New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-29

reror longs for all kinds of fame. ana lor hiil'S
fame most of ALL He is thought. rightly or "ro"s-
IL, capable of plunging two nations INTO wal IA
order that he may win this military lame NJ
doubt he would do it OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 20
where the danger lies lie can always pers"au'
himself that he has divine command.
The old Emperor was content TO leave the con-
dnct OF military operations in the hands OF the
STAFF. of which Moltke was simply Cher. IL Is
not believed that this young Emperor Will 90 So
and II he did there is no longer Moitke. Inc
nAw Chief of staff was chosen by MoltKe, nut ii
the Emperor prefers TO be his own Chie' OF o'a'i'
a General Grant sometimes did, who or what can
prevent him? No man can say whi'hcr the spirt
of adventure, coupled as II Is WIN no mis9lVih9s
as TO his ability 20 play any part may ieau MN
The Emperor of Russia excepted, no man living
wields such power as this prccocious Hohenzollern.
The Emperor OF Russia, however, Is amenape 10 ad-
vice Tho German Emperor VIGOROUSLY is not,
whether in lesser or greater affairs. He will not
henrken TO the experienced officers who hint to
him that he is OVERRIDING it with his soldiers that
mere human flesh and blood, with no divine right
or Hohenzollern lineage to fall back on, is not
equal to the task he sets and the work he eXacts.
One result of this procedure struck me rs
onjnous That . o'clock dinner lasts, for the Of
tcers the greater part of the afternoon; is some
times not over till in the evening. said n
friend who knows the army and its ways. Men
who have been parade and much hustled about
from s in the morning till past become hungry
and thirsty. The dinner is II copious one. and the
drinking heavy, both during and after dinner And
what do you suppose is the fashionable beverage
of the smart German officer of the Guards to-day :?
Champagne and port, mixed 1t makes think
with u shudder of the absnthe which softencd
the French brain under the Empire which col
lapsed in 1870.
These gloomy forebOdings seem, l admit. out
Of place in the Tcmpelhof and in the sunshine
which battles the broad plain and flashes back
from steel and from gold epaulettes and from a
thousand polished surfaces. The parade ground
ia cut in two by public road, along which the
public is allowed to drive, taking its chance of
teing swept away in a charge of cavalry. There
are carriages and cabs, and either side of the road
IL lined thinly with spectators. You come upon
the scene as suddenly as if curtain had gone
up, for you pass in moment out from among
the streets of Berlin into the country, and on
each hand the smooth eXpanse OF the Iempelhof
stretches before YOU 1t is almost level plain,
dipping here and there into slight hollows and
rising on the left into hill. Nearer, on the
same side, is a wood.
there were, as far as one could judge. two rcgi-
mcnts of infantry, nearly all the right of the
road. as we drove up: there body Of
cavalry Oh the crest Of the HILL and, as presently
became evident, a force in the wood Mounted
police kept the line troops excepted, nobody
allowed OH any part of the ground. To the
left, between the woods and the road. was Il
group of horsemcn, and in the centre Of the
group the Emperor. lie had about him a stan
that might suffice for the commander of an army
on a real field of battle; plumcd generals and
scores Of gilt officers of various grades; the
military members Of various embassies and lega-
tons in Berlin completing the company, who
mounted orderlrs hung the outskirts and at
every moment galopcd of with messages for the
forces engaged The mimicry of war was per-
feet. The Emperor was but dmly visible from
where were ard if, in easerness TO be-
hold, or ever 10 identify. the imperial face and
figure, ventured foot upOa the turf a
mounted policeman out of the earth 10 warn
us back, with equal frmness and civility, for
never once did l hear in Berlin or elsewhere in
Germany, rude or harsh word from these PAN
oplied guardians Of the public peace. would
you have the kindness to keep in line with the
others-l am obliged TO ask you'-such the
address of this gallant officer mounted gal
liant gray, who rode slowly up and down the front
Of the spectators.
However. we knew the Emperor was there
and could imagine the features we had seer
,before-the hard face with its self-contained and
eelf-satisfed look. the eyes too near together
the expression of unrest the air of rreprcssiblC
vigor. which makes him seem always to be
wanting to do something else: the critical gaze
fixed his troops which forgcts to note nt
fault. mistake, speck any button, ne
wavering in the line which ought to be drawn
across the field with pencil and ruler
sheet Of paper / imagine there is no
much fault - be found, yet they say Hi
Majesty never omits to summon about him afte
review the c0lorels and field officers Of To,
regiments and general if there be one and reao
them and all a lecture the art Of wal
and their shortcomings in the exercise o.
the morning. He is terror to his own soldiers
whatever he may prove to be to the foe.
In the next hour we saw a batt,; acted from
beginning to end with of reality ant
seriousness which the theatre never gives vol
and written account can express II il wa
not on great SCALE it perfect in cacl
particular ard a spectacle of extreme beauty
Seldom Is it in actual that any one be
holder or actor can grasp the whole scene, bu
here the whole plainly visible as if, il
truth, II were a performance on a stage. They
were puppets nor marionettcs, but real men
no amateurs either or militia mere show
troops. which one often has to call the English
but an integral portion of the most tremendous
military force in the world, with the prestig,
OF victory on its banners. Under the scrutiny
Of those piercing imperial eyes, no man dare'
TO do his duty less seriously than il the cOntes
were real; II was real TO him: to the officer
sbove all. Everything was transacted with th'
utmost energy and precision of which the trained
German soldier is capable.
The business they set to do presently
became plain even to the eye of the civilian. HE
wood on the left was held by a defending force
invisible to us or to the attacking troops The
hattalions massed the far side of the road were
to carry it il they could. 1t was beautiful to sHf
them set out upon this little campaign. The CON