Show NICHOLAS IN DIARY TELLS II HOW HE ABDICATED TO I. I SAVE RUSSIA I TO THE ALLIES failed Manifesto esto t at Request o of His G Generals Wizen When ReL Re- Re L ports o of Rioting and Overthrow o of His Government J i in ill pc Petrograd Indicated That 1111 All Was as Lo Lost t. t I If By the Late Russ Russian ln Czar Nicholas Romano Romanoff f 1 HERALD HERAl-D presents here what is believed to be he the most complete c copy py f T TIm 1 o of a dial diar diary kept tl t by hy the 1 late ate Czar C Nicholas T To of tho the events c iut- iut lv preceding his is abdication from the throne thron Und lend o of his life ns as a pris- pris er fat nt koe Coli Selu on tn of the diary iary have been published by the Croat newspaper ne Hr the soviet organ org Iz c tija the Vienna Y Dennik k kII II d too bo Bolshevik I r Some sectIons of It have e also Sired 1 in Lon London on Answers pe The diary as ns presented here comes 3 from Jacob Leonard n a correspondent I Stockholm I ia ia to The czar r abdicated abdicate at midnight March 15 1917 ns dated in the western I t lendar The fhe Bolshevik government o announced that he hc was Wag executed Jul July I to jg 16 1918 1916 The dates ates in in ill the tho diary dinn presented here are according ing to tho the Greek t I February 27 1017 High Command lJ Hea Headquarters quarters Disorders reign in n Petrograd It mo to think that soldiers arc aro r in these thele disorder disorders s. s I am anxious tor for news from Petrograd more Each Etch dB day the tho situation I Is growing more mora god aDd more serious I fear for the theare fu future fu- fu lure are of ot the It hurts meto meto me mo moto to be so ao far from tho the capital an and over every everyday tar day to hear bad news And I am so helpless to be of ot service I fear that the Ite situation Is beyond m my control Tho The nv r is over ver It Jt was decided that ye proceed to Selo and shortly short short- ly l' after arter midnight I am amt on my 01 wa way In train I feel teel from the grave faces tt cf ir II try generals that things are worse worst thin than they ther admit to m me 28 S 1017 Ot I I am un much worried My Iy staff finally final final- ly iT prevailed Jire upon mo ono to retire I retired re retired re- re tired at S 5 o'clock removing only outer garments I fool Iol that at nn any moment I must be called for or further consulta consulta- Before retiring I had a a. consultation consultation consul consul- tation with General whom I Ibe Ilive live Uve dispatched to Petrograd with troops gyps trO to establish order However I cannot sleep s At G C o'clock I 1 was still It III stake ant I 1 must roust have had a n. little sleep for Cor lOW box W at 10 o'clock tho the shrill whistle I a i th the cn engine lne has haH awakened me Wo We WeSte 0 Ufe Ste Just lust passed elc At Al tho the station In my staff received more news ne Each tach hour things aro growing worse TV We wish wished ell to reach Moscow but I was toll loU that It was as har hardly l possible I edited that an attempt mu must t be bc made macle Our attempt to reach Moscow proved ed tile and the Imperial train was limed back Now Nov ow we are arc trying to ruth General headquarters at and Tosno railroad stations having ha been Jeen occupied b by the tha we wc aro compelled to retrace our tourney carne toward We Ve must spend tho the night at General Gentral Gen Gen- eral ual headquarters I am and tired I cannot touch fc- fc fad I see the end clearly and wish I that tbt it was vms all nil over I can stand it to longer lODger We e have reached I sent for Cor Q ural He lie Is sad and grave Unlit that nothing must bo be kept BC- BC fet aft from me tc I 1 told everyone around nt oe that I was tas prepared for tor tho the worst 1 from rom General that and Lon Longa Longo a were occupied We 0 are lost We W Ware are now too late T Tt Te can never nC reach Belo Selo I tabard hard to think hut but am unable to torather rather gather my thoughts Is it n. n dream An Ac I aWl awake I think of oC m my poor wife I can Ima imagine lne how she m scat satt suffer seeing everything about lit iler as It Is I wonder where here m my chil- chil dren are They must be he full Cull of oC fear ear tar for my ray safety tr 0 O great reat God be bc our r prote ot tor and con console olo m my poor lox lox- juira r n n 11 11 nr JI 1 General s Headquarters 1 I I 1 rise very cry early after atter a l sleepless tight How grave gran yet unwearied and Ely undisturbed tho the generals I look k I admire their cool demeanor tat bat they arc are soldiers and to them victory vic vic- I t tory iery ry t as wen well as defeat has little cf- cf Iett I sent fent for General w who lio I came me to lo me this morning He lie said that thatiEs lh iEs l had hid a long conversation con with RodI Rodj Rod- Rod I j I d b by telegraph He lie held in his I lard i nd a written report of ot tho whole I t ln He hesitated to show It itI I tome to nt Ine I hand mo ono the report I 1 II I f read It my myself elt for tor I must know kno It itU U I raid Mid as 11 I took It from his hand is I started to read it I looked looke at R whose whoso head was bent and hei he i ed d not net not wish to meet m my eye The TheIs Is as I had expected Informs by tole- tole that the tho situation Is vcr very grave J at Petrograd and antI a