Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-03
Military Attache to the Emperor
Of Japan Talks.
SOME uNWRITTEN HISTORY.
Admiration for American Volunteers
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due piiipinos.

chicago. Jan. s.-Mnjor \. Van son.
ncnburs. German military attaohe to
the emperor Of japan. the man who
carried the mcrsagc between Admiral
Won Diedrich and Admiral Dewey. BY
which permission was given FOR the
transportation ~ Captain General Au-
gust from Manila TO iIongkong on a
Ccrmau warahip. IN In Chicago.
Major Won sonncnburg is the typical
German army officer. lie Il a broad.
shouldcrcd young man wit" an erect
cnrfingc.
lie was seen by reporter at the
Auditorium ana related certain hitherto
uuwritten hits of the history OF the
American operations In the Philippine.
II am student 81 military auuirH,
be- raid. Perhaps l might b. called n
theoretical WARRIOR"
innrmurh as he has the Iron CROSS
for bravery at Sedan and was IN tWen-
ty-feNcn battles OF the Frunco-PruH-
sian war. he N certainly "a practical
Fighter ar well.
After the Greek Turko war I went
on 10 the Orient" he continued. u was
with Prime" Henry and NJ the outbreak
of tie spanish American war ! accom-
panied Admiral Won Diedrichs 10 Ma
Mia.
= did not witness the destruction ~
Muntcio'n iieet hy va siral Dewey
but naw much ~ the subseuuent
events. Hccaure ~ what I saw I want
60 correct nc least one false impress
Hion- that there was any ill-fecling be-
tween the commanders of the American
ANA German ncetr. There was dis
agreement, I admit. over the right ~
the Americans to search German ships
but that was soon settled. Then ~ to
the August Incident. There was moth
Ing secret about that Transaction. l.
myself, WAS IN" messenger between
tho Two admlrid- IN the discussion
over the disposition Of August. Nd
mirul Won DiedrlchH asked whether
or not ADMIRAL Dewey would object 10
captain General August taking pas
sage IN one OF IN. Corman dispatch
boats running to iiongkour. Admiral
Dewey sald that he would not n the
former captain general would make
Anine Kind Of parole by which he
would no longer bear arms against the
United states. This was given aud the
.rrldent vas closed, as the diplomats
would say.
aud aboard ahir. may say tina.
never met a finer body OF men. ! i'd
inire your volunteers. To my mind.
they furnish magnificent material for
soldiers, but am afraid that they
have u hard task bcfor. them In the
Philippines. should not want the
task of controlling those islands unicsa
I had fully 10000 men behind me. Thou.
natives arc going TO be hard problems
To solve.
Since the finishing Of the Philip
pine question | have been connected
with the imperial army OF Japan as a
student 90 ita methods OF military dis
cinline. To speak very conservntivcly.
! believe that NEXT 10 the German army
there II not a ilner bod" NJ lighting men
IN the world than that same little Jap
nucHc collection Of troops. Their dis
ciplinc IN perfect ana any nation that
picks quarrel with the Japanese IL
golng 60 have no caay time of e. COM
slider them one ~ the most important
factors In future oriental oomplica-
lions"
hut when Major Won sonnonburg
was questioned In regard TO these same
oriental problems. he was silent Ho
said he was stiil connected with the
JapnneHe government and with that
~ Germany me- well and could say moth
inE. Turning To- more personal mat
tiers. he said that he was on his way
TO Washington with letters TO Secretary
AlEcr and General Miles lie would
npand a few days about the depart.
mcnt In Washington and then would
40 ON to Berlin to report 10 his own
government