New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-18
6tbool Aseneies.
STUDENTS OF WAR.
REPRESENTATIVE OF FOREIGN NATIoNS
WILL BE PRESENT.
From The Providence Journal.


From The Providence Journal.
The opening gun OF war between Spain and ~
United States will invite from almost every pro.
gressive nation military specialists eager 70 a ,s
,irst great international conflict fought under
W %Hde come as sa Military accrsds
Government during the STRIFE; numoes
some Governments will send representatives 70
both bellgerents The honor OF entertaining tne
majority OF interesting visitors will ian 70 u.s.
since ali OF the nations of the earth expec, US to
win. -.
roaring guns of our warships They VIII De INC
Alfonso and will be given into the charge OF ING
military commanders. enjoying The protection wncn
tans. Any deliberate attempts against their ives
or comforts will be resented as insults 10 theE
either Spain or France. Germany Japan ana
Russia already have military attaches accr ,s
suites OF the Ambassadors or Minister'S OF those
her military attache would be sent home IN case q
Our military hospitality N such time wou,d
ing military REPRESENTATIVES 10 either side would
not signify any sympathy with that par,clpannt,
eminent could ofter no assistance 10 either SIDE
II would be a serious breach OF the neutrality avs
body OK troops or TO accep, any service aboard snp.
He would not he permitted to enter our t9r, nsi
the greater part OF his time at the headquarters OF
our commanding general In the field II trAvenins
Admiral COMMANDING one OF our fleets lie would
wear the uniform OF his native army. probably INC
loaned horse by one OF our officers lie would
move in the field with the commander and his stan.
and expect from them every courtesy and proecti9n
which a civilian guest expects from his host ne
would indeed hobnob with the men engineering this
side OF the struggle. .
During war the military attaches accredited to
many men OF exalted rank. In time OF peace they
are usually Young officers ranking with our p-,s eu,
Napoleon travelled for time with the Arm. ..
the on eS Crd srv ysG Rs
between the Union and Confederate headquarters
with Ss aay would H''
with us a number OF generals. representing Ger.
Countries WSch nr Kss oak a r war
one another II would not be unusual Tor one -
OF either land or naval force to accept the hOsp!;:
tally OF General Miles OF Aimiras. !.
so. General Miles would be unfamiliar with few Q:
them. having recently visited all OF the important
armies OF the world. During the late between
the victorious Turks During that war we had four
attaches in the held. with both the Greeks and ,ne
cause he expected the Turks 10 win. He was abe
TO study the effective engines OF at a better
advantage from the vanquishing than from the van
After the occupation OF Paris by the allied armies
the Duke OF Wellington during their review. Gen.
erai Mcclellan while captain In our Army ACCOM- T,..
field and Major Mordecai. travelled with the allied
armies during the siege OF Sehastopol DURING .ho
Franco-German War in 1870 General Sheridan
and General Forsyth were with the Germans, SC.
lecting their side because they expected 10 ps
victorious. During the war between Russia an ,a
Turkey we had attache either side WINS
another, General Hazen was sent TO Constantinopc
TO attach himself the Austrian army In case
Austria should take a hand in the matter ,.
Sheridan had many interesting experiences our.
Ing his visit to the German field headquarters N
1870 When the war broke out between Germany
and France. President Grant sent the distinguishes
general with orders TO study the war IN de,a.s
giving him a special autograph letter commenoms
him to the good offices OF all OF our foreign rep,u.
sentatlves abroad and to all distinguished forestt
officials whom ne might meet. During his ,s vs'
Sheridan was the guest or the King or frusssT
and became intimately acquainted with B.snasvbns
He frequently slept In the same room wian
movements On arriving At headquarters, prsst
marck advised Sheridan 10 remove his SWORD, "a
well as the French. his uniform the United SsasS
fatigue. being nearly Ike that worn by the rrenns
In his memoirs Sheridan describes narrow ssV ,h,s
from death which he suffered as resu, x Kings
similarity of apparel. He left the Prussan MI, rrs
headquarters. and ventured alone to heis vnon
Village TO get water for his horse lie can CATTLE that
he was accredited to their side ana ms a. h,s
him for Frenchman leyelled their pieces not Of one
head Sheridan protested In Enf s had Just given
up all hope OF life when one OF the Pr"ssn Military
officers rode up and rescued him rom .sia pre-
execution. Afterward the King OF rT ru,i, him
anywhere within the German lines . a. riding
time. when Bismarck and sheridan ~vondition OF
together over the Held inspecting ths they ventured
too near the enemys lines ana IN INK .n TO head
shower Of French lead galloped osI their horses
these are but two Incidents OF Sheridan. tsschS
illustrate that the career OF the military as was
on the field Is by no means sa ior ~" and had e
several times exposed to sta.vsSs and uncommon"
md quarters In all sorts OF unsate INV
epae plAceA