New-York tribune., 1909-07-18


three IT, .l7ird whom I saw, out oniy
BisHsl -. King: whom his grandson mas
sew s,-+ered William the Great Ihe
sinoe --,,,s War was Just over There were
ee'e" = .,s army who expected 10 enter
Oeneio .,,,,,,7,h as. four and hai years
NieiiN- -.-r,an armies were TO enter PARIS
ia'e- -. bismarck had vetoed this project oy
no' desiring 10 leave an lndehole scar u
NJ - humiliation on q kinofeo oIerlli0ii
oeio rys wished. and the King wished 'hal
osp.'-- .-.,-. and in the near future berhh anu
N .borld be friends. In II interest u
80. ,olicv the purely military arlpl'i'"'
tnz. Generals. the Red Prince perhaps among
ef "' -.-e soldiers and nothing else, were
the1l- oo,so1etion was allowed them in
-. of = triurlphsl re-entry into Berlin
N re oo+b and 21st OF September the gar
- Berlin and Potsdam. fifty thousano
~ dividing their strength between the
s.,-. marched through the bTanoehpuTse'
- .,5 I'D Inter den Linden 70 'he 'Pe'@
-. rv good luck had rooms IN 'he ti''ei
:. >-o-d then the best hotel In Berlin Inlo" q
a .bs great avenue Of Berlin; and oelns oi '"e
...o,5 Aoor I could look well over the trees anu
seo1-i- The whole stretch Of this fire street,
g hundred yards vide
such q spectacle as presents itself but
n
80. considered. il cannot often have oeen
-,esse5. The Ehole world was looking on
r. here was Prussia. but three months ago
- class European Power. which had sud
-. s+.,nad into the front rank. So dazzling
:. re- rise that the Emperor Napoleon. look
=. - the T-5i1e-ies windows upon trans
60 central Europe vas already demanding
-s.-ss-,or,. for Sadova. and demanding
,-.ir1v The leadership Of Germany had passed
- razbr from Austria 70 Prussia me Ger
-.,;c confederation had been dissolved ana the
,--+4, German Confederation with PRUSSIA 'h9
=, r,-e-fl1l head of r. had come into existence
ri, -re -efussl Of count Bismarck 70 listen 10
- demands % Napoleon. Prussia stood out IN
,-.,+-s1 Europe as the German state Which At
So z-ss n resist all attempts from beyond the
,.,ne N impose the Hill Of French ruler upon
=. German people L vas Declaration Of IN
,s-s,5ence-ar5 of something more than inoe-
psndence
T-h=. the head Of that great column - VIC
.nriors troops emerged from the great ''a's'
-hs+ Berlin saw vas the instrument ey NhlCh
-. IS. changes had been brought about
--bs~e were men Of prophetic mind u no sa" N
:. +ts INSTRUMENT Of greater changes Yet 70 be-
pr- s,yr7cient fo7 the day was the glory thereoI-
an Ps-lin --ss in The streets; or in this one
Fr-erT %
- 7-r-s- den Linden As they cheered did
:. ..-i-l, tho volume or sound comparable to
49, c-a hears IN London great days or
Lii -esoicf7r There was rejoicing. of course
- ;re-e was enthusiasm but II vas OF the
--.ve German kind. none the less deep for being
lees resonant I cannot remember being uluch
sr1r-essrd tz- these demonstrations. nor oy the
azps srd other decorations. The Prussian nag
with rs black and red, vas less cheerful piece
~ bunting than the Tricolor or the Union JACK
7bs f-s--,ers have. nevertheless. ideas Of orna-
inert sr6 # art values. perhaps midway pc
t,een the French 7ho are supreme N such
matters and the English. who have no IDEAS al
IL exceu- 70 hang out all the flags they possess
s-5 .+r7,st 70 luck for harmony and effect None
the less vas Inter den Linden earlahoeh
-s-l, banners and the better houses or larger
sg,ldinzs were glowing with color and contrasts
But the military display was the important
thing and il magnificent
Ths King came first riding little IN Iroht
g. his besdoua-te-s staff and ~ the Generals
pbo were IN his suite. Whether he might De
called william the Great OF not. he was on that
dsv kinelv figure The officers with him num-
hsrsd. should think. perhaps hundred and
~ft~ mostly well mounted in uniforms which
-bs,sver they might be singly. were splendid in
tbs mass. They we're perhaps too splendid one
would have liked 10 see these men in the clothes
N which thev had marched and fought; with the
stains Of var upon them But that, 1 suppose
would have bean abhorrent 20 the German nino
snd especially 70 the German military nina WIN
It's deep devotion 10 etiquette and Its worship
RI routine and ali forms OF military tecnnique
Yes the echoes of Austrian battlehelds had not
yet sunk into silence and We knew well enough
that these were no holiday warriors
They rode slowly When the rear rank had
gone rsu+ there came surprise The process
sion seemed for one moment to have come TO
an end There vas an open space Of perhaps
fftv Yards In the centre Of II rode three men
The three we're Won Room, Minister OF war
Moitke and between them Bismarck IN a WHO
Uniform as Major Of Cuirassiers. It was when
they came into view that the cheering rose
highest The King was popular and the greet
tas of his people had been cordial BuS 'he
three men behind him were the real heroes Won
Room had organized the forces Of PRUSSIA;
Noltie had guided them 10 victory: Bismarck
had Manned and brought on the war The
Cs-not Of Prussia the soldier Of all soldiers OF
Prussia next after the great Frederick the oraln
and vflI and directing force of Prussia these
tnree-aud in all Europe no other three C"iii-
parable 10 them. singly or together
So here they rode. these Three by themseves'
snsr+ ss 90 su that had gone before and all
that vas 10 come after were there in homage 10
them. The King and his headquarters stan
we're hut the advance guard TO these Three
The FIVE and twenty thousand troops VINO foi-
lowed were but their rear guard The real ser
wants and priceless possessions OF the stats
were enconpassed about by all that was
Brilliant and all that useful in the state
themselves excepted They bore themselves as
eehtted their services and their places with
dignity serene disregard Of everything but
Their duty. which belong 10 real greatness Ber-
In hailed them with cheers of a kind which had