parliamentary Ii lobi chosen from tho the existing l hta C cannot save ave the existing order 1 J The social democracy ns t represented i 1 lf Ih the labor committee which Is Irre- Irre to moderate moderato changes will liht himself la is convinced I thit the duma durna Is ls powerless as the thel J I Mv Itt liter l r committee 1 IH powerful all and tle te Utter latter will not havo any relations 4 silk ith th the existing duma dunna tells oils me that h ho h a has hasIg has already I to j Ig tf Vi t Us fitted d duplicates duplicate of or the tho report r conversation with 1 I H all the general headquarters an and received replies replica that the they will That 1 is IH m my ab abdication die a t ton has haft 11 t l loome n necessary for the sako sake oCI oCt of oC hots g t kilt Russia and keeping her n as n a i 1 gerent nt Everyone E at the general I quarters advise me to yield I Ij la j I j sot only read ready but anxious j I I t told that I will a abdicate bilica te en 1 r action will save silve la The heady I ua oleos has haM already I l 1 Ease a manifesto on the subject e read the co copy COP Pl and am nm pre pre- 4 t i to sign It lt- K It o Informs that t Oe he io expects two members of ot ott t duma In the c These evening are 0 ov and n j 1 t told a. a lion uon Rouk H that at I f will l Ill sign tho the on manifesto but hut declined t k I ste ire WV the th members of or the duma I 1 1 k no objeCtion J to but l to bo be I ariM a fiery and sa reVolUtionist con con 1 h hm me that it though Is critic a 0 Is very verv humane and an hon hon- 4 hi lie tells me mc that I would Ute rn as mild a as a woman c nik In i t tera the tho evening c tho the two duma uma till lIt i ler era arrived iJ I hn havA found out ett dt qt I Was as i iy IT 5 mistaken r regarding Shul- Shul Elea el Under Mer r h his hla dirty clothes hu ho hoU a a. U hUmane and 4 tart t rt IU fi hi lIa IT is iii very ery considerate of ot my a Was Ta g CB 8 J lIe speaks to me as though C 0 4 I a R. aji sick flick child Ile t hl El t I l would wo lil like IHo to apologue apologize ji 1 l d hta t for or ir ln having f thou thought ht him harsh j 1 fn l Oa f r C t ESIo 1 tOI 11 wa was vcr very friendly a hi hihi hi m m that lt I T have ht already read rend readA A to and am willing Billing to to sign alight l alteration was wa and 4 sad t marie made it It A great relief A tro Ire 4 4 I lon load Is cast cat off orr m my overburdened over over- o I burdened shoulders But how ho depressed do- do pressed I feel And the end Is not yet et J Through h more moro tortures I must live When will it Il end I I March a 1 1017 1117 I 1 hard hardly 1 r realize what Is la going on about m me My Ir train Is stopping at nt station I 1 would woul prefer not notto i to meet my former l' l staff but I must I All 11 the tho members of ot the military staff I Iare Inre are at the station and I am Informed that they are arc awaiting mo to bid me I good bye 1 I have o decided to speak l to them I I The They received me with grave faces aces and I 1 saw sw tears in tho the eyes ees of oC set beveral bev- bev I eral eras of ot them One Ont of m my generals generals' I told mo me that fate tate had willed whiled It nil all I do clo not agree with him V Fate te does docs not rulo rule us wo ourselves chisel our ours fate tate I have havo made mado my fate ate and would make a n. different one If IC I had another another an an- I an-I other opportunity But one Is not permitted permitted permitted per per- to live lIvo twice I am resigned II I II I received General In tho the train Wo 0 had a n. short conversation and he ho told me mc that I have o taken taleen the noble co course Ulse I see nothing noble about the tho course I have taken hiken Even Eveni i if ones one's act appears noble when when n I taken under force or duress moral or physical It ceases to be noble La Later I General returned with more news front from tho the capital I Michael has halt also abdicated Ills HIs manifesto ends vv with Its a n. declaration that ho would on only accept tho the throne after alter a general assembly based on universal suffrage is convoked and I that assembly approves of oC him as Its lawful so erel sovereign n What hal mental ago ago- he lie must have suffered on signing sign sign-I ing such a disgraceful document It It Is a a. shameful c document und and God knows how he must have suffered on signing it ft Shame and cowardice Is IR every every- where General Is happy happ that disorders have o ceased at nt Petro- Petro grad I feel better and have o taken taken food but am tun still worried about my lay t I wife wiCe and children My 01 generals ad advise advise ad- ad vise Iso mo me not to Join I ad-I m my tamU fatally family for a n few days as a's until things aro are settled They TheO tell me that tho the populace Is Iii bitter against m my Y wife and m my joinIng joinIng join join- Ing her would bring about a serious crisis I will not listen to such ad ad- vice rico M My place I Ii is with in my wire wife and children come what mm- mm may March I t. 1 u My 1 mother reached th the station I have o had a a. good sleep and antI am rested I am now perfectly reconciled to tho the situation My I mother lias has trav traveled led from Kleff Kieft She Is agitated but is trying to conceal It We 0 all lunched together