Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-27
NO DESIRE FOR WAR.
The Crown Prince Proves Himself
a Thorough Soldier.
TWO GREAT MEN FOR HIS MODELS
Following After Frederick the Great
and Emperor William.
a PRACTICE WITH HIS BRIGADE.
Veteran Won Moltke Compliments
Him For His Efficiency.
A VISIT TO THE SICK EMPEROR.
The Change From Cha%rlottenberg to
Frederickcine PIeases the Invalid
Severity of the Passport Reg
lations-Personals.
Veteran Won Moltke Compliments
Him For His Efficiency.
. VISIT TO THE SICK EMPEROR.
~Lcopuripht 1888 BIZ Jams Gordon Bennett

Copyright 1888 bv James Gordon Bennett
BERLIN, May 26.-[New York Herald Cable
SPECIAL to THE BEE.-An incident occurred
during the Prince of Wales stay in Berlin
that causes general comment and to which
important political significance is attached.
From shortly after sunrise until 10 o'clock on
the morning of the day preceding the royal
wedding, the crown prince had been manoeu-
vering his brigade in Tempelhofields. For
the first time the crown prince took supreme
command of the manoeuvering and acquitted
himself admirably. He succeeded in repuls.
ing the attack of an imaginary enemy march
ing against Berlin. The various regiments,
squadrons and batteries Of the imaginary
enemy were represented by red and white
cloth banners. The enemies attack was
drawn up by Field Marshall Count Won
Moltke himself and the task set for the
crown prince was made as difficult as posi-
BILE. After four hours of in
cessant marching, countermarching ad-
vancing, retreating, m~anoeuvering for
every square yard Of rising ground or cover
the crown prince succeeded in outmanoeuver-
ing his enemy, commanded by one of the
ablest of the Prussian generals. Led by a
brilliant charge at exactly the right moment
he captured the enemy's position and after
wards following the example of the late
emperor, the crown prince rode to the his
toric oak tree known as the Kaiser Eich in
the middle OF Tempelhof parade, and there,
L.. l-l. zp4i.a.. -. -:
out in brief technical language the errors
committed and the correct moves made dur
ing the manoeuvers of the day. The crown
prince subsequently was most highly compli-
mented by Count Won Moltke on the ''quick-
ness of perception occurring and sound
military instinct that he gave proof of, and
the admirable manner in which he handled
the 1000 men under his command"
The crown prince felt naturally much
elated, and this was referred to by the Prince
of Wales to the crown prince at the Alte
Schloss on Wednesday afternoon, and 1t was
then that the crown prince said to the Prince
of Wales, ''There is no rose without a thorn.
] am a soldier. / have taken two men for my
models-Frederick the Great and the En-
peror William. 1 would not be n Hohen-
zoliern prince If l did not feel con-
WINGED that the national existence of
Germany depends on the army. My mill
tary studies give me greater pleasure
than anything else, but let me tell you frankly
that nothing causes me greater pain and
heartburn than the wild, warlike intentions
that ara attributed IN me- am in every yvay
as peaceful as the Emperor William was, and
for the people to imagine that l ever dream
of plunging into military adventure, or that
Ieven tacitly approve of anything that could
lead to q disturbance of the peace Of Europe,
is absolutely absurd" The crown prince
afterward spoke in the most affectionate
terms of his father, the present emperor,
whom he sees twice a day.
passed a very pleasant day yesterday Wis
iting the apartments that the emperor occu-
pies at Friederichscone, the famous Potsdam
palace built by Frederick the Great in 1869,
and until lately known as Das men Pielas.
The emperor's bed room is on the first floor,
and is exactly above the very room in which
he was born. The windows look westward
over a large stone square, and a fine view of
fruit trees and peach orchards is seen in the
distance. The bed is of medium size and of
white enameled wood. Soft Turkish carpets
cover the floor, and the walls arc hung with
light grey damask. The only pictures are a
few engravings of Frederick the Great, the
lateemperor the Empress Dowager and Prince
Henry. There is no portrait of the crown
prince in the bedroom, nor in the adjoining
cabinet De Cavall. The emperor is delighted
10 get to his own quarters at Frederick
Bcone again, which he always considers as
his home. The air at Frederichscrone is
much purer than at Charlottenburg, which
is low, damp and feverish in summer, and
where the mosquitoes have began to be
come unbearable. In the lower parts Of
Potsdom there is a little malaria, but Fred
ericscone is ohigh and dry and makes {
nice resting place for the emperor before hC
goes to Hamburg.
The increasing severity of the passport
regulations makes it extremely disagreeabl'
that all Americans coming to Germany thii
summer shall bring passports from America
and THAI the personal descriptions, etc.
therein shall be exact enough TO satisfy
Russian policeman in search of Nihilists
# passports should be stamped by tn,
German ambassador At Paris, but the pass
port regulations do not apply to travellers b.
the common route from Paris via Belgium Z
Berlin, but only along direct routes on tn
Alsace-L Lorraine frontier. Among the al
rivals are consular agent Robertson, 0
Firth, Mrs. F., A. Ago and party, of New
York, Mrs. Z. IL. jackson aud party, DIR. II
M. Fisher, of PHILADELPHIA, with Miss Kan
and his mother, J. Frances Fishher