The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
GERMANY GREATLY DIVIDED.
SENTIMENT THAT THE RENSEs
VERDICT WAS AN INSULT.

Made That Ii Was Russia. and Not
Germany. Tint Dreyfus Was Deal
ing With-A Few individuals May
withdraw From the Exposition.
The Army NaneuVers-StiIl Dis
cusSinE samoa.
Copyright. 1889. by the Associated Press-)
Berlin sept 16.-Though the government
has taken pains to preserve its equilibrium,
the result of the Dreyfus trial has ire
mendously shocked the German people. ir-
respective OF creed and politics.
The bitter insult implied by the total
disregard on the part OF the Rennes court
martial OF the official Reichsanzeiger'
declaration of Dreyfus' Innocence. is deep
ly felt here.
Owing TO the peculiar relations with
France, these sentiments have not found
fun vent in the press and the government
organs have even done their best to smoth-
er them. But. in conversation. the real
feelings Of the people INDICATION and al
most contempt. are universally and freely
expressed.
A small majority. composed Of snti-Sem-
ties and some Agrarians and Conserva-
tives, more or less approved the sentence.
late Prince Bismarck's organ. made itself
their mouthpiece. asserting repeatedly
that the evidence against Dreyfus this
time was no more than had previously
been made public and that Dreyfus had
been convicted not for spying for Ger
many. but for Russia. citing a mass OF al
legged evidence in support of this asser-
ton.
When these were disputed and ridiculed
by the bulk Of the press, the paper said
the information was derived from a source
excluding all doubt OF its authenticity and
correctness and was corroborated by sew
eral competent persons. This view wa
shared by number of prominent papers.
including the Deutsche Tages Zeitung. the
stattsburger Ze!tung and others.
Government Not Surprised
The correspondent here of the Associated
Press has interviewed a prominent foreign
Official. who said:
The government was not surprised at
the conviction Of Dreyfus The Reichsan-
zeIger publication was largely for the pur-
pose OF deprivug the world of the chance
of saying Dreyfus had again been SEN
fenced because Germany kept silent. We
held the publication until the last moment /
as We suspected il might hurt rather than /
benefit the accused.
Regarding the assertions OF the Ham
burger Nachrichten. we think 1t quite |
likely the paper is making the statements |
on good authority. Many well informed |
persons believed Dreyfus had Russia and ]
not Germany to deal with.
Concerning the talk of boycotting the |
Paris Exposition. Il is not Germany's part /
TO put herself in the foreground In such |
a movement The official relations Of |
France and Germany have not suffered IN !
the least through the sentence. There ~ |
no intention on the part Of the government |
n rIfr g.
against France. The best proof that we
do not mean 10 suspend preparations for |
the exposition. is that the chief commits |
sioner Herr Richter. has just started for |
Paris"
Dreyfus and Russia.
This reported connection Of Dreyfus with
Russia is also common talk in diplomatic
circles here. where IL finds credeuce 1t
is also stated that evidence of this was
produced at the secret session at Rennes |
and II. Delcasse's hurried visit to St Pc
tersburg just before the cOurtmarCial is |
cited in support OF this theory
On the question Of joining in q boycott |
public opinion is very much divided The
big majority favor active participation in
the exposition. while a number of leading
and influential papers, like the Nossische
Zeitung, Frankfurter Zeituug and Tage- |
blatt advocate abseutation II is reported
that a few important firms and several
commercial associations have declared
their determination TO abstain, but these
so far. are the exception and not the rule
The bulk of influential opinion seems to
await the action of Germanys principal
competitors in the commercial race espe-
cially Great Britain and the United States.
end VIII be guided thereby
The army maneuvers this year are re-
garded as a mediocre success, owing to va
rious causes, chiefly unfavorabe weather
The maneUvers ended earlier than arrang-
I'D har- of int 1aa 4-4ef ~
Car to Potsdam Thursday, which was
subsequently abandoned
Thus Emperor William had his prepara-
tons for this important visit for nothing.
Aside from these untoward circumstances
other features aroused serious criticism OF
the military value of these big maneu-
vers. IN which three army corps, number
ing 5000 men, participated.
RIunders in the Maneuvers.
The troops marched wen in infantry
covering in spite of the weather. being Of
ten knee deep in mud, from twenty to for
~ kilometers daily. But some of the COM
maders made egregiOus Hundreds Gen
Won Falkensausen. commanding the Thr-
teenth Corps. got separated from the Four
teenth and the plan of campaign had to be
licked into shape for the next morning
The EmperoT's dashing charge al the head
of two cavalry divisions on "Wednesday
was tine sight. But all the experts agreed
thdt SuCn a charge IN dctuai war and I'M
der the same conditions would have led to
the complete annihRation of the whole cav
airy.
There was, however, the remarkable fact
that the physical condition and morale of
the troops on both sides remained fine in
SPITE of the weather. Only a few cases of
serious Illness were reported
Experts assert that the new field artl-
lery and automobiles were both easily
transported. Automobiles henceforth will
be regularly used in army transportation.
Some automobiles made during the night
and over unknown and unfavorable roads
from fifty to seventy miles without break
Ing down.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of
the maneuyers was that the Fifteenth
Corps, mainly recruited in Alsace. fra
ternized sincerely with the men of the
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Corps, who
were from other parts of the empire
The Alsation press this week dwet on
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