The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-27
THE WARLIKE PRINCE.
His Military Nature and Training-A Natura
and Enthusiastic Soldier.

His Military Nature and Training--A Natural
and Enthusiastic Soldier.
London Telegraph.
German Grown Prince and Prince of Prussia.
is a young man of great mental ability and
strongly marked individuality. Despite his
youth and necessary self effacement which 10 an
Unborn obligation Of all the subordinate mem
bers of the house of Hohenzollern, including
the heir-apparent to the throne, during the life
time of the reigning sovereign of Prussia,
Prince William, since he attained his majority
years ago, has impressed himself upon the
minds of the leading German statesmen and
soldiers in such sort to obtain from them
discreet but unanimous recognition as lnan OK
strong will. high ambitions and considerable i'm
tellectual power, in all probability destined to
play conspicuous part In the great HISTORICAL
drama of which continental Europe is the APP
poiu ted stage.
By Prnssiau generals of undisputed authority
in military matters, this Prince of eight-and
twenty is frankly acknowledged to be an accom-
plished officer, thoroughly versed In the art of
war, and acquainted with every detail of drill,
discipline and organization, in connection with
all branches of the service to which he has be-
longed throughout the past eighteen years,
which quality to take the command of
mighty army in the field, and 10 lead IL to victo-
~. Prince William, unlike his gifted father--a
warrior and chief of warriors rather by the in-
cumbencies of birth and position than vocation
lis soldier by instinct and prediction, enthu-
siastcally devoted to tho profession of arms,
which he has studied with rare
assiduity and perseverance,, and thor
achieve splendid successes with the mag
nifcent machine which, in the course of nature.
must one day be committed TO his supreme
management and direction. He has made him
self irtimately acquainted with every corps
wo might con iGently say with every regiment
of his grandfather's army; has served and
passed examinations of efficiency in cavalry, ar
tlery. engineer and infantry regiments, as well
as in the general staff; aud Is without doubt at
the present moment the most popular officer in
the Prussan army, with the rank and hle no
officers
some years past made no secret OF his eager de-
sire to reap an abundant crop OF laurels on the
field of glory; and soldiers of light and leading,
his seniors in age and rank. and instructors IN
war-like science, have not been wanting to GU
courage his military ambition by she assurance
that he has inherited the srrategical genius,
coup d'oeil. and quick sound judgment OF his IL
lustrious ancestor. Frederick the Great
Conscious, however. that his high mission In
life is not exclusively one OF conquest, Prince
William has devoted great portion of his time
during the past decade to qualifying himself for
the able fulfiilment OF sovereigns multfarious
duties. He has acquired no mean pronc1ency In
Jurisprudence, practical science, and poll tcai
economy; is we'll grounded in mathematics and
has bestowed extraordinary pains In making
himself master of the French and English
languages. He is ready, fluent and vigorous
speaker. terse in dlction and Impressive 10 de-
livery. When he Quilted the University OF
Bonn, at which he in almost continuous
residence for eighteen months, he abstalned
throughout q period of more than half
q year from the military duties TO which his IN
clinations prompted him 70 revert, and plunged
into che routine of the Prnssan civIl-service,
with the result that he speedily became an
adept the practical work OF state administra
ton. central aud provincial. During this phase
of his preparation for rule he paid frequent Wis
it'd 20 the Imperial Chancellor. whose political
disciple he undoubtedly Is. according 70 his own
unreserxed asowal aud into whose conndsnee
he is believed to have been far more intimately
admitted than was ever the case with the pres-
ent German Emperor.
Those who have been most constantly ASSOC
ciateai and brought into contact with bis I'm
peTial HiKhness anticipate that Germanys Eu-
rop6an and colonial policy. when his personal