New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
FRENCH ARMY REVIEWED.
>yrxrTy-sFvEN THOUSAND TROOPS PA
RADE BEFORE PRESIDENT LOUBET.

N1HETY-sEyEN THOUSAND TROOPS PA
RADE BEFORE PRESIDENT LOUBET
Chartres Department of Eure-et-Loir, France,
Sent 20-The grand manpuvres Of the French
army were concluded this morning with the Presi-
dental review The whole body OF troops num-
bered $1,000 men, with 10000 horses. Inc reVle"
took place plain five miles from mere An
immense concO1lrse Of spectators present
President Loubet arrived from RambouiIes at
o'clock and was received by the Minister or ar,
General Andre salute Of 101 guns was fired
The President entered landau, drawn by SIX
artillery horses and drove along the front Of the
troops, escorted by cuirassiers, the Commander-n-
Chief General Brugere, riding beside his carriage.
AS the President passed the flags and standards
were lowered the officers saluted with their swords
drums beat and trumpets sounded At the con-
clusion of the drive the 'Marseilaise" was played
by massed bands President Loubet then con-
versed individually with the foreign attaches, and
afterward distributed decorations 10 number Of
officers after which he took a seat the grand
stand surrounded by the members Of the Cabinet.
General Brugere and the General Staff. on horse
back stationed themselves in front Of the tribune,
and at a given signal the march past began. at 9:45
O'Clock Brigade after brigade of infantry and
artillery rolled by. and cavalry followed Later the
whole mass Of artillery advanced together, I'M
limbered and fired a savo of honor. with deafen-
ing crash. The entire eighty squadrons of cavalry
then trotted into place the artillery facing the
tribune General Brugere with General Negrier
on his right hand and General Tanchot on his left
hand, took up position in the centre of the long
line and led a grand charge to the foot Of the
tribune. thus ending the proceedings.
luncheon given to the generals by the
President after the review. In the course of the
speechmalng General Andre eulogized the be
havior Of the troops, thanked President Loubet
for the enlightened interest he had taken in the
army and dwelt upon the regularity and precision
with which the provisioning of the great army,
which of the greatest tests of the ma
| nuuvres. had been carried out. He concluded as
| follows:
am proud to feel myself justified in proclaming
IS solid well trained. well equipped and ripe for
/ success, and one on whose Valse the country can
! absolutely rely.
At the luncheon President LOubet again endeav-
ored undo the efforts of certain Nationalist to
| set the army against the Government and the ex-
listing form of the Republic. Twice recently has
| the President seen fit to denounce these intrgues
and repudiate the reports which the Nationalist
have spread abroad Of discomfort in the army. first
he handed flags the oontingents of troops sailing
from Marseies for China. on the latter occasion
W. Loubet emphatic in his denunclation
| Of the anu-republican Vaccinations To-day, re-
| plying TO General Andre, President Loubet be-
| slowed the highest praise the army, saying II
| had proved that France might have implicit con-
| hdence in II. Then raising his voice. President
| said, significantly:
| It's respect for the institutions and laws Of the
| country demonstrate highly how vain are the At
tempts made TO separate II from the democracy
the confidence OF the troops IN their chiefs, assure
the aI1ny's strength, and are guarantees that tn,
and that the maintenance OF peace is more certain
than ever.