved son and
grandson believe, without any forecast of the flu
tIlre and with firm hope in Divine Grace, that the
future emperor will be designated by fundamen-
tai laws unison with the Orthodox church and al
together with the Russian people
pray the Almighty spare His Anger and to
save us by those ways known only to Him
am that you, as the Oldest member of the
house of Romanof. share my views. MARIE
Following is the statement of Grand Duke Mich
olas following the receipt of the letter of the dow
ager empress
am happy state that her imperial majesty the
Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna had doubt
that share feelings regard to the of the
Grand Duke Cyril Wadimirovtch in proclaiming him
self emperor of all Russas.
had already many opportunities of expressing my
deep conviction that the form of the future organza
ton the Russian state be decided only on Rus
sian soil in accordance with the aspirations OF the
Russian people,
Cyril Wladmirovtch appeal to every Russian shar-
ing the thoughts of her imperial majesty and mine.
and I urge them fulfill their duties to their coun-
try by continuing energeticaly and without Interrupt
ton the holy task Of the liberation of Russia. May
God help u.s.
GRAND DUKE NIcoLAI NIcoLAYEvITcH.
Alarmed over Grand Duke CyriPs propaganda
campaign for the Russian throne, the Berlin Rus
sian emigre colony Of supporters of Grand Duke
Nicholas held secret concave with General Baron
Wrangel commander of the anti-Bolshevk army
which was interned in Yugo-Slavia and Bulgaria
after its defeat in the Crimea. At secret con-
clave General Wrangel denounced Grand Duke
CyriPs intentions bluff" and all the partici-
pants pledged loyalty anew to Grand Duke Mich
OlaS