The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-22
The Car Warm in His Friendship for
Germany, but What Of His PeOple9
RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
The Two Empires Should Be
Friends, but Are They2

as were decorated Win thai Order. Tue coIpany
thus invited consisted of the RED Prince FredcricS
Cnarlesl the Prince Augustus oil wurtc noerg, the
Duke OF Mecklemourg, Field Marshal Count
Moltke. General Won Boudztzxy. Prince OF Honen-
loe General Won Werder, General Won Avensleben,
and Of two aides-de-camp OF Prince FREDERICK
Charles. The party arrived by express train OF ne
st. Petersburg Berlin Railway, and were met ar tue
station by the Emperor himself and large
suite. A guard OF honor was mounted on
the platform and played the National Ger
man Antn. m. Outside the station announcer
band OF military music met the guests Win the
aounds of "Oie Wacht am Rhein" when they were
ahoul 10 enter the court carriages In waiting LOT
them. The Emperor came IN an open sieuEe VII
one horse and took Prince Frederick Charles. me
other guests invited into the equipaSes OF tue
Heir Apparent and the younger sons ana the broth
ers OF the Emperor. Alexander, a. well as all the
Grand Dukes wore Prussan uniforms, while Prince
Frederick Charles was dressed III The uniform oil q
Russian Field Marshal, when title mas been recently
bestowed upon him. Besides the military suite as.
sembled 10 meet the party there were gath also
ali such high functOnaries IN the civh service as
happened 70 possess Prusslan orders. The who.e
cortege drove to the Winter Palace amid loud cneers
OF great numner OF Germans assembled on Inc
way.
VISIT TO ARMY HEADQUARTERS.
On the next day after his arrival at ST. Peters
burg Field Marshal Count Moltke and stat visited
the headquarters OF the army. Count Heden CHIEF
OF the stan, met tile Iou0t on the staircase auu
showed MN all over the place, the WISH beginning
with the library, where all sorts OF military maps
ana m0des are collected. me Prusslan rielu
Marshal exhibited the greatest curiosity Wnen con-
ienplatlng tue l.llltary maps OF Poland, probably,
consequently, on me proximity oil that land " prus:
sa, and the greatest astoDlslment aG the maps OF
TurEisan and Central Asia; for, az ne said, he did
not expect TO find that the RUSSIAN On1,e rs
countries, but so Thoroughly TO study them TOO.
Before leaving Count M0lthe was presentei by
tary map Of Russia thai has been YET published and
with Tour volumes OF military statistics. the whole
bound aS !p Hnss1
or gets good translator, ne may make, perhaps,
good use OF these materials some day.
OTHER VISITS.
Besides the heaIouarrers Count Moltke visited
also the splendo imperia. Library, several catne.
drals and barracks OF the guards and the graves NJ
the deceased Euss.an nOnarchs IN the Cathedral Of
Sr. Peter and 81. Paul.
On the sth, the day OF st. Georges festival, sol
emn ''lo Deum' was otilciared ia the parade halls
OF me Winter Palace by the Metropolitan Of ST re.
tersuurg. All officers OF the guards or generals anu
colonies Of the army residing at St petersburg dc.
tachments oil the guards re imet Is and of course
the wnole OF the prusslan guests were present
Alter the "1e Deum" Blessing o the regimenlal
some we hundred aud Ity soldiers, decorated with
the cross oil ST. George
AT six O'Clock q dinner was given to all the OIL
GERS possessing that order. The Emperor PRESIDING
and Prince FREDERICK Charles anu tue other Prussan
guests siltlng closs uiIn. The number OF covers
was lle. The first toast was proposed by the En-
peTor ALEXANDER IA the following words:-
THE CARS srEECH.
'The health OF HIS Imperial Majesty the Emperor.
King William, the eldest kns AZ OF 81, George, ana ana
representatives among US here Tonight. wish and
Sops That Inc Close ren1sp n ns ~ sna as
well Is the souierly brotherhood Oi our armies,
winch began at the time so Wemorable. III these
feelings see the best guarantees Tor the peace OK
FRINGE FREDERICK CHARLES RESPONDS.
n~s. (harlpQ
amid loud cheers.
On the next day a grand review OF the Guards
was held by the Emperor, tue troops consisting OF
forty-nve batlallons nirtyour squadrons oil cavalry
MEANING OF ALL THIS SHOW.
It should be added that the reception, however
brilliant 10 may be- appears to he purely Official
or governmental one, the public generally taking
buL little interest In the matter ana me press pre-.
IL Tie more or less lnacpendent organs, except q
few quotations from Official Journals stating mere
fac about the ceremonies that nave taken place.
How the German Princes nnd Generals were
Received In Russia-rh Russian Order of
"a. GeUrge-Its Iiistory-Opiaions Of the
Rsccptisn-iMaperIal Frieudship for Ger.
nany-priuee Miian's Visit 20 swabia-
Army Augn,entaiie ion Present Condition Of
the Russian Mechanic and Agricultural
Laborer.
The news OF the arrival Of Prince Frederick Carl Of
Prussia and other Prussan knights VI the Russian
Order oil ST. George VINO have invited TO partic
pate IN the celebration OF the festival OF the Vrder on
the tn OF December. creates in Germany rather an
unsatisfactory feeling. The Prince arrived at st.
Petersburg by special train. Though the Imperial
welcome given him and his suite by the Gear was
oil that could be desired the monarch gong TO meet
his guests as far Sselo tue first railroad
station on the ST. petersburg and Warsaw road, the
public reception was tame. The railroad depot was
decorated and Illuminated. but all enthusiasm on the
part OF the people failed. Prusslan naRs ana
tho Prussian national hymn were, OF course. not
wanting. Along the streets which the party had to
drive through q good NUMBER OF persons had as
scmbIcd-mostly Germans, who seemed afraid OF
giving vent to much enthusiasm. M0ltKe was
chiefly The object OF enthusiasm. "Not hand NOT
a mouth movcd,n says correspondent OF the Augs-
burger Aigenaeiaa Ztit,1a0. ''as tho Car, Prince
Frederick Carl 10 the lef mounted his open sleigh;
and first rs the Csar, just as the horses moved
made motion with his nand to the public was q
very faint hurran perceptlble." Tho hurrahs were
found TO proceed mostly from German threats, and
IL was noticed that lieutenant OF police looked ~
single nurrahers half In surprise aud hall Ia anger.
TUE REcEPrloN AT rHB WINTER PALACE.
Arriving at the Winter Palace, the guests were re-
ce,ved by the Czarowitcn, In Prussian uniform
Grand Duke Constantine, In the uniform OF the
Fourth Rhenish hussars; the Grand Duke Nikola
Constantinowtz. the Grand Duke Vladimir ana q
goouly array Of high military personages Here they
wilreside untl tue festivities are over. good num-
Der Of other Prussan lower rank mAttasres, also
decorated with the ST. Georges Order. had ar
rived at SL Petersburg. and excited great Interest
wherever they showed themselves. La the theatres
and In the circus they drew more attention than
the players People gathered about them 70 feel theiE
bodies TO examine their accoutrcments and their
sidearms, to sucn an extent that Russian soldier
sent 10 escort them had to tell the people that tht
Prussians were also human beings, with two legs
and two arms, just like the Russians" OF otncla