The sun., 1901-08-26
BERLIN CABLE LETTER
Review Of Events Transpiring at the
German Capital.
EXPECT VISIT FROM GEAR.
Germans EIated Over Prospective
Coming of the Russian Monarch.
German Navy Compared With
That of Great britain.

Berlin, Aug. 25.-while the papers
sre flooded with details Of the czar's
approaching visit to France, confirmn-
ton of the announcement that his mai
esty will also attend the German naval
maneuvers which was made in Paris
some days ago was for some reason
known only to official minds kept back
from the German public until Satur-
day. The statement that the czar VIII
visit Dantzic in private and that no
minister will be present is quite wrong.
Both Count Won Bulow and Count
Lamsdorff will accompany their I'm
perial masters. Attempts, therefore. to
divest the meeting of political char
acter are vain. Not that important
political transactions will be concluded.
but the mere fact that Emperor VII
liam will have nn opportunity OF ex-
changing personally his views on pend
ing questions is regarded as politically
Important. AS high official said:
''rhe emperors will meet rs good
| friends from the conviction that It is
| the best thing for both to be good
| friends, though attempts mny be made
here and there to mar that friendship.
The meeting will take place on board
the German imperial yacht Hohenzol-
lcrn The czar's visit will last only 4S
hours.
At the same time that the ear will
he reviewing the French fleet ana
troops the German imperial maneuvers,
| to which Lord Roberts. the British
commander In chief hns been invited,
will be in progress In the country
southwark Of Dirschau, on the Nistula.
The mnneuvers are of exceptional IN
tprest this year. Special attention VIII
he paid to the eyclist divisions, pigeon
post and balloon company attached To
each corps and to the experiments
with motor cars. Emperor W lillian VIII
command one side OF the naval maneu'
vers and will continue the naval and
army mnneuvers until Sept. 10.
Comparison with British Navy.
4 German naval expert, criticisinR
the British naval maneuyers In the
Neucste Nachrlchten. says:
THE adverse rumors concerning the
inetiiciency Of the British fleet must bt
regarded as absolutely justified. \
British fleet matched against hostile
heet Of even approximately the sam'
aliber would bc badly defeated, al
(;rpnt Britain is far behind In the lat
est improvements In ships, material
construction. nrmor and guns
The large pnrt which Count Won wal
! dersce is occupying in public attention
has brought many kindly comments ol
The countess. which always include
mention of the fact that she Is nj
American. 1t is recalled that she is tn
: only woman who ever came OH vic
{ torious in encounters with the lat
4 Prince Bismarck, to whose downfal
she Is alleged to have contributed. IN
! commentators are unable to discove
i how she came to lose her infiuenc
with Emperor William and why, II
stead or seeing her husband chance
lor, he was dismissed as chief or sta
and sent into scclusion ut Altoona, froi
n which he emerged In 1900 to so
i China.
/ King Edward IL nutomobiling nroun
u Homburg in n ear which looks MOI
y like an nrmorclud than IL carriage.
= holds six people easily. The king
i scarcely visible while in the car nj
nr gets privacy in his open air excursion
i which would not be obtainuble 9th.
rS | wise