New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
HINT TO THE CAR
Kaiser TO ManGuure HIS Army
on Russian Border.

As Fmperor William has a number Of
American guests. official and private. at
the grand annual man9uvres OF the Ger
man army, il may be we'll 10 state that tfiss
wear they will prove Of altogether excep-
,iona1 interest Instead OF taking place in
.be western portion of the empire, where
forfresses and forts play so important a
-nIe in the operations. they will be held
IN the easternmost provinces, where the
-errjtorv ia cut in every direction by
rivers. streams. swamps and dense forests
The General staff constituting the brains
o. the German army, has been studying
this territory for years. with the object
of its utilization for strategicai purposes
in the event Of war with Russia
Moreover the practice hitherto in vogue
IN these annual manGuvres, of rendering
each days operations distinct from an
other, will be abandoned for the first time
The sham warfare viii go on by day and
hy night, without interruption, throughout
the entire period OF the man9uvres, in
which the lessons taught by the war iii
South Africa and by that in Manchuria
are TO receive fun application
The German cavalry participating in the
r7anpuvres, which will consist of a night
between the First end Seventeenth corps
n1 lnS army VIII De oIIflto Nltfi tA1c NV
long carhine and hayonet. which latter is
to take the place of the sabre The men OF
the First Army Corps will wear for the
occasion the new srayish-green campaign
inform
That the nlanonuVreS should take place
m The eastern border cannot be construed
IS otherwise than more or less OF a
menace TO the power on the other side OF
Russia. frr IL means
,he initiation Of officers of every rank.
se 1,.ll as Of the troops, into the sort OF
oa,nnairning which would become neceS-
49,, ~ -,e e.-ent of A conflict with me
coz Until now Cermany's annual
r,s,ce,,,-res have usually taken place IN
,bo western norton of the empire just as
= "a keen The French in MIND OF the iact
.b.- .ba conoueror of $50 was sun on the
,..-c,, Ia 1,rote-t the fruits Of her Victories
IN another. occasion the manou1res took
-far. on the northern coast. with the navy
CO onerating by way OF fenlliiue' ~
l--,.- r,ri1s;, that Germany was prepared
for --ofhle in that direction Now comes
.be t,,rn of Russia for similar hh'iIn1 Oluii
on the part of Germany. ana caFeiui oD-
80. of tbe course OF political events
,.rrot no blamed if they connect TINS WIN
-. facr that the relations between Ger
-, and pussia are less friendly than at
ap,- other time since the accession o. MICH
oIss II TO the Muscovite throne
Thar Russia should have abandoned her
former alliance with Germany IN oroer 10
effect an understanding with France thaI
was virtually aimed at Germany was PAD
enough IN ali conscience. But that Russia
should stiil further unite herself with Eng
land ana seek TO promote the desertion or
has [1 an
the Kaiser the uselessness Of pursuing any
further the policy urged upon him by his
grandfather Old Emperor William "hell
on his deathbed he entreated hlm at al
costs to cultivate the friendship Of Russia.
Let me add with regard to these annual
rlanoeIlrr.s of the great military powers OF
Fnror1e that when the relation. between
T-al,- and France were 50 strained during
t;.e premiership of Crispi the fndnpuVreS
o. the Italian army invariably took place
along the French border: and that slnce
tire accession of Victor Emmanuel and the
resumption OF the friendly intercourse be-
tween france and Italy, with correspohu-
ing coolness of the latter in the matter OF
the Triple Alliance, Itafv's nasnosuvres are
sIvavs now held along the Austrian boJlli-
dairy line. in view Of war with Austria
Again. when England and France were
o.! the brink Of war some ten years ago.
lust after the Fashoda imhroglio. France.
With ? considerable amount Of aggressive
ness. held her nansuvres on the north
western coast. with the ayoTed object OF
Initiating her army into what would be re-
quired % il in the event Of hostiliti7s With