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A contribution to the history of the war of undonhted, if not quite unexceptionable, value is made in a volume of reminiscences shortly to be published by Countess Kleinmichel, one of the leaders of society: and owner of the principal salon in old Imperial Bussia. She reports the follow- ing narration by Count Fredericks, for many years Minister of the Tear's House bol of the events immediately preceding the outbreak of hostilities
War.
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At Brst Nicholas II. was very anxious for peace, but allowed himself to gralmily muried away by Grueral Sak- hominoff and General Yanishkevitch, who blinded lum with the lure of military glory in what would undoubtedly be a virtor &
The Grand Duke Nicholas al worked feverishly in the same direction. and M. Sasonoff gave the final push by assuring the Emperor in my presence that war with Germany was the only means for him to save his life and the throne for his When Count Portales (the "Ger an Ambassador) vaue to me and, with tears in his eyes, implored the to inak one more attempt to induce the Emperor to res varse the mobilisation ardor I went first to the Empress and explained to her the gravity & hopeless situation. You are right." she said. We must prevent this terrible misfortune at any price. But there is a mistake somewhere. The mobilisation is not direted against Germany, but against Austria. More than once the Emperor fas täld me that, he has repeated it to me today, and Wilhelm must be wrongly fa formed or pretending to be so"
We went together to the Emperor. M. Sonoff was alrewly with him. I spoke with all the conviction and warmth with which my deep sympathy with the Em. peror inspired me. I entreated him not to take on himself this great responsibilty to history and humanity. The Empress supportel we. First he spoke Frenb. then English. She thought I did not understand the latter language, but I understood the following passage: "Nicky, you call him sometimes old fol, but. he is not an old fool. He is devoted to you more than somebody else. Give the orders ation: demobilisation, Nicky, do." This passage is given in English in the memoirs.j
The Emperor appeared to yield. Sasono turned to me and said. "I have the courage to take upor myself the responsibility for this war, which is inevitable, and will make Russia stronger and mightier than she has ever been. And you, the Minister of the Imperial House- hold, who should watch over the interests of the Emperor, wish that he should sign his own death sentence, for Russia would never forgive him the humiliation to which you are persuading him." So far the Emperor had hesitated. but now seemed to have come to a decision, and. without
conversation continuing the
with M. Sasonoff or ae, urdered that M Suk. homlinuff and the Grund. Duke Nicholas should come to him at once. Next day brought us war.
Count Fredericksz told the countess that he did his utmost to dissuade the Tsar from assuming the chief command, but the account goes on to say:---
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Two hours later I was called to the Empress. She seemed very angry with me. The Esperer has told me of your cou-
**Why wus versation." she said. necessary to excite the Emperor at a me- ment when he so much needs all his energy "I told and concentration of strength?" bim." I replied, "what my conscience and devotion compelled me to tell him. I consider his decision fatal, for be no longer remains the muarch, the be anointed of" the Lord, but will the commander-in-chief whom every. one believes he has the right to criticise." "Perhaps you would have preferred," re plied the Empress, "that the Grand Duke Nicholas should unimpeded have torn his poweraway from him piece by piece, fragment by fragment, under pretext of the demands of headquarters, to which everything mest be subordinated. The Grand Duke demands that the ministers should go to Baninovitchi to work with him there,. He is tearing the power away from the Emperor in all depart- ments of administration, and the ministers, who know very well that power is ou hist side, sometimes answer the Emperor when he gives them bis orders that they must first seek the advice of the Grand Duke Nicholas. In reality the This position is intolerable. Emperor has been déposed, and I be the moment coming when the Grand Duke will; take his place.
But I have never dissuaded the Emperor from dismissing the Grand Duke. He can find another General, Alexieff, Russki, or Brussiloff" "You know," sabi the Empress, "that with the character of the Emperor that is impossible. Unfortunate. ly, he has always been too much afraid of his uncle. He would not be able to hold his own against the opposition of the Grand Duke. The only solution for him is assume the chief command himself. Believe me, I have considered all that very carefully and spent more than one sleepless night in so doing, and I do not part from the Emperor with a light heart. Eren if we encounter great opposition in society and at headquarters itself, that is to say among the creatures of the Grand Duke, I know that we shall have the people and the soldiers on our side."
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In this, unhappily, the Tsaritsa was mis- taken, The confidence precisely of the people in the wider sense and the common Boldiers to the Grand Duke was one of the strongest assets with which Russia entered the war, and the effects of his removal from the chief command were worse than those of a big battle lost Moreover, the ac- conut given above does nothing to shake the idea that the Grand Duke was removed mainly at the instigation of Easputin, whom he bad threatened to hang if he dared abow himself at beadquarters.
(Continued at foot of next column.)"
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