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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART V--IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE ( Continued)
CHAPTER XXXIII. AS MINISTER TO RUSSIA -- 1892-1894
Appointment by President Harrison. My stay in London. Lord Rothschild;
his view of Russian treatment of the Jews. Sir Julian Goldschmidt; impres-
sion made by him. Paris; the Vicomte de Vogué; funeral of Renan; the
Duke de la Rochefoucauld. Our Minister, William Walter Phelps, and others
at Berlin; talk with Count Shuvaloff. Arrival in St. Petersburg. Deaden-
ing influences; paralysis of energy as seen on the railways; little apparent
change in externals since my former visit; change wrought by emancipation
of the serfs. Improvement in the surroundings of the Emperor. Visit to
the Foreign Office. Presentation to Alexander III; his view of the Behring
Sea Question; his acquiescence in the American view; his allusion to the
Chicago Exposition. My conversation with the Archbishop of Warsaw. Con-
versation with the Empress; her reference to the Rev. Dr. Talmage. Im-
pression made upon me by the Emperor. My presentation to the heir to the
Throne, now the Emperor Nicholas II; his evident limitations; main cause
of these. Presentation to sundry Grand Dukes. A reminiscence of the Grand
Duke Michael. The Grand Dukes Vladimir and Alexis. The diplomatic
corps. General von Schweinitz. Sir Robert Morier; his victory over the
United States at the Paris Arbitration Tribunal; its causes; its lessons
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CHAPTER XXXIV. INTERCOURSE WITH RUSSIAN
STATESMEN -- 1892-1894
Last days of Sir Robert Morier at St. Petersburg; his last appearance at
Court. Count de Montebello. Husny Pasha. Marochetti. Count Wolken-
stein. Van Stoetwegen and his views regarding peace in Europe. Pasitch,
the Servian Minister; his two condemnations to death. Contrast between
the Chinese and Japanese representatives. Character of Russian statesmen;
their good qualities; their main defects. Rarity of first-class men among
them; illustrations of this view from The Hague peace programme and from
Russian dealings with Finland and with the Baltic Provinces. M. de Giers;
his love of peace; strong impression made by him on me. Weakness and
worse of Russia in the Behring Sea matter. Finance Minister De Witte; his
strength; his early history. Difference in view between De Witte and his
predecessor Wischniegradsky. Pobedonostzeff. Dournovo. My experience

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Publication Information: Book Title: Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White. Volume: 2. Contributors: Andrew Dickson White - author. Publisher: Century. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1905. Page Number: v.
    
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