The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-12
WHEN EUROPE GOES TO WAR.
MEN WHO WILL LEAD TIE GREAT
EST ARMIES OF THE WORLD.


man, English, French and Russian
ArmieS-WhO They Arc-Whnt
They Look Lil<c-Whnt They Have
Domestic of the Armies They VIII
Command.
New York, March 10.--Prussian law and
the German constitution both make of
Emperor William the war lord. In the
event of war he would have as helpers.
also oonstitudonaHy. the reigning princes
of the empire.
But the real commander would be Gen.
Count Alfred Won Waldersee. He has
served almost fifty years in the army,
passing through every grade. from cadet
TO lieutenant general, and personal adj
jutant to the Emperor. He is now in
command Of the third army inspection
district, With headquarters at Hanover,
where he was offered, but declined, the
occupancy OF the royal palace.
Next TO Won waldersee would ocme
Schieffen. who. like Won Waldersee. was
trained up under the eye of Won Moltke,
and holds to that great mans war motto:
First ponder, then dare"
1t may surprise even loyal Britons to
learn that in event of war that country
could put in the field 10000 men. SUI
preme command would be vested in Lord
Wolseley, field marshal and commander-in-
chief, whose military career is about the
most striking of our era. lie joined the
army the same year with Won Waldersee
-lSO, He saw active service almost every
year of the next ten, and became famous
by leading the charge in the relief of
Lucknow, during the campaigns of the
Indian mutiny. He mad previously served
in the Crimea getting there a severe
wound whose scar still shows on his face.
His friends say he Is wonderfully decided,
his enemies that he is self-contident to
fault Certainly his career has been one
TO justify self-conhdence. After his Egyp-
ton campaign, which aimed to relieve
and save Gordon, he was thanked by both
houses of Parliament, and personally
toasted at royal banquet by no less a
parsonage than the Queen herself
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught. the
Queens third son, and the iron duke of
Weilngton's god son and namesake. APP
~ NRi iilNA9 represents llle HldtAldI RDlflL
Britain's royal family. He has gone the
route from a cadet at Sandhurst TO a gen
eral on the active list, and has just now
completed 5-year term of duty as com
mander-in-chief of the great camp of in
strucion at Aldershot.
He Is popular with both officers and
men, and deserVedly so, since he thinks
1t worth his while to look personally into
every detail bearing upon their comfort
or safety. He Is, further, a thorough sol
der. Archibald Forbes delighted TO tell
how once in Vienna he himself rose abb
normally early, and as he was breakfast
ing met the duke, who had risen three
hours earlier, so as to get a sight of the
Hungarian cavalry. The duke served with
credit a the battle of Tel-El- Kebir. Just
now he Is at parting of the ways The
death of his nephew makes him heir to
the duchy of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha. II he
accepts the petty throne he must abandon
the military career that. in the end. is
destined to land him in the place of COM
mander-in-chief, SO long occupied, but moi
filled, but the Duke of Cambridge.
Jamout and Zurllnden, the latter now
governor of Paris, are the men who would
lead If the tri-color flew in battle. The
two have but one point of lkeness-both
belong to the artillery Jourout is stern
silent, reflective; Zurlnden a dashing beau
sabreur.
Jamout fought In the Crimea, in Italy
in the Chinese expedition. He was spe-
cially mentioned for bravery at the battle
of Pallikars. In the COS he fought fol
Macmillan in Mexico. In the Franco
German war he was artillery chief of tbs
Second Army Corps. Since he has com
manded In Tonquin, been Inspector gen.
eral of the army and member of the su.
preme council. Though he is a severe dis
ciplinarian, he has unbounded influence
over the troops. A veteran said of hin
lately: His influence over his rnen is like
the sway of Napoleon of the grand army
and that is the sort of leader Frenchmer
need"
Like Jamout, Zurlnden was graduated
from the Polytechnic He was a leuten.
ant at %, a ma jor at 80 and a major gen.
eral at SO. In the Franco-German wal
he was a captain of artillery, and amonl
the officers surrendered at Metz. Offered
a parole he declined it, telling his captorl
he would escape at the first opportunity
He kept his word. He is said to be Inc
best horseman In France. During tn,
Dreyfus turmoil he has been a consplcu.
GUS upholder of the honor Of the army. d
He has been at pains 10 surround him
self with SNOWY yet brilliant staff. Wher
he appears with them brilliantly uniform
cd and magnificently mounted the capita
has a sight worthy even OF Paris.
As a fighting race the Romanoffs equa
the Hohenzolens In the war with Tur
key twelve members of the imperial fam
lily saw service. The Emperor himself
Alexander II, took the field, though CHIEF
command rested In his brother, the Gran(
Duke Nicholas. Russias peace army o.
100000 can be swelled at need to neal
100000. OF this the Car Is the titulal
head
Unlike his German cousin, the presen
Gar hates soldering 50 actual command
of this vast multitude devolyes still upor
the Cars grand uncle Grand DUKE
Michael Illness shuts the Cars broth
er, Grand Duke George from a military
career, but his three uncles. Grand Dukes
Sergius, Vladimir and Nicholas Nicola
veitch, are all corps commanders.
Their uncle. the commander-in-chief eel
ebrated lately the 50th anniversary OF his
Introduction 10 the service. He is a fin,
soldierly man, genial, courteous, kindly Of
face and a father 10 the troops under his
care. His influence with both officers anC
men Is unOounded. He first came int
prominence during the Russo-Turkish war
where he commanded in several battles
and won victories, notably at Kars.