Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
THE KAISER AND Won MOLTKE.
Their Relations Almost Those of Father
and Son-The Emperor's Love of
the Aged Warrior.

LONDON. April e5.-Paultney Bigelow,
who accompanied the Emperor William
during last years maneuvers, gave 10 an
interviewer tonight many interesting rem
iniscences Of Gen. Won Moltke, who was
also guest of the emperor at the time.
''The relations which existed between the
emperor and Gen. Won Moltle," said MIR.
Bigelow, ''were those which might have
existed between a loving and affectionate
father and son. The tender solicit
tude with which the emperor watched
over Won Moltke's comfort and anticipated
his every wish was touching in the sex
IRENE. He was ever ready TO lend his arm TO
the veteran and in a thousand little ways
testified to his love and consideration for
the aged warrior. Emperor William was
Won Moltke's pupil and all he knows of
the art of war he learned from him: lie
never forgot to revere his old master"
Last years maneuvers Cd the Baltic"
continued MIR. Bigelow, ''were a combina-
ton OF military and naval experiments.
Whenever we landed from the royal yacht
the emperor always helped Won Moltke to
his own carriage and sat beside him during
the day, except when he himself took COM
mand. 1t was the first year that Won
Moltke had not been on horseback during
the Eaneuvers.
81 asked the emperor about Won Moltke's
reported reference to the American civil
war, the general having been quoted as
calling our armies armed MODS from which
nothing of the science of war could be
learned. Gen. Won Moltke never said any
such thing, nor had he any such opinion, !"
said the emperor "On the contrary he
had the highest respect for your generals.
As everyone acquainted with his admins
tration of the generals staff must know,
even to this day every German officer is
obliged TO study carefully the his
tory and tactics of your war. We
Germans are Thoroughly acquainted
with the campaigns of Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan, Lee and your other
generals. Gen. Won Moltke has repeatedly
expressed his admiration of them TO ME.
You taught US the art Of entrenchment,
transportation, military telegraphing and
forced marches in fact the whole science
of military warfare was Illustrated IN
your war. Gen. Won Moltke always recog-
nized this and that we had much TO learn
from Your generals. Nothing could be
further from the truth than that silly story.
An officer who served long on the gener-
ais staff said to me few days ago that
work under him was sort of intellectual
intOXication. When we had been pulling
for days over intricate problems, said this
officer, General Won Moltke at glance
would see our weak points and in
few modest words set things straight
he was never martinez, ana lie never
condemned the plans of his officers as If
his alone were worthy of thought He
would always say, it might be done
that way; this is simpler. Then with
a few strokes of his pen he would
show US his plans, and each time
he would reveal to US what Il great
master of the art of war he was. Always
first to find out where YOUR enemy was,
how strong he is and how soon he can get
to you, he used to say
Gen. Won Moltke," concluded Mr..
Bigelow, "always believed that war be-
tween Germany and Russia was inevitable.
after the Franco-Prussian war
he urged the old emperor to take the initia-
would say, but the army is ready. We are
in better condition to make war against
Russia than we may be later. We are at
the zenith of our strength and Russia is
daily becoming stronger"