The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-18

CRUDE was always disposed for trouble.
what business have you with my sister,
he inquired, The story says that he shook
with rage and agitation. The young man
who was kissing his sister had spirit. He
replied in a tone and with gestures Of de-
hance, whereupon CRUDE knocked him
down with a stick After that CRUDE went
to see his own girl, and boxed her ears be-
cause he found her flirting. He was a
man Of violence. A soldier should be that
on occasion, but soldier must have dis
erection. CRUDE got himself into plenty Of
trouble later.
There can be no doubt that Lieut. Koehler
was prosecuted. After his debts had been
discharged, he easily incurred martyrdom
for other reasons, The German army, like
other aggregations Of society, knows ways
of making it unpleasant for those Of whom
IL disapproves. when Koehler, accom-
panied by Schil. met some Of his brother
officers, whilst exercising his charger, they
bowed to him as though he were a complete
stranger, and seemed highly astonished that
such a criminal should carry his tarnished
honor in broad daylight among his fellow
men" A court-InartiAl caused him 20 be
confined to his room for eight days. What
chastened and repentcnt feelingsl We
read: "In these weary hours Of loneliness
and bitter disenchantment Koehler buried
the remains Of those ideals which had en=
couraged him in his professional career;
for was it not evident that to live untrue to
ones sell, for mere life's sake was, after all,
a kind Of moral death?
The Lieutenant's sister Lilly was engaged
10 be married 20 an officer named Weiss.
Weiss was we'll nigh unspeakable. and we
hate to speak OF him. In order to obtain
money he made love TO Lily's aunt, a
maiden lady 90 years old. Lilly and her
Aunt StAnzohen are rivals in this unusual
and explicit story. We turn from Aunt
StAnzchen TO certain opinions expressed by
Lieut.. Koehler's friend, Schill, who courl-
geously resigned from the army after
bearing with gross injustice for a long time.
Lieut.. Schill was Of the opinion that Ger
many was not likely to 60 to war What
he said should interest the English and the
French. Said Lieut.. Schill:
With what alton should we want 10 20 to war;
Al the most should sometimes like TO show
our teeth 70 our English cousins when we sec how
they trade on the good nature and enforced reserve
Of their German neghbors. But TO so 20 war with
them By GOD mol 4 land with England
would be highly unchivAlrous on our part. for they
could not raise q worthy opponent for single
German army corps out OF the ruins OF their army.
The possibility OF naval encounter does not enter
seriously into the question for such an event would
not engage the entire sympathies OF the nation In
the same way as war on land. Interest In the
navy In spite Of all the plans for the feet and naval
manpuvres docs not enter into the German nature.
Ne IA A soldier par fTeeuencf not a sea dog simply
because the geographical conditions Of his country
are such that he has practically nothing 70 do with
the sea. Should the question OF naval war ever
seriously arise. the chances would be the sane
for each side, despite Alblons Dragging about
her navy
The English Navy will take notice that
Lieut. Schill'is not much afraid OF IT, Bis
marck's respect for England was greater
than the Lieutensnt's. But France has no
occasion to laugh. Lieut.. Schill says q
France:
No reasonable person believes any longer In The
fable OF the hereditary German enemy. A. any
rate, It would be a strong proof OF our want Of
national pride and lack OF faith In ourselves u We
were 70 be afraid Of being blown up by bomb
thrown by the decadent Third Republic france
has become TO- day a harmless nrghbor' whose
scandals Gmuse US and whom We have 70 thAhE
for the latest ladies' fashions. The only thing
we resent about her IL that she overwhelms US
with the degenerate productions Of her play manu-
factories
Not hattering TO France, but we suppose
that that considerable people will survive.
Il has certainly done well in the devil
wagon industry. Though Lieut.. Schill
objected 10 the German Army, he approved
Of the German form Of Government. he
said: "A monarchy IL the most natural
form Of government for all mankind,
especially for Germans, who have never
known any other He should come over
here and take notice that the Germans
do very well with the democratic form.
He should see Carl Schurz and Mr..
Ridder handling the German vote. He
would have been particularly instructed
and entertained II he could have seen them
last November.
We have spoken Of CRUDE, the dragon
who boxed his sweetheart's ears. CRUDE
is ono Of the typical victims Of the tale.
Sergt. Vogt, one Of the most offensive OF
the numerous tyTants Of the barracks,
came home drunk one night ct a late hour.
He roared out: Nov. then. you lazy black
guards, snoring already This woke them
all up His eye detected a little pile OF