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British naval anthem was listened
to by brigades Of gendarmerie at
the maritime prefecture. The whole
brilliant cortege proceeded TO the
Hotel de Vile, where q cordial
reception awaited them at the hands
ofthe Toulon municipality. Through
crowded streets British troops and
English naval officers were hailed
by the popuIace with demonstra-
tons Of a hearty welcome. This
frank and friendly hospitality be-
tween the fighting forces Of two
nations like France and England
should undoubtedly be received
with qualification by all people
throughout the world who love |
peace better than war.
But this interchange Of naval
courtesics is not always significant
of peace. The Kaiser of the Ger
man empire is a British admiral,
and has been twice greeted in Eng
land with display of generous hos
| pitality, and welcomed to the palace
of the Queen as though he were
loved and trusted son Of her ma
! jesty. But at the same time it will
be remembered that while England
was displaying its hospitality in
generous welcome, it was making
exhibition of it's terrible feet Of
armed and iron-clad war ships.
During President CarnOt's visit to
Italy, graceful compliment was
paid to him by the Italian navy, by
the special order of King Humbert.
The Duke of Cambridge, COM
mander-in-chi of the British army,
has recently inspected the Prusslan
regiment in a Rhenish garrison, land
unveiled a military monument IN
the capital of Belgium. Her Ma
: iesty the Queen of England is
colonel of one of the cavalry regi-
ments of the German Emperor.
Quite recently the Car of Russia
and the German Emperor have in
y terchanged visits with King Hum
r bert of Italy. A peace congress ha:
e recently assembled at one of the
/ European capitals.
= While all this exchange Of cour
tesies is going on between mon
I. archs and princes, between empe
+ rors, Gar, and royal households
there are ten millions of people IL
!. Europe employed in the fighting
II force of armed battalIons. Fleet
are being strengthened with newly
Of armored ships and guarded by al
h the machinery of modern war. Sol
diers and sailors multiply in ever.
direction. More money is dis
es bursed in anticipation and-w
MISREPRESENTATION of war than i
required for the maintenance O
the civilized world, if it were ex
pended for the necessaries anC
comforts of life. French and Rus
sian armies are on foot with all tn
pomp and circumstance of mimi
war. Germany, Austria, and ltal..
: are awaiting the termination of tn
harvest to follow their example
: Two Russian regiments will In
2 fortnight exhibit their militar
= power in the presence of Williar
of Hohenzollern, and within a fey
= days, a hundred thousand troop
will engage in maneuvers near tn
Galician, Bukovlnian, and Rouma
= Man frontiers. At the same tim
maneuvers will begin in ever
military division of the Muscovit
Empire. Twenty German arm
at corps will maneuver in Silica befol
the close of the year, and simlla
n series of military spectacles will
witnessed in the presence of til
80 German Kaiser and his illustriou
. cousin, Francis Joseph of Hap
burg. A magnificent maritime e.
hibitlon is soon to take place
British waters. French troops al
lr experimenting with smokele'
IL powder, and new infantry exper
: ments are taking place in tt
northern provinces of Russi
Troops of the Hungarian and Au
trian Empire are on foot, and tt
Italian Army will be engaged, du
ing the month of September,
20. practicing the art of war. All
which the London Telegraph de
cribes and gives the chancellor (
eel Germany as authority for the est
ne mated expense of maneuvers an
rv naval displays at million sterlil
i per day ArgOnaut.