Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
IS THE ONLY ONE FREE TO MOVE
GERMANS ARE WORRIED AND THE
ENGLISH APATHETIC.
France in n Delirium of JOY Over the
Treaty Concluded by President
Fuure-Autumn Army Ma-
neuyers Are Under
Way.

peror William of Germany. fhsiaiiu
mains apathetic, in spite OF the iae' .na.
the center of gravity of European al,ai'
has been shifted to st. PETERSBURG. Soii-
menting upon the poiitical si'ua'ioA' '-'e
Spectator remarks:
.aThe closer we look into the details of the
ARRANGEMENTS binding Europe, the clearer
II becomes that no one of the various pow
ers can move without Russia. In some
way or other, every power except Russia
is bound. either by express agreement OF
by her interests, not to alter the slalus
quo"
Queen Victoria and the Marquis OF sails
bury, though fully aware of the frehch
jealousies of England, placed great Ien-
ance upon the clear-cut Engiish-tenoihs
influence Of the czarina ever the czar anu M
believe the alliance really makes way LUZ
peace. Germany finds solace in the pitter
ehagrin Of Emperor Miilams ~ mg pema eonvic
St. Petersburg, accordlng 70 NY 9o'-e
tion we skinned the cream. ~.
Prince Bismarck. too, is softening Ger
man susceptibilities by explaining Ifang. eme ,ne
weakness of the mealng OIL lne "oAu" S
ployed by the czar. Aha ia.
In France, particularly in Paris, the de-
lirium continues. Russian names are given
to every possible article of fashion anu
luxury; the streets, still gay with Aussian
colors, will be rebaptized: wherever men men
see pictures of the czar they MI .ne,a tia
Place du la Concord. rs gaily decorated
with floral wreaths in response TO the az
most universal conviction that hussla .ss
means to compel Strassburg's restoration.
Though the French manufacturers are
already disappointed in not obtaining I'M
mense Russian contracts. Russifa Rs.f. cs[.at rannt,
ambition. The first step announced ts the
establishment Of a Russ an le gation az Ian
gier, to support French views m Air,cm, I,rsns
XII that she is strong enough to have her
President Faure is quite delighting Paris
with the gossip of the Russian court. What
astonished him most was the intornlai aa anu
entirely unaffected manners of the emperor
and Ths iperai ke nrvaie peopie in
a small cottage with their children dogs is,g
and photographs about. The car oishRes likes
mfIItaIry aaetended and is
popular with the people. This last T., state ,;s
ment is confirmed by the reception 4, that n1a ms
most hearty welcome. and IN pSlitica, ppd al cir hs
cles much importance Is Attached u MS
Between the intervals of the universal
shouting for peace, the heads OF the .rs. va
rious nations have been @ nusy ;eS pefhects be aas
tumn maneuvers. Emperor Wlliam paraa- plas.
ed an army corps at Coblentz. Wurzpurg
and Nurembnrg gtss upon ,nd 1de toay at Hans
burg. his majesty paraded four army my corps ls
before himself, the empress, the king ana
queen of Italy, the king of Saxony. the
king of wurtemburg, the prince regent OF
Bavaria, the Grand Duke Nicholas OF Rus
the Duke of Cambridge, Princes and Prin-
ces Henry of Prussia and MANY other Itota-
bles.
The army maneuvers proper do not pc
gin until Monday next, when l43 battailons
of infantry, 1l5 squadrons OF cavalry, III
batteries Of artillery, twenty-one technical
companies. three companies OF miiltary
aeronauts will be divided into two armies of
Prussians and BavarianS. The Germans
have actually mobiliZed a larger force than
they had on the. French border in 1870.
within ten days of the declaration OF war,
and the troops are in the very position
they would occupy if mobiized for war
to-day.
Though army maneuvers, on grand
scale, are occurring in the Crimea, the
czar, at the Warsaw maneuyers. Will wit
ness the operation of 4,500 officers and lZz, .
900 men. or 116 battalions of infantry, l5s
sauadrons of cavalry and GA guns.
The marleuvers will be particularly di-
rected towards solving the difficulty of sup
plying the troops with hot food in the field.
improving the bicycle, postal, telegraph and
ambulance services. -,
The French army maneuvers. which Will
be held In the north of France, will bring
two army corps together.
The British army maneuvers, which nm
ished to-day near Arundel, and which FUR
nished instruction to 10000 men, have not
called forth any particular comments from
the military critics, except their complaints
of the presence of too many boys in the
ranks and the remark that the Continental
armies outclass the British organization.