Evening star., 1928-02-28
Interest Without Credulity
In Anastasias Amazing Story

America finds 1t interesting to dis
cuSs the mysterious. romantic case OF
Anastasia TSchaikovsky. But even
those most willing to believe concede
the difficulty In ever proving the amaz-
ing story that this young woman now
In the United States Is the daughter
Of the late Car OF Russia.
"All the evidence" as viewed by the
DeS MolneS Tribune Capital, indicates
that AnaStaSia was blotted out along
with her parents and the other men,
bers OF the immediate family, In the
cellar execution at Ekaterinburg. But
romance must have something 10 feed
on, AnaStaSia. being young and re-
putedly beautiful, could not be allowed
10 die And one hundred years hence
there will be those who still believe the
young grand duchess escaped. There
viii be those tracing their ancestry to
one or another fake grand duchess. and
claiming the blood Of the Romanons. :"
''AS far as her entrance into America
Is concerned" says the New York
Evening Post, ''Anastasia stands as
mysteriouSly as she did IN Europe. Why
should II be our task To solve her prob
lem2 II Europe cannot do II, how can
America? Probably it can never be
solved She will almost surely go down
into history as puzzlng IA figure As the
Man In the Iron Mask. Although the
ROmano!' succession seems now n
purely abstract issue. some day the
question OF the legitimate prrtcnder
may reVOlVe about this strange and
silent being
Apart from this abstract issue. the
San Bernardino Sun emphasizes the
point that "in the background Is a huge
fortune on deposit in English banks,
that belongs to the royal family OF
Russia. The sum In said 10 be $40 G00.-
600, ff the Princess AnastaSia is alive" !"
continues the sun, "Shc Is the heir EN-
titled To this money. Adycnturcrs are
always ready to give aid IN such n
contingency. There viii be declarations
by those who once had access 10 the
royal palace that this woman. whose
mind and body nre supposed to be- shat
tered by her terrible ordeal, IL the
daughter Of the Gear. She Is slow.
however. 10 begin the effort ut proof
In court that she Il The royal princess
ut Russia -
she comes here" remarks the Fort
Worth Record Telegram. with the
recommendations o! various persons
abroad who credit her claims They
believe her story II We believe H., no
viii We II we have not outgruWn
much Of naivttc which characterized
our national mid Victorlaniam the
lady viii Ike II over here We are
very generous IN our issuance OF sup
plies Ia those whose mysterious con-
ncCti0ns With royalty start fire under
our sentimental coffee pots" That
pHner also recalls "Iherc have been
brothers Of rulers and rghttul heirs
Ia thrones among us ever since the
t4,t4 tAtu
Mark Twain knew them and made the
Jlke ot BligeWntcr' immortal, At
one time or another they have fairly
divided honoia with the Spanish ptib~
0nti' In the hlmple enterprise OF thef~
clAiug American g1liibilltY
For the prracut." ah II appears to
the Detroit Free Press. there seem To
be na many persona fldiruing AnaS-
tnSln's pretcnaiuns rs there hre belief~
rta IN her strange tale" The Free
| Press. however, observes, "tihe proved
that she possessed an intimate kno"i~
edge nf the domehtic lift nt the lto~
| mnnuitA"
The Hrnhihlr thing" advises the
| Dayton Daily News. "NUuld be 10 Otter
| AnuataHia u iuh AT something hhr tui.
| iu washing dihle> ut Nhutnut uhti
| give inf u chance Ia mnke ul herself
| whatever hyr quality. whether royal ut
nnt. may permit thelr l. nntitius lo
| royalty bat Illusion. drluainn aud
| despair, Nepcri helraa. nn, hearts f1ut
tered at the hNlt al what claimed. al
~ good evidence. 10 De royalty An
either 10 600 years. perhaps, viii Wted
| thai old Itnliialtrhs otlt ~ ua and make
| way tor thu actual democrat
| ''lhr ltusaiAu fuluny III this country. At
| according to the I3t joseph HeWa~
| Press has It's doubts. IA do the Eurne
lIeana hnd Americans that we're In
huasla when The hoyiss aleW hiuhnIaa
and his followers At tkatefiuhlla, lha
apldeucn tliat all Wers KILLED Ii hotl,