The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-30

J to accord their allegiance 10 the new
! order OF things in the capital
! IL is very difficult 10 combat this revo-
! lutlonary propaganda in the army. True.
! the Spanish government. much alarmed
thereby, has within the last two or three
/ weeks taken steps 10 increase the pay OF
/ the nOncOmnissioned ranks and OF the
/ subaltern officers. But owing to the con-
/ dition OF the national finances this can
/ only be done in very limited wav. while
/ IT is quite impossible 10 remedy that
/ other source Of discomfort, namely. the
! slowness Of promotion without whole
sale and unjustifiable dlsnaissals among
| the superior officers, which would merely
! have the effect OF adding new foes 10
the dynasty
ROyaIists Face Crisis.
/ Indeed, the outlook in Spain Is more
| alarming from a Royalist point Of view
| just at present than in any other mon
archical country Of Europe. for the res-
son that the Republican party IS quite as
| deliberately organized there as it was AZ
/ Lisbon prior 20 the recent revolution.
| that republican sentiments are more gen
| erai and the principles OF democracy
/ better understood in Spain than In Portu-
| gal; that military service Is more I'M
/ popular IN the dominions OF King Al
/ fonso than on the other side OF his west
/ ern borders, and the subaltern and nom
! commissioned ranks Of his army. having
/ greater causes for discomfort than those
I who were In the service OF Dom Manuel
| are more disposed 10 ally themselves 70
| the cause Of the revolution
In Germany the powerful and exceed
! ingly numerous Socialist party, the larg-
est political unit in Teuton politics, is
devoting ali its energies TO the spread OF
its doctrines in the army It's propagan-
da there is in some respects more sue
cessful than IL has been in the armies Of
Spain and OF Portugal. For whereas the
bulk OF the men IN these two armies are
wholly illiterate. and can only be brought
to- a comprehension Of revolutionary doc
trines By means OF personal argument
and persuasion, every German soldier has
received a sufficiently good education 70
enable him 10 read all Socialist literature
placed within his reach and also 20 d.
gest IT,
10 one is more keenIy alive 20 the peril
10 the throne contained in this extensive
and ever-growing Socialist propaganda IN
! the German army than the Kaiser and 10
is 10 this that must be attributed his fre-
quent appeals 10 his troops 10 be pre-
pared 10 fight in the defense OF the Crown
! but also against the enemy from within.
Changes I'm Barracks.
Since he has been Emperor the bar
racks Of nearly every regiment OF the big
garrison of Berlin have been so changed,
/ either in the matter OF site OF OF con-
struction. as 70 facilitate the action %
/ the troops in the event OF another popu-
/ lar rising, such as that which in 1885
/ deluged the streets Of Berlin with the
| blood OF the pOpulace. Berlin Is admit
/ teddy the one city OF Prussia that is the
/ least cordially disposed 10 the Kaiser.
/ that has always been noted for the radi-
/ calism OF its political leanings. and
/ which Is the most strongly imbued with
/ socialism Of a particularly virulent type.
! When the Socialists attain their full
/ growth. when they feel themselves strong
1 enough 20 rise In order 10 attempt 10
+ overthrow the monarchy and 10 estab-
/ lish republic, il may safely be as
I sUmed that Berlin viii be the scene Of
/ their initial coup. Then IL viii be seen
I 10 what extent the Socialist teachings
! have been successful In the army and
/ whether the troops OF the metropolitan
garrison viii be willing 10 obey COM
/ mands that involve the shooting OF cut
! ting down Of their brothers. their fathers
| their womankiud. and their children ia
/ the streets or whether they Will frater-
1 nize with the populace as did the soldiers
/ OF King Louis Philippe in the rebellion
/ OF 1915 at Paris.
/ There would. however. be this differ
/ enCe. that whereas the German soldier
/ would be possessed Of political convic-
I tons not in accordance with those Of his
4 superior officers or Of the Crown. the
troops upon whom King Louis Philippe
relied for his defense We're Indifferent 20
Z political considerations and merely hun
CRY. For. by a disgraceful piece OF mis-
! management on the part Of the military
/ authorities. the regiments intrusted with
/ the repression OF the revOlutiOnists ana
/ with the defense Of the Crown had been
. left on duty in the streets for a whole
day and for an entire night without any
food and the horses with neither corn nor
! hay. II was the feeding Of the famished
/ soldiers by the mob that brought about
the determination that resulted in the
overthrow of the monarchy and in the
proclamation Of Frances second republic
There IS no country in the world that is
not dependent in a measure upon its
army for the maintenance of its author
/ ity and England would be unable 10
hold india and the United States would
ind il impossible 10 continue IN the Phil
ippines were it not for the large and
/ splendidly organized bodies OF troops
which John Bull and Uncle sam respe1-
lively maintain in these great colonial
dependencies. Republics, indeed. are
quite as dependent upon the bsyonets OF
their soldiers as are monaTchies.
Soldiery Factor.
The revolutionary junta at Lisbon will
be unable 10 maintain itself in power
unless assured Of the continued support
OF the troops 10 whom il owes its exist
ence, while in France the republic viii
last Just so long as the army is content
10 submit TO that particular form OF gov
eminent Should il ever be won over %
the Royalist cause should any or its
most capable and influential officers al
/ low themselves 10 be induced 10 play the
role OF Gen. Monk in England 20 the
Duke OF Orleans in France. the death
knen OF the third republic VIII be sound
ed That Is why the French government
manifests so pronounced a distaste for
generals who have acquired popularity In
the army or among the masses and why
il is so careful in its selection OF the
military governor Of Paris, who is never
allowed 10 hold his place as such for
very long.
The republic has ever before its eyes
the specter Of that English general re
ferred 10 above who restored King
Charles II TO the throne OF Great Britain
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