The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-13
TIE cz4n ANp THE xArsEn.
Details or the lntter's Exploit In the Rus-
sian Cavalry Mnn~uyres.


sian Cavalry Man~uyres.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-S;r viii you
allow me to correct what believe to be n not
unimportant innccuracy In the interesting nc-
count this morning given by one OF your Eu-
ropean correspondents OF q somewhat nm
toward incident which occurred during tho
Russian imperial manGuvres OF last year? Your
correspondent gives the Berlin version OF the
affair Of which lie does not pretend to know
anything save by hearsay. The Berlin YER
sion is not very flattering either to the Gear or
to tho Kaiser, for 1t makes the former appear
as rude and overbearing host and the latter
as an ill-bred and prcsumptuous guest. It
runs rs follows:
The newspapers In Germany gave slight hints that
all was not well at the sham fight In williams honor
during his St. Petersburg visit but the details Of tho
relations between him and the At that timo were
not ascertancd TIL the Cars recent journey through
the empire. william was expected TO remain specta.
tor at the sham light In question. ANIL In fact in.
active at the Cars side tin tho Kaooga regiment OF
which he liz the honorary Colonel marched Into action.
lie was suddenly seized with the martial impulse
that Is always uppcrnost III him at critical moments
and, without word TO the Gear. gnllopcd OF. took
command or the regiment. and put through variety
of movements not contcm plated IN the plan OF tho
fght. The Car looked in suilen indignation for
some time. then exclaimed. augrily:
II cannot endure this longer. Let an end be put to
the nonsensow
lie ordered that the Kaiooga regiment be surrounded
and compelled to surrender This order executed
promptly that before william realized the change In
the order OF battle he was prisoner The Car at the
head Of his body En.ras rods w 4. once and
and hss
sr @nss % mad M s s s
follow q not ma place IN ths Prs.ense q ,hs
William, however swallowed his chasrin and ignored
s,s &c
A. sSss ceilings .ncs 81.
relatives and confidential advisers.
The incident was narrated to me shortly
gushed foreign officer sent BY his Government
to attend the Russian manruvres. He had
Sr 9o IL erS Se es 81 Ss ss S
certainly an eyewitness; / extract from his
What he then wrote to me-
aRHa It fR e SHRs fe
ap put tTs toe got en tim
sops seq sS some day he insisted on
is Al; l; :, and hnsiiy safsisa ~, rs noin!
aHfsass 'ss sy to 1w u ss
Which e PUT Els imperial s snd tho
has been studying carar operations on u
great scale for some weeks past with great
care. which IL not unnatural. I'm view OF tho
have that tho next great war viii begin with
such operations on scale not Witnessed. per-
haps. before since the days Of Attila He took
finally with TIE ; reluctant consent &
much hrllliancy. and ability. but. not having
thoroughly mastered the general plan in
which he SO, suddenly took q part. lie found
nestsay y with Of s w9s aslsaas sa sS
By the Russian Officers that that could f' be
a hs spPS eh
with the greatest good humor TO smooth the
matter over. But though the young Kaiser
made the best OF 1t. his modification and vexa-
At dinner he was unusually silent and not very
cordial in his manner to any one. and he re-
tired at an unusually early hour. tbs possible
eating the desire which the Kaiser Is credited
with to measure himself with his ancestors in
actual warfare. But at the same time Il must
Generals. and even With his own German s OH.
GERS. and young military autocrat who feels
that his prestige has been hurt Is not at all un-
likely to BIO exasperated into an effort to re-
That the Car either within his own domin-
ions or anywhere else has deliberately tried
to "snub" his imperial kinsman no ono who
II: Win for moment believe. but It is inda-
bitable THAT the ostentatious attempt Of the
German Emperor to make love to England.
which Is the will and persistent enemy OF
him at st. Petersburg. His grandfather would
never have made such mistake. it has not
sstrengthened Germany. 1t has enbittered
Triple Alliance Tor the whole policy Of Eng nso
land Is TO get oil and give nothing: and 1t has
fatally alienated Russia. V. y.