The Late Czar of all the Russians.

Manawatu Herald, 6 November 1894, Page 2

The Late Czar of all the Russians.

It has been admitted by the press of the world that the Czar who died on Thursday last was the keeper of ihe peace cf Europe. Mr Htead, less than two years ago, wrote " Bat take him with all his limitations, and we shall hardy find in all Europe a man who more honestly ! endeavours to do hi* dwy according to hid lights, or one wluse long life and authority are morn earnestly to ho de«iral by Ihe civilised world than Alexander 111, Czar of All the Rassiiis." ihe sniiii.-wriit-r i;vi(k'CCts how easily man m^y be ini.stnkv.-n as he assi.ru d " iho Emperor is cmi nentiy a healthy man " and had, as an Ambassador ipmailu-d to him " a goud stomach." From the light of past, cv.-ma this seems to have b.^on :an cn t rely wrong eone'.u-ion. The Czar had a horror of war, having in a Bulgarian campaign seen enougi. of its realities, and ihough >\n army of a million m n would hay marched at his bidding, the oidr was never given. We learnt from the cablegrams that daring the lastfew days of his life he spent, much time in unfolding 10 his son, his views and p lie , portions of which <vere clearly set out in i-hu -ketch previously r f nvd to. At tht) vciy beginning -f his reign h m t ih (i-auhiii Einper > to ■ rtsu w ihomilies which had for nearly a hundred y ars bound Germany and Russia, but ihis und-r.siand'ng was f i- a Mine disturb'd by 'he production <>1 certain foig d d leumems calcuUt.-d t • cause the Czar to doub. th ■ good fai:h of Bi-marek. It m-iy hi-ry be explained that, when she forgery wa exposed i-ht? Czar niunf.iily acknow ledged his error. Tlv purpose the Czar worked for was the c mhinution of Russia, Germany and Eng'an 1, knowing if ilvse ihree held tog-ilu-i 1, the poac j of the world was secured. It is said that the Qz ir had no love for Franoe or ih« Frenoh R pubiic which he distrust, d n account of the support the \l p iblicm L ft h td friqumrly giv^n t, P .iex, Nihi ists nil nth «r cni'inies <f his dynisty. If Russia an 1 France hay • mad fi nd* public y, ii w»s that the Czir might have an in -idn veto up >n all F.ench designs of war. The Oztr was mini, d to a sister of fhe Piincess of Waifs, and wa< perfr-otly idolised by bis family. " A devoted husband, a tno4 aff-ctionate father, the companion and friend of his boys." H- did not appear boWfd d >wn or crushed beneath ihe Imperial load, rhough summoned to the ihrone by dymmit<% and, shadowed by Nihilists, his life must have been anxious, and on ■ cannot f. jel surprised at the f il'owiny remark : —One of his brothers wa talking to bra oce ab>ut th^ inextricable tangle of human afftirs, and expressed very emphatically an op:ni-ui M) thn'-, if h- 1 wth R iler of thes Universe, he would alter many things, anc, in short, reconstruct the affiirs ol this world on an altogether new and improved pattern The Czar listened i-o hun for a tim , and iben said, "I do not thinu so As G id mud- it o:h rwise. Ho muHt know best. But for ray part, if fie should end it all to morrow I shou d be very glad." All is ended.