Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-03
GERMAN ARMY MANEUvERs THIS
YEAR WILL BE ELABORATE.
MANY FOREIGNERS TO ATTEND
PLAN OF NAPoLEoNIC CAMPAIGN OF
1905 TO BE FOLLOWED.
AErarians More Rnpacious Than Ever
Since Their Defeat of the Canal
BilI-Germans Arc Ex-
pectfng q War in
South Africa.
Copyright. 1899, by tn. Associated Press,

Copyright, 1899, by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, Sept. 2.-The, army maneuvers
which will begin tomorrow and end Sep
tember Is will be of more than usual in
terest and Importance. The operations will
be conducted on the same grounds and
Will be largely patterned after the Ma
poleonic campaign of 1905. Half the troops
engaged. the Fifteenth corps, will ap-
proach the opposing forces, the Sixteenth
corps, by forced marches through the
Black Forest passes. After striking the
plains the corps will operate along both
sides Of the Enz river. The decisive action
will probably occur in Wurtemburg, be-
tween Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg. Big
reviews at Carlsruhe, Strasburg and else
where will precede the maneuvers. En-
peror William strongly hopes to see some
strategic surprises. A noteworthy feature
of the maneuvers will be the presence of
number of distinguished military men
from other countries. Both the German
and Russian governments have shown the
greatest readiness this year in allowing
each others officers to view the army
movements Of their respective countries.
A number of German officers will be at the
Russian maneuvers, lasting five weeks, and
the number of Russians who will attend
the German maneuvers will be larger than
ever before. Great courtesy Is shown by
both sides. The United States military at
tache at Berlin. Major H. T. Allen. also
received an invitation to attend the Rus
sian maneuvers, but he will be unable to
go, as he will attend the Austrian ma
neuvers this week. being also accredited
to the government of Austria Hungary.
Thence he will go direct to the German
maneuvers. Another act of unusual cour-
tesy is the permission given to Colonel
Samuel s. Sumner, the military attache of
the United States embassy at London, to
participate in the German man euvers. This
is rather contrary to strict etiquette, as
he is accredited to another government,
but Emperor William, remembering the
attentions shown by Colonel Sumner dur
ing the Cuban campaign to Count Won
Goetzen, the former military attache of
the German embassy at Washington, and
other German officers who accompanied
the United States army during the late
war. quickly granted the desired permits
sion.
His majesty also permitted Major John
NJ. Woodbury., sent to study the sanitary
system of the German army in the field,
to pursue his studies with the Sixth army
corps during the maneuvers in Silesia,
this corps being unusually well equipped
in regard to sanitary arrangements
A new feature of the maneuvers this
year will be practical tests of automobiles,
of which a number have been specially
made for army purposes by an Aix-la-
Chapelle firm.
The complete surrender of the govern
ment to the Agrarians has had the effect
of increasing the confidence and rapacious-
oft tI,n 1att Nhn aria h
pieces, the Deutsche Tases Zeitung, COM
menting jubilantly on the fact that the
government in closing the diet went so
far as to thank the delegates who had just
insolently rejected the emperor's pet meas
ure, says:
THE long expected, hoped for, begged
for sop to the friends of the canal has not
been given. In spite of all intr.gu ng, ly-
ing and crushing, the word has not been
spoken"
The frequently inspired Post says:
There is no doubt the introduction of the
bill was a grave political mistake"
The paper then proceeds to formulate
a rule that the government hereafter
would best first find out whether the Con-
servatives are willing to support measure
before introducing it.
In view of the fact that the government
declares its intention TO reintroduce the ca
nal bill at the next session of the diet, the
Agrarian 3si newsPaPers say az they ss,r VIII con-
The Liberal and the larger part of the
Center papers continue to bemOan the de-
feat of the bill and express astonishment
at the complete collapse of the govern
ment. A leading Center organ, the Cologne
Volks Zeitung, says:
1T would require the pen of Mark Twain
to adequately describe the recent crisis.
The disproportion between the big words
and the small deeds Of the government is
too glaring."
The Cologne Gazette exclaims: "If Bis
marck had only lived to see this"
A cabinet minister, in an interview with
the correspondent of the Associated Press,
to break the opposition of the, political
officials of the canal bill, for which, he
added, there is no rational reason, The
forcibie retirement of a score of such off,
cials was meant to Indicate the course to
be pursued henceforth. The BILL he said,
in conclusion, will surely become law,
probably at the next session
Beside the retirements, the emperor has
Struck off the names of the leaders of the
opposition from the court list, namely:
Counts Won Limburg-Stirum, Won Zedltz,
Oertel.
The minister of the interior, Herr Won
der Recke, has gone on an indefinite leave,
from which he will probably not return to
office.
The German press is nearly unanimous
in condemning these actions. the Liberal
papers because they neld they are uncOn-
stitutional and do not go far enough, and
the others because the punishment Is con-
sidered uncalled for.
How their victory has puffed I'D the
Prussian Agrarians was frequently mani
tested In the newspapers this week. The
Deutsche Agrar correspondent advocates
the extension of the provisions of the anti
strike bill to agricultural laborers, forbid
ding the latter to strike under any cir
cumstances;, under penalty of imprison-
MN nfct,,
Another Agrarian paper attributes the
trouble with farmhands to too high pay,
leading to drunkenness and opposition, and
advises the restoration of the whip as a
remedy.
The general opinion expressed here Is
tI that war between Great Britain and the
Iransvaal is almost unavoidable. Many
articles from the pens of well known
writer's have appeared this week in that
Vein. Nearly all .sympathize with the
Beers. The tone of the independent press
Is about the same. Theer is no doubt that
the government. if not exactly friendly to
Great Britain in this quarrel. has resolved
to abstain from active Interference This;
fact which the correspondent of the Asso-
cfated Press has repeatedly had from an
authentic source, is again corroborated this
week week The correspondents informant said
reached the government for months past
made it evident that its opinion about the
Pretoria government had to be revised 1t
would be neither wise nor to Germany's s
interest to take sides against Great Britain
in an attempt to right certain wrongs He
added that the German government, OF
course. would be sincerely sorry to see
war break out in the Transvaal 1t was
natural to feel for a brave, little people
in such a struggle, but thence to active
interest was a long way. In conclusion,
the informant said that the government
was not Influenced in it's course about the
Transvaal by last years agreement with
Great Britain regarding certain colonies.
and 1t cannot be said that this course of
the government would be popular