Diplomatic memoirs . our Civil Warand my own military service, and showed himself familiarwith our history. After the breakfast was served, the com-pany broke up into groups, and the Emperor gathered allthe regimental officers about him, and passing from oneto the other spoke individually to all of them, having quitea conversation with each. I was much impressed with thethoroughness and the conscientious manner in which hedischarged his duties towards his fellow officers. The most noted Russian subject of the time was SergeJ. Witte (afterwards Count de Witte) holding the post ofMinister of Fin
Diplomatic memoirs . our Civil Warand my own military service, and showed himself familiarwith our history. After the breakfast was served, the com-pany broke up into groups, and the Emperor gathered allthe regimental officers about him, and passing from oneto the other spoke individually to all of them, having quitea conversation with each. I was much impressed with thethoroughness and the conscientious manner in which hedischarged his duties towards his fellow officers. The most noted Russian subject of the time was SergeJ. Witte (afterwards Count de Witte) holding the post ofMinister of Finance, and the most powerful man in the Em-pire. He came from the middle or merchant class of thepeople and is another evidence, as was M. de Giers, Ministerof Foreign Affairs, that rank and fortune do not always con-trol in the attainment of the highest offices in the RussianGovernment, but that capacity and fitness sometimes enabletheir possessor to push his way to the front, in spite of thenobility and SERGE J. DE WITTE
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