The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-23
EMPEROR KIND TO THE KINGS.
Naval Experts Praise the American
Warships at kiel.
French Vessels Topheavy and italian
Ships Not Well Manned-A None
tary Conference to Re Called by
Germany Before October Is.
Copyrighted. 1895. by the Associated Press.


At Hamburg and at kiel upon the ocea-
| sion of the opening of the Kaiser Wilhelm
canal, and Berlin has been deserted by
nearly all the prominent men. The news
papers have devoted pages every day 10
the canal celebration. and everything
| dCne and said has been literally COM
| mented upon. Emperor Williams speech
| at the Hamburg banquet was enthusiastic
| cally received here. and the stress laid
by him on the peaceful significance of
| the event caused general pleasure. so
mas the fact that most amicable en-
| tente seemed TO exist between the en-
| peror and all the German sovereigns. At
the Hamburg banquet the emperor. the
moment the King of Bavaria arose TO
speak, poured wine into the lattcr's glass;
| and his cordial attentions to the King of
Saxony were favorably noticed.
His maJeStyS pacific utterances' have
also been very we'll received in Austria.
| A dispatch from Vienna states that Herr
| Dummba, reporter of the budget COM
mlttee, speaking 10 the Austrian delega-
! tion today referred to the speeches of the
emperor. saying: These assurances of
| peace by our august ally find a mighty
echo IN Austria, which is in perfect har-
mony with those words of peace The
creation OF such work of peace as the
Baltic caral Is proof that both states and
people nowadays are engaging in wide
~ hiHerent str. gsle, and that the competi-
ucl IN the worlds trade is now surely
cohhhed 10 the domain of economy"
emperor William took two of the leading
marine painters, Herreu Borhdt and Saltz-
Hlah,' with him to the opening of the
canai, and indicated ITO them during his
Tour days stay the best moments and oc-
casions for sketches. They will execute a
series or paintings representing the most
striking views of the ceremonies. whi@tY
paintings Will be presented to the national
gallery.
During TIE fetes corps of picked detec-
yves or this city surrounded the emperor
night and day. These precautions were
taken on account of the fact that threat
ehihs letters from anonymous anarchists
and others reached his majesty during the
previous fortnight. Some of these letters
came from France, and the writer's threat
ened the emperor with death. score or
more of suspicious looking persons were
arrested by the detectives. Among these
were two Frenchmen and Russian.
The naval correspondents Of the German
and Austrian newspapers have highly
commended the appearance of the United
states warships and crews. They praised
| the ease Of motion and exactness OF their
maneuvers. according them the first place
| in this respect. They style the New York
| the finest vessel of her kind al Kiel. The
American warships also aroused more
curiosity than all the others as they were
| visited by thousands of people. The Off
| GERS of the United States squadron showed
| wonderful good nature in welcoming
every one and in trying to talk German.
| The German visitors were considerably
puzzled by the fact that the MarJIenead
| and others of the American squadron have
| japanese towards and negroes among the
| crew.
| In this connection the critical compari-
| Son OF the various warships al kiel made
l ~ oh aI +t,a,.@
| especially interesting. Omitting the Brit
| ish fleet from comparison, in order to avoid
| a semhlance Of partality, he expressed
| the opinion. after taking careful notice
| that in resrSct TO value and efficiency the
| various crews might be placed in the fol-
| lowing order: J. the Germans 2, the
/ French: 3, the Americans; 4. the Austri-
| ans: ). the Russians: s. the Italians; Z. the
| Swedes; g. the Dutch; Q. the Danes: 10, the
| Roumanans; IL. the Portuguese; u. the
| Spanish.
The French squadron. he says, contain
| ing the flower of the French navy. made
an excellent and impressive showing The
| men were neat and smart. and the boats
| crews excited general admiration. But the
ships. and especially the hideous ironclad
| Hoche. the flagship of the French squad
ron, are unfavorably criticised. All of the
| French vessels carry so much top hamper
| that should the latter he shot away dur
| ing an action IL would fall and disable the
| guns beneath. German officer, com
| menting on the French squadron, said that
! both the French ships and the French peo-
| pie were a trife extravagant and exag-
| gerated The Russian ships have the same
| defect OF too much top hamper. although n
! in lesser degree than the French ships,
while the personnel Of the Russian ves-
| sells was pronounced TO be far inferior 20
| that of the French. As TO the Italian
| squadron. the ships were pronounced 70 he
| good and their officers efficient. The boats
| were well kept and the men looked clean
| and we'll dressed Yet il added that
| the Italian ships inspired no confidence as
| fighting machines, the prevailing opinion
| among the naval men being that they
/ would prefer 70 be without the active help
! of the Italian feet in time Of crisis than
/ with II as the men. who are the most i'm
| portant lighting element. do not give the
| expArt critics the impression that they are
| likely 10 possess all the GOODNESS and
/ method necessary for the proper working
| of the ships guns in time Of need.
Among Emperor Williams special
/ ,,tesfs at Kiel gvere Lord Lonsdale and
| MIR poultnev Bigeicw. The latter went
! tn Ktei in his canoe from this city in FIVE
| davs. sailing or padding and sleeping in
| the canoe or on harges down the HaVel
/ A monetary conference viii be called ny
| rath. after receiving replies from the var
I jous Federal governments, stands 10 10
/ 80 in faxCr of such a conference
/ The General Military Correspondence.
| sarpi-off}cial organ. states that Emperor
I William basiug his opinion upon the
| large number Of tests made upon the
/ Rornsff+t uaneuvers held this spring, eN-
/ messed himself 20 the effect tSat the
/ German cavaIry viii stiil have decisive
! ir7ueree in the fates Of battle Tn
/ aer advaut ageous circumstances large
| t.o4tes Of cavalry broke up large bodies
/ ~ Infantry without. in the estimafion OF
! the fud~es. sustaining too great loss in
| 81 doing During the big autumn Fnaneu-
| ,-a-s these cavlary tests viii be repeated
| upon a larger scaie.
/ The emperor took a characteristics trip
| d, sgttrtrf4 Bavaria. on Monday iasT. IN
/ -. - Ss4err,fne or the site ami neces-
/ -, .rraucnsnents for the building OF
! -. sgbark gallery of pictures. etc,
.,,rb he has presented 10 that eaty.
/ ,s,,,rt Adoinhe Frederick Won Schack,
! 49,, ,,g1lionaire author. died on April is
,ssz ara he-aueathed his large picture gal
/ -, ia F,rnperor William. sgitn the Sslpii-
I ta,fco that Il he added 20 the Berlin nu-
! se,t,, ptst the emperor decided that the
/ ealIerv should remain at Munich. as faat
| citv vas proud OF Il. and It's refnos l
! vs.,u4a have fosgered anii-impeFiaI
| ta,aa-~f-s in TIE south German states.
Tae people OF Munich were 80 delighted