The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-17
GERMAN ARMY TO !
NE MACE RUSSIA.
Annual Maroeuvres This Year 10
Take Place on Muscovitc
Frontier.
IN NATURE OF WARM IN G
Emperor William Disp1cased at
Russia's Friendly Relations
With France and England.
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"a AlARQU1SE DE FONTlINOY.
a Eilperor William always has a
az official and private. at tho grand
annual manoeuvres of tho Ger
t tlan army 1t may he we'll to state
. s,sdS .his year they will prove of alto
n ntea d.. of taking place in the western
l,o of the empire. where fortresses
a ,ht forts play so important "a role in
the the operations, they viii be held In
the territory is cut in every direction
Gny rivers streams, swamps and dense
forests. which the general staff. con-
shutting the brains OF the German
army, have been studying for years,
with the object of their utilization for
strategical purposes, in the event Of a
war with Russia. Moreover, the prac-
, ,lce hitherto In vogue in these an
iual manoeuvres. OF rendering each
days operations distinct from another,
VIII be abandoned for the first time,
and the sham warfare will go on by
day and by, night, without Interrupt
tion, throughout the entire period Of
me manoeuvres. in which the lessons
taught by the war in South Africa. and
by that in Manchuria. are to receive
fun application.
The German cavalry Participating IN
the manoeuvres, which will consist or
u fight between the First and Seyen-
teenth Corps or the army, will be
armed with the new Tong carbine and
bayonet. which latter Is to take the
place of the sabre. The men ~ the
First Army Corps will wear for the
occasion the new grayish-grecu cam
patEn uniform.
That the manoeuyres should take
place on the eastern border cannot be
construed as otherwise than more or
less Of a menace to the. power on the
other side OF tho fr6iitier. namely.
Russia. For it means the initiation OF
officers of every rank, as We'll as of
I1 tt,t .Nf How
ing which would become necessary In
the event of conflict with the Gear.
Until now, Germany's annual manoeu-
yres have usually taken place in the
II to keep the French in mind Of the
fact that the conqucror OF 1870 was
still on the watch to protect the fruits
of her victories. On another occasion
northern coast with the navy COOP
Grating, by way of a reminder to Great
Britain that Germany was prepared
for truble in that direction.
olcnnclug Russia.
Now comes the turn of Russia
for a similar intimation on the
part of Germany; and careful OBJ
servers of the course OF political
events cannot be blamed II they
connect this with the fact that
the relations between Germany and
Russia are less friendly than at any
other time since the accession of Mich
olas III. to the 1iuscovite throne. That
! Russia should have abandoned her
former alliance with Germany. in order
to effect ain understanding with France
that was virtually aimed at Germany,
was bad enough in all conscience.
But that Russia should still further
unite herself with England. and seek
10 promote the descrtion of Italy from
the Triple Alliance, has shown the
Kaiser the useless ness of pursuing any
further the policy urged upon him By
this grandfather. old Emperor William.
when. on his deathbed. he cn,reated
him to. at all costs. cultivate the
friendship of Russia.
Let ne add with regard TO these an
nual inanoeurres of the great military
powers of Europe, that when the rela
tons between Italy and France Were
so strained. during the premiership
of Crispi, the manoeuYres of the ltal-
ian army invariably took place along
1.-THE French border and that since the
accession of Victor Emmanuel and the
Presumption of the friendly intercourse
responding GOODNESS of the latter in
1.-THE matter of the Triple Alliance,
Italy's manoeuvres are always now
held along the Austrian boundary line
in view of war with Austria. Again
when England and France were on the
brink of war some ten years ago, Just
after the Fashoda embroglio, France.
with considerable amount of aggres-
siveness, held her manocuvres on her
object of initiating her army into
what would be required of it in the
event Of hostilities with Great Britain