, 1880-02-18
WHAT Won MOI,TKE THINKS.
Prospect of Disarmament vcrr IIe.
n0tc-T1Io IlcuA Of the German MILL
tMry Syktcni His yIe.vA or the
CfinnceM Of tho Future In KIrol,cs

SAHUCEH OIL NnG kfuLNT6 LII ltNf0nCs
Linda, 1|tsorarh. Jan. a.
In n p!ninly.furnlshed room, the only or,,a-
meEts Of which nre few cicyGrlr4!xccMtcu
watet~eolor sketches, and fult-lrnEth por-
trait Of tlls Emperor William, Field Marshal
Count 1lrlEnlutli yon AIoltke, the greatest OF
living German soldiers, atld The first strntc-
gst III the world, ats daily nt his writing
tablc from early mnrl, until noon, necessarily
occupied with the regulation and lnlprbve-
ment Of that magnificent military machine
wltcl, lie Inns handled with such terrible
effect In two gigantic Wt.Ts. From the VIM
dnw fucing his accustomed seat at tho south
western corner ofthc GeneralstabsEpb1nlte he
can look out upon the vast fGhfgsplntz and
contemplate with patriotic satisfaction, tenn
percd BY artistic modification, The talI, It'll.
coniejy memorial rntsed 10 commemorate
victorious deeds Of his devIsIng, that hears
upon Its summit M,xon, bat-ltke cfllgy
Of Germany's latest trlNnphs over her heretl-
itary foe. All the ducts Of military informa-
tion that are carried to Berlin from the re-
m0test points Of tho Father!anl's frontiers,
charged. with matter Of import and Intprcst
concerning the German army, It's positions,
empty themselves Of ulcir valuable contents
III that modest chamber, nnnbllng the vig0r-
0tis octoBenarian to feed his aetiyc brain
with the very tAsrNcn. 0f tho high intelli-
Eence and n!islnslKal'e Industry devoted by
tton uf material for Ills consideration. 1t Is
but seldom TINT anyof the Instructive dIgests
q ln'n!nn!,s uif ,; lMeorantIn RI lNnngu ny nho
writer, Count yon Alottko IL Only. known
TO the. general public, even III his own
adopted, country, By l!is delightful books
e e, trpysd Esat and Rr ysntu ca,Esg ,S n
King md German Emperor, spoken Of as
mastcrly productions by the few privileged
persons who hayn bcgr fortunate enough
to per,sse tholn, arc confidential Statc papers,
futslro generations, .bnt, fur sons years tO
come, at lcast, nre doomed to honorable Sc
cluSion IN the secret department of the 1!il-
nerlAs nrfvy Archives. .-Unlikc the late Duke
acteristics he has, indeed, little III common,
he does not keep up n lnrge private corre-
spollerco with NIL manner Of lnell, though
Ills letters from lInssi1 10 mc9lbers Of his
the most readable hooks Of modern times
Ills eltstolary ntterances obtain publicity
even moro rarely than Ills, spoken remarks,
which, psrl.nps, once or twice m the co1rsn
slnrtful attention Of its iellow-!sgisiators,
aud frequently insure their adoption Of the
particular measure he may think fit to nlyt-
cute. But his infreqnent letters and speeches
wisdom, expressel With SlEoro"s tersencss,
anu characterized by certain SUI, sofesnntty
which renders tl!cni exceptionally impressive
even to the casual reader, that they nr0
serious consideration they 1nyarlnbly obtain
In Germany. For IIol'lnMth von AIultkc
IL not only.a Grent soldier, hut great statcs-
lnAn. lie Il, moreover, pl,llHs9pllor Or tho
stoIcal school md ~ accomplished student
lMlst kept. critical, wntelt upon the signs of
the times no Inns lived in.. Occupying posi-
Ion uf almost unique Influence iM the polit-
ir.o'n.ill!ary. circle which Immediately ell
yirons the Gef,nan Emperor; nothing thot Is
csclpes his observation, and nothing TINT Is
to bH Is unknown to Him. His authority in
tho Imperial councils has before now out
weighed oven Tint Of Prince bismarck him.
the Stnte Administration he wieltls absolute
l,Ml uncontrolled power. ,......
Despite tho obvious inopportlncncsss OF
Such moment as tile present for pleading
Tie cause Of general anI simultaneous dis;
SONG mite, but whose mime has not ns yet
trahspired, has ntldressed n letter to Count
von Alolekc, elltreatlng him to eScrt his inil,-
unctloii In tho Imperial army, Tho nspira-
tlons set. forth in this letter nre, I'LL
fortunGtely for tho 'ead!ng Europran M
tlon 'oKetef r nt2s n,'st . GXspf cr
hoped for tboEr realization when he set them
down upon paper, nIMl d1spatchet! tholn toths
Chief Of the, General Staff. prulMbly Eu
wished to elicit fr9m Tie grent military orb
touching the Nct,lul state OF affairs upon thu
Continent, nlnl some s;gaci0Ms fnrccnst With
respect to thu future awaiting Germany, nnt
l!er neighb9rs, friendly, or hostile. II this
fni in ncllirylnE it.: fOr Count von Aloltke'a
reply to his application, AL extract. from
Which was tG!eernpn"l from berlin all oyer
Europe on "Wednesday evening, dIsc closes the
well as tic lnfercncps his wisdom hAs slr,iw,l
irnm actnallties OF uylt olnetl. i'll slnluln but
s.tshIy impressive anE,taGe;; "Eai,ier
mist; but he, as well ~ other lending Spirits
of tho agy, Is rcHrctfnlIy u,'abls to take u
hopefal y!sW Of the future, ~: fur "
TIC abolition. or escr reduction. Of
csrnet,. "Who," he asks, with 'aSl. ~,
heartfrlt desire to see those heavy mill.
tMry burdens relieved which Germany
Of her, position ln tho midst OF pow
urnlientA ara ArAf t1 Tint desire, but hnl',.
pier condition Of affairs cn!lnot be attained
riols, is national misfortune. Even the
power OF the Emperor Is Inadequate to bring
about this conviction, which Gun only result
lrom an, Improvement In tho religious. and
n,arnl ct!ucatlon OF the peope,-thp ftnit Of
centuries OF historical development which
neither OF ns Will liys to scNl'
These solemn md monrntul words convey
to lis but slender promise Of an alnelloFatioh
III the ;catA,n!tous conditions Which ut pres.
snt oltaln n the grea1 military ssatrs of
Of class interests and the almost intolsIa-
BE oppression q civilized humanity. I!e
through them tiiut characterized their ycll-
orable authors spseel. In ti,e lever House
hu rosa in lis piace near tlls Ministerial tnGla
70 rsply u thy l,!ssionAtns oratary Of the op.
similar in character to tilat n2out 10 bo
brought forward BY ths q, Chancellor II person
l.e addressed himself 10 tho NngratofMl tnsk
Of lispell!nx all ttle roseate Illusions nt tlsat
Me sntsrta,'n nX 'nny ,t GsTma lnerls
4 lung.lasting Heaee, which should enable
dFtvr lu1r military psftUntps In n mi fnutn,