The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-13
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
.ovr rrSyY PHASES OF THE BRITISH
ARMY MANGUVRES

ARMY NANECFHESs
AtL,n..s sham Battles Are Mere
s,x. shows Compared with the Cont.
,.,,.,ArtIc,e-Mrs. Dsssat Ia the Mantle
Of Riavatsky-More Bieksring Than
R,.,.e.s AZ the Trades Unto. Congress-
LOO Woven In the suitan's Housshsia
r.r,. Excited over the Hated 3srsaaA
o..-.-A Noble Lord Coaressss he HAS
nee. Spending Too Much Money.
r,r,r,O,. 1901, w rnx svx Trtntsns and rSshshsNs
Articulation y
LoypoS, Sept. l2.-while tho great military
nov.rs on tho Continent Il Eurape are ma
nnuvring hundreds OF Thousands OF soldiers.
England Is making prodigious fuss with
about 10000 men, who have boon moblizAd
With m uch effort aud have been marching MP
And down tho hills Of Hampshire oil this
week. II has been An sventful week for the
british army. and tho newspapers are full OF
,orpsously colored descriptions OF the march
Inc and conference.-the written BY special
correspou deuts" who are about - much
qualified to speak about military mat
tors as the President OF the Peace
Socie,y. Tho British mannuvres have. as
usual. boon conducted on the German plan.
which the best critics LONG ago pronounced
sptitely unsuited to warfare against savage
Or semi.civizsd foes. which 10 usually the
strle Of lighting which falls to the lot Of Tom
nv Atkins There IL an umpire III. chief and
numerous assistant umplrss. who spend the
not days ea!lopinx about the held OF battle
AM looking at things through glasses. Then
there is hlg balloon, in the car OF which sits
an engineer officer. who is the envy OF
tie entire army. because he alone feels any
thing OF the cool breezes and 10 shaded all day
BY the grent silksn globe above him. The bal
loon 90 far has been Of no practical use. but It
IL kept alott every day because balloons are
being used In the French. German. Russian.
and Austrian manGuvrss. The lateness OF the
harvest hns absurdly circumscribed tho man
Guvring ground. and the officers complain
that the enthusiasm OF their mon frequently
receives dishsartening checks. because felds
containing standing crops must not DO crossed.
and a. fox cover's must be held sacred. soul
stirring charges are often stopped short and
the most cunning stratagem is brought to
naueht. These drawbacks. added to the fact
that a. the opposing " armies" are without any
badge OF distinction and constantly mistake
irieuds for enemies. have rendered the man
ruvres useless and ridiculous One expert
critic in the Whitehall Repie,o is moved to do.
nounos what he describes as this annual
autumaal man9uvrinR buffoonery." in vigor-
GUS language, and to draw gloomy pictures OF
the Russian conquest Of India and Australia.
Mrs. Bessnt's modesty has so far prevented
her from formally assuming the mantle OF the
la.s lamented Blavatsky. but she is already
dealing briskly in that astute woman's stock
In trade. Last night she lectured for the first
time In public since her open rupture with tho
Sscularlsts. and a large audience assembled to
lt~%>u 20 h>r Cha all al ~all hY,t ha oritv
OF her hearers wore plainly unable to follow
her in her explanations OF theosephy. which
wsre % fantastic and a. full OF jargon a.
ohspter from the works Of tho late Blavatsky.
MrA Bssant asserted that she was entitled to
belief because she had never knowingly told
lie sad seemed hurt when somebody In the
hi hpghsd ut such Q pretension. That tr-
rsysrent person may have bsen DR.. Arthur
Bopkirk. who enjoyed tho honor OF Nine.
Blsyatsky's Acquaintance. and who writes az
follows to the evening newspapers to-day:
Whatever may DO our opinion Of Nine.
Blavatskys pure life. there 10 no doubt that
she certainly had not pure mouth. We all
know that our army swors terribly in Flanders.
but she could have Riven that army or a
modern drngoon LONG odds and still have won
easily. Mr.. W. T. Stead could be witness to
this II he chose. as he used to 20 to her Sunday
afternoon receptions at Norwood. before she
went to Avenue road. In order. perhaps. to DO
near those OF pure life and pure mouth
AS to theosophy. 1t 10 we'll summed up in
the words Of the eminent AssyrioloRist. Mr..
81. Chad Boscawen: This miserable creed
without hope. this bottomless pit OF platitudes
which Is 30 we'll fitted to be tho propaganda OF
acharlatan and the eoporifc consolation OF
terrified skeptic."
The Trades Union Congress terminated to-
day. Thanks to the increased representation
OF Socialists and faddists generally. the pro-
ceedings were unusually turbulent. and much
important business had to be abandoned ow-
ing TO the time wasted In frothy talk. The
Congress made itself especially ridiculous by
Its contradictory and impracticable pro-
nouncements upon the eght-hour question.
and 1t would have spent tho whole week In
personal chickering's and academical disserta-
tions had it not been for tho Hrmness and
good temper displayed by Thomas Burt, N.
r. its President Moderate men. belonging
chiofy to the great provincial trades unions.
complained repeatedly that tho delegates OF
London. unskilled workers. and London So
cinis's. monopolized the time OF the Congress.
and they openly avow their intention OF stop
ping that sort OF thing at the meeting In Gas
GOV next year.
John Bunk. who. although not delegate.
Organized tho Socialists aud did q lot OF wire
pulling at the Congress. is naturally delighted.
10 told reporter this morning that the
Congress has been tho most successful ever
mold, which is doubtless true from his point
etview
Another effort is being made to rouse public
sympathy on behalf OF Austin Bidwsll. who
was sen fenced IN 1872. with others, to penal
s'rvltude for lie for the biggest fraud ever
Ierpetrated on tho Bank OF England. Tho
Home Secretary's refusal to allow George
blawe!l, who WAS released on the customary
"cket OF leave in 1886. to come to England
was based on tho belief that he intended to
'scturs about his treatment In prison. Such
proceeding would be contrary to tho con-
uitlons on which tho convict was set at
.!hert'. but he would not be interfered with by
inc police II he came hero merely to visit his
ero'her In prison or to SEQ friends. II George
nldWell be we'll advised, however. he will not
lsave America. because his presence here
would do his brother much more harm than
sooa' Rightly or wrongly he 10 ored-
msa with the possession OF something
nSe 100000. the proceeds. which were