The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-13
COLONIAL ARMY OF
FRANCE IS DREADED
Fear Of "Elack Horde of the
Republic Caused Ger
man Morocca:. Action. :
~ STEVE BURNETT.
Especial Cable from the International
News Service)


News Service)
BERLIN, Aug 1.-THE dread OF
France organizing a great black ar
my" to make up for the dwiDdling
number of recruits at home is now
said to be the real reason why Ger
many 80 suddenly took hand in the
Morocco question.
The colored inhabitants Of the
French colonies in Africa have been
found to make first class soldiers, VINO
are easily drilled, splendid marksmen
and far more enduring than any Euro
peans, and hundreds of thousands are
eager to enlist under the tricolore,
where they are sure OF regular meals,
ilne uniforms and last nor least pros
poets of fighting.
The vision of mighty army OF COLI
ored fighters turned loose on the Ger
man frontier in case of war with
France has long filled the Germans
with horror Attempts have been made
to have the use of colored troops for
hidden in warfare between civilized
nations. but with number OF colored
regiments in the American army and
Zouaves and spahis galore in Frances
lighting force. German diplomats soon
realized the hopelessness OF drawing
an international military color line.
Herr Kidderlen Waechter is then said
to have suggested to the Kniser that
Germany should try to get hold Of a
great colony in Africa adjoining
French Congo. Then IL Germany was
In Morocco in time of war with a
strong force of German troops perma-
nently located there. she might hope
to engage the French African troops
to such an extent that France would
not dare turn any part of them loose
aiong the banks of the Rhine.
Firmly believing the Prince Of
Wales is to be the husband of the Kai-
ser's only daughter. Princess Louise,
the people of erin are looking for
ward with curiosity to the visit of
Queen Mary of England, the Prince Of
Wales and Princess Mary.
Princess Louise herself, however,
who Ia one year older than the Prince
Of Wales, declares that the idea of
uCI SuSdBcUIeHL u n IuSIc uoy 10 dU-
surd. and 1t is also said that she was
anything but pleased with English life
and would consider 1t a Punishment to
have to live in England and especially
In London. which she thinks the ugli-
est city she has ever seen. The Eng
ush courtier also, according to her
idea is not to be compared to the dash
Ing German officers she is in the habit
Of meeting at home.
Another instance of the way in
which the erin police authorities in
terest themselves in every detail Of
the private life of the city's inhabit-
ants is afforded by a decree just is
sued by Herr Won Jagew, the Police
President, which arbitrarily Axes the
sum per day which Is to be allowed
Tor food to domestic servants during
their employers absence in summer.
The term domestic servant" in
sludes everything, from the maid-of-
all.work OF the small household to the
butler. with all his retinue of lesser
lights. In the house of the rich, and
servant shall receive daily allowance
81 35 cents and each maid servant 80
sents for food during the whole time
II their employers absense.
The new police regulation has been
greeted with more delight by the SER
vants than by their employers, espec-
lally among the middle-classes where
khn dnrNn0tin nj lob tn,
many Is already acute enough. AL
though the amount of the daily allow
snce cannot be considered an excess
i've In relation to the present prices
81 food. when 1t is remembered that
he ordinary wafe, which in Germany
d anything from $3.50 per month up
wards for the average domestic SER
vant. has also to be paid during the
employers absence; it will be seen
hat the new regulation will mean a
considerable item in the reckoning of
he middle-class family about to start
IN Its summer vacation.
German education is going through
IN era Of reform at high pressure. The
arst decade of the present century
brought the opening Of public schools
70 girls. whereby they were enabled to
rise to the highest academic training.
This extension of education was at
tended by several internal reforms,
which pay due regard to the exigen-
rics and changed aspect of modern
lie. Thus more stress was laid on
physical training. the sciences and the
teachings of modern languages whilst
10 raise the spirit of manliness and
belf-reliance in boys the English sys-
tenn OF self.administration is being ad.
apted to the peculiar character of Ger
man schools
, Both masters and pupils had just
pettled down to work under these al.
tesed conditions when rumors began
10 take definite shape that another
change Is about to be made in the in.
terna' scheme of national education, a
change in many respects symptomatic
Of the trend of popular feeling. Greek,
which had hitherto been the pride of
the German curriculum, is no longer to
be obligatory, and English is to take
Its place.
The advocates OF classical training
are exerting themselves to the utmost
70 prevent the planned reform from be-
Ing carried into effect The point out
that the marked falling off which has
IL L.