Being rebuffed in this
demand, Germany suddenly declared war on Russia.
Today it is not only the protection of a country related to us and
unjustly attacked that must be accorded, but we must safeguard the
honor, the dignity, and the integrity of Russia and her position
among the great powers.
We believe unshakably that all our faithful subjects will rise with
unanimity and devotion for the defense of Russian soil; that
internal discord will be forgotten in this threatening hour; that
the unity of the Emperor with his people will become still more
close, and that Russia, rising like one man, will repulse the
insolent attack of the enemy.
With a profound faith in the justice of our work, and with a humble
hope in omnipotent Providence in prayer, we call God's blessing on
holy Russia and her valiant troops.
NICHOLAS.
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CZAR AT THE KREMLIN.
Response to Deputies of Moscow, Aug. 18.
At this stormy, warlike hour, which, suddenly and against my
wishes, has fallen upon my peaceful people, I seek, according to
the custom of my ancestors, to strengthen the forces of my soul in
the sanctuaries of Moscow.
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