Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-04 | Page 13 | Personality of the Czar. He is a Hard Worker and Dislikes Luxury

OP THE CZAR He Ha Is a Hard Worker and Francis von s Correspondent Correspondence e in Chicago Nicholas II has the greatest antipa antipathy antipathy thy to every form of luxury and more particularly at the table His meals are restricted to a very few dishes and andare andare are attended by very few feu guests Like all busy men he e eats with feverish haste He find finds it impossible to ton con conceal coal ceal the boredom inflicted upon him by long official On the other hand he jests and laughs freely when hen henat at his ease among his intimate associates associates ates Ills His contempt for etiquette is manifest in all his habits While his father Alexander III was wa accustomed to drive through St Petersburg in a brilliant and showy equipage the pros pres present eat ent esar usually es in a simple open carriage He Be has baa suppressed the eec cor cordon don of cavalry which used to keep the streets clear for his father and often the police of the route he be intends to take Russian peasants frequently travel hundreds of with their petitions confident that the sovereign will per personally personally consider their cases and have justice done He reads all the letters addressed to him and notes the answers to be given an nn the margin in red pen pencil elI cil He never forgives forgiven those who at attempt attempt tempt to deceive him or give him false Information Both he and the czarina are extremely popular throughout Run Rus Russia sin sia They are like two comrades nei nel neither ther trying to exercise control over the theother theother other It is said in St Petersburg that such sucha a ft happy married pair were never be before before fore seen on the Russian throne When they drive out together they are al aI always ways observed to be In animated con conversation conversation frequently laughing and smiling They intentionally avoid put putting putting ting on a proper expression The czar csar remarked one day I am a Run Rus Russian sian just like m my subjects a saying which made an excellent Impression upon the people 4 The young sovereign frequently re remains remains mains at his desk till a late how hour and sometimes receives his ministers or se ad advisers after midnight his sit sitting sitting ting by him at her embroidery or nee ace needlework When a stranger appears at atthe atthe the door she bundles her work f fand and prepares to leave leav e till the scar cane says But no Lasha remain here you do donot donot not disturb us in the least 1 l e czar czarina Ins ina then silently resumes her seat ani goes on with her work It is not perhaps known to all the world that the correspondence between Nicholas II and the German emperor empero which on important occasions is ar arned ned ried on between the two twe sovereigns is in the English language For instance ice the telegrams respecting the appoint appointment appointment ment of Count von Waldersee as corn com of the international forces were written by both emperors in English The relationship of th the two monarchs with file English court is not the sole explanation of this curious departure from the custom m in diplo diplomatic matte matic and princely circles to e employ jl y the French language for far such tonal communications