The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
" FAMOUS EUROPEAN RULERS
AND THEIR large Standing ARMIES
1 Chat With General Miles About His Ex-
perienees in European Camps
and Courts.

s sDDu sfAssfats III order TO De able 10
monaiizs bs.0U men in fcrty-hve days. ne
replied that he knew he had good gen
erals. and that he had made them mean
ing. suppose, that he had chosen the gen.
erals himself"
Din ne say anything about the war;"
NOT much replied Gen. Miles save
"nei referred TO the success of the Turks
ne replied that God was on the side of the
fiSht. mat the Greeks had made war upon
MN without cause. and thar through God =
uispieasure they had been unsuccessful +"
between the Battle Lines.
mere did you 20 after leaving Turkey.
generai?''
Il went to see the Greek and Turkish
armies In the field | sailed down through
the Dardaneiles and saw the Notifications
there. and thence ! sailed to Athens and
Went 10 the Held. The advance lines OF
the two armies were within four hundred
yards OF each other. I went along the
picket me OF the Greek army under flag
OF truce. As did so could see the Turks
were then living In the tents Which they
had captured from the Greeks, and the
Greeks were without shelter In the rain"
Were the Greeks at all ready for war,
generai?"
No. they were not" was the reply.
Taey were carried away by popular en-
shnsiasu. and they were outnumbered.
outmaneuvered and outgeneralded by the
Turks"
DO you think there ls any good military
material In the Greek nation?''
Yes. they might make good soldiers IL
they were properly handled and under
skilled generals
The Army Of Russia.
How were you impressed with the Rus
sian soldiers. general"
Very fayorably. indeed replied Gen.
Miles. The Russians have one OF the
best armies In Europe. and their population
Is SO great that the other nations fear them.
Napoleon, you know once said that Europe
would at some time be ali cossack or all
republican. The Russian empire has now
a population Of more than 10000. oeo Now.
at the rate of one soldier to every five in
habitants. Russia has a possible army OF
1900. 900. Tile Russians are a military ma
ton. The car expects every man to be
soldier. His people have long been accus-
toned TO war. and his army. As far as /
could see, is well armed. well differed and
well equipped. have never seen any finer
horses anywhere than those used by the
Russian cavalry.
Miles Audience With the Gear.
Please tell me about your audience with
the ear, general"
II met him al the summer palace at Pc
terhof, not far from st. Petersburg. and
had very pleasant interview with him.
Our conversation was I'm English. and we
were alone al the time. The talk was
largely devoted TO military matters. His
ma jesty was very enthusiastic over the
prospects Of Siberia and the trans-Siherian
railroad. which will be OF great political,
commercial and military Importance 20 his
empire. The car Is. you know. president
OF the road. He has, think, been over the
line himself and he says IL viii develop
wonderful country II goes through some
of the richest soil on the globe. and the
climate of the lands through which 1t pass
es is much like that of Minnesota. From
what he said. | Judge that Il Is his majes-
tvs idea to develop Siberia as rapidly as
possible"
Where did you go from st. Petersburg
Il did some travelling before | left Rus
STA repiied Gen. Miles. II was the guest
OF the government ana was given special
car 10 go 10 Moscow, where | was enter
tanned In the palace near the kremlin.
Mar the palace grounds there saw long
row OF cannon lying against the wall and
was told that those guns were all that re-
NAMED OF Napoleon's famous army that
invaded Russia. According TO the Russians
Napoleon came into the country Win or'-
OOo men and when he went out MS army
was reduced 10 20 Geo. The Russians burned
~, magnificent city Of Moscow 10 defeat
rim they DESTROYED ali OF the provisions
along his ilnc OF march and conquered him
more by starvation and cold than BY fire.
arms.
Germany w.. France.
The conversation next turned 10 '.t-
MANY and Gen. Miles described foF me
the tIiscipiine of the Germany army TIC
SAYS that Germany Il one great military
camp and that the soldiers seem TO DE ol
more Importance there than In any ether
a for
the young kaiser. Of whom he sa" nluch
during his stay
lie next talked Of the French soldiers.
and 4 could sec that he considers inc
French fully the equals OF the Germans
and that he evidently believes thaf war
will some time again break oui betN"su
the French and the Germans The Ger
mans he SAYS have been trying 10 con-
eiiiate the French ever since the close
~ the Franco prassian war. when they
forced the French 10 pay them st.eHsS.-
A&a and to give them Alsace-IofFaine.
'''rhe French will never forgive That.
said Gen. Miles. land the battle viii have
TO be fought over again sooner or later
Gen Miles was much impressed with
President Faure. whom he described as
ans, NJ the most dignihsd and one Of the
ablest rulers OF Europe,
oueru Victoria and Her Army.
In talking of the English troops. thu
general said he saw n. GO Of them IN the
maneuver~ He describes them as we'll
eatinned and weli~otsicsred
White looking at the maneusers OF the
army Queen Victoria called Gen. Miles
10 her carriage and asked him what ne
thought Of her troops. The general says
thai the army has great admiration fer
tho queen and that he found strong
royaI sentiment among the English Heo-
rle. As the queen appeared before The
soldiers they manifested their devotion
In every way. The men put their hats
on their haNonets and swords and cheer
81 With Wild enthusiasm. THIS 80 az
feeted Queen Victoria that tears ran
Down her fare.
A. The general said this I asked him as
- whether there was much republican
sentiment In ENGLAND. lie REPLIED;
The English people may want a re-
rnbftt. and think they wotid Ike a
literal government. They are however
devoted 10 the queen ana they have n
right 90 be proud Of her wonderful reign
during the past sixty years
~pia you see The Prince ~ Wales. gen
cral~" ! asked
yes replied Gen. Miles. L had
some conversation with him RE was
very cIva hug he had changed eonsSdervs-
niv $50 the time saw him or the Ros-
ton Common in 1853 He was sea kaoW.
then visiting the United States"
New Thing. IN Warfare
Ger. NileS" said l. You have tGSt
seen all the armies 81 Europe; suppose
there should - war tomorrow. What
we{lld De- <orses. ~ Its new ard character
is;tc features
There woula be r greater use az the
telegraph than ever before, replied Gen.
fsslles The telenhons weuld have =
a. would 70