and discussed the situation at length She Sho Is no longer reproachful reproachful re re- alto aho knows now that we w cannot bring the tho past back Sh She is kind and even oven speaks kindly b o of Alex Alex- I andra After t lunch I received two t telegrams from tram dear ear Alexandra She tells mo that m my d dear al' al boy bor is well and andIn In my children understand the tho situation but tho they are all In fear of ot violence at atthe atthe atthe the hands of oC the tho people Accompanied b by m my mother I went for a walk walle I am now a plain Russian Rus- Rus sian citizen and antI am greeted b by the people kindly l A group roup o of young oung women bring flowers Clowers and offer them to me mo addressing mo too as citizen Ro Ro- manoff I like It Il better than medals for they are arc spontaneous offerings of ofa a hearted good-hearted I feel feol happy as a child and wish that I had been heen a citizen clUzen man many years ears earlier Tho The weather suddenly turned dreadful and depresses m my spirit and I again R give gig myself up to worries about my wife and children In tho thu evening I dined with my ray mother and she sho stayed with mo me till almost midnight Her taking leave-taking however was pathetic I am sorry that she left mo thus How I worry about her too I retired but again I 1 was restless My 1 thoughts carry mo to tho the past and I am lost as It If In Ina ina a a. swift current I muster up m my will and try ty tr to foret forget forget for for- get et what Is s gone Jone tint Jut suddenly I be begin begin bobin bo- bo gin bin to think about tho the future futuro I think aimlessly about aboUl tho the coming events I cannot persuade myself to believe bellevo that our country can change from ono regime regime re rev gime game to another so ea easily Tho The er very abnormality of such events e developing develop dO ing Ingo so peacefully peaceful makes mo fear that tho dan dangerous erous un undercurrents have not yet ct made themselves felt There Thero Is something uncanny about the disorders disorders' sudden ending at the tho capital Is It the ominous numinous silence be before before be- be fore tore tho the storm to come I sleep but suddenly wake up with a nightmare I 1 have passed a horrible night March J S. S 1111 1017 We arc e aro about to leave leavo this place I learn leant that rrY rpy mother mothel was not able ablo to proceed after bidding mo me good good- bye hye At 1015 for the tho last time I signed an or order er of oC tho the day clay bidding farewell to lo tho the armies Fifteen n mInutes minutes minutes min mIn- utes later I sent Bent for the tho Imperial staff and addressed to them my adieu In Inthe Inthe Inthe the afternoon I addressed t the tho hu officers and Cossacks of ot my lily guards Many Inny of ot those these wept freely which nearly broke felt weak And life Ufa m my heart I again no tto lon longer er appeared worth fighting fu for I understand why people commit suicide At H our train left the tho station of viewed b by a melancholy Crowd who saluted mo ono for fur tho lie last lam time Four oUI members ors of oC the Soviet let are on the train ft CUI as my tiny guards that l is IH I Iam Iam Iam am the tho prisoner of oC the state In their care Wo We 0 will proceed via Ia and vi J II 9 11 JIll 17 T arkoe Solo elo elot At t 1110 this morning we wo reached T belo telo Thu Tho place l la Is changed and I can hardly believe O It Is the thu same name place Even Hven the appearance o of tho lino town IH is changed Everything has gone gon transformation through a H great reat Tho The streets t are ar full tull of ot sentinels and I tho the place surrounded b by sinister look ing guards and uncanny looking noncommissioned non- non commissioned officers fill CIlI the t groat court The They are arc disrespectful to me and thier behavior Is IB shameful But I have havo nt at last seen my any dear leal wife 10 and children My 1 beloved Alexandra Alexandra Alexandra Alex Alex- andra Is la looking ln well but bul m my children are all ill HI with measles and are arc all lying In n q dark room They are gelting getting get get- ting thug on well with the exception of or Marie whoso whose illness is Just be beginning My I wife Is frantic with fear and still thinks about the past and what ml might ht have havo been done clone I appealed to fo her hor to calm herself an and put her trust trustIn In God She Sho became calm and tried to become lIn cO courageous Occasionally we wo hear shouts and taunts from the great court and these terrify Alex Alex- andra I again appealed led to her to bo be boj j courageous anti and we both to God Gall for protection Will nil He lie hear henr It IO 10 10 un 1017 S Solo Selo lo I am more restful and I spent the night In comfortable sleep Tho The Joy of ot our reunion mado us forget the tho past and the future for a while however How How- over ever In the thu after atter br breakfast I m my wife 3 again aln became fearful of the future futuro and she Is If restless Count succeeded in obtaining permission ln to pa pay us a t short visit His visit has somewhat strengthened In my and oho sho Is making plans for fur our future futuro I do cIo not think that her hers I plans can bo be carried out for wo are prisoners of the state and prisoners should not make plans |