The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-31
PRACTICE
ECONOMY
Emperor William Tells His Of
ficers They Can Fight Bet.
ter When Hungry.
MUST PRINT NO MORE BOOKS.
Tells Them Specifically Not to
Play With Pen and Ink.
Wants No Advice.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
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80 BY Il mALCOLM Ola RNlJ. lt s5.Ya
Special Cable to The Times Dispatch
Copyright, 1s04)
BERLIN, jan 30.-,rhe Kaiser is evil
IDENTIFY anxious to restrict those Of his
army afflccrs who might have been
tempted by Lieutenant Bilse's literary
/ SUCCESS to try their luck as authors
Not satisfied with a general order to
all officers by the Minister of War for
bidding them, whehcr in active service
work Of fiction, he. At q recent parade In
! which all the regiments Of Berlin took
part, gathered the officers around him
and. made the following speech: 85
I II do not wish that my officers should
play with pen and ink. 1t may be con-
! sedered excusable In old, retired officers
that they wish to give their younger War
Lord friendly advice, but I do not wish
them to do so. AZ take no advice that
I have not asked for and prefer to
choose my own advisers. Z.
G..I furthermore wish to impress 1t upon
your mind that | wish my officers to give
up their life Of luxury.
"a Prussian must be saving and eco;
nomical and he fights better when
hungry. All great Prussian victories
have been won by hungry soldiers. =
This speech was doubtless provoked by
the increasing criticism OF military af-
fairs, even from army officers, who es-
pecally have repeatedly complained Of
the many changes In kthe regulation uni
form. # 543sa M Ais1s 4i4 J7sl, " VA ll.a
That most Of thes ecrltics have been
found on the retired list is, only natural,
as It would go hard with any officer In
active service who would dare to find
fault with 2 his War Lord by the grace
Of God, but the Kaiser knows very well
that the old officers express exactly what
their younger. comrades think.
After this speech Of the u Kaiser there
is little doubt that criticism Of the army
will cease. except in the Sociallstic press
Such a Difference.
It is wonderful to observe the difference
s in their way OF thinking between the
members Of. the families Of Hohenzollern
\ and Hapsburg. IA 3}$S sa
While the family Of the Kaiser is Of
T comparatively obscure origin. elevated to,
y an imperial throne only by the genius of
a Bismarck and a Moltke, Its present
members, without exception, believe In
what they consider their God-given
mission, which eevates them high above
all ordinary mortals.
The younger members Of the family at
Hapsburg. one Of the oldest and bluest-
/ blooded houses OF Europe. occupying a
throne for centuries. have shown remark
able democratic tendencies. Nj /.
! Several archdukes OF the imperial house
! in the past have spurned their: inherited
greatness and privileges to become plain
! citizens and now comes the news from
I Vienna that Archduke Ferdinand Karl
+ Ludwig Of Austria, Este, II nephew OF
Emperor Francis Joseph. has announced
his Intention Of marrying the daughter
Of his teacher Of ma themat tics, and in
spite Of his imperial .uncle's opposition
\ will shortly renounce all his claims upon
: the AuStrfa throne.
L OF course the news has been officially
denied, but it is an open secret that the
Archduke, who is a general In the
Austrian Army and Military Governor of
Prague, has formally asked his teachers
professor szuher) permission to marry
his daughter, Bertha. a charming young
girl of twenty-three.
| The professor, who knows the Archduke
to be most talented and respectable
young man, readily gave his permission
I Immediately after Christmas, but Francis
! Joseph has absolutely refused to sanction
/ the marriage.
] It was said that the Archduke had been
4 persuaded to give up his bride. but
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