St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-02
STRICT ETIQUETTE
OF SURRENDER
loliow ,he Rules of W.. aid Down
At Yhc Hague

itiioW 'Hc NWieS III Wa i'at' '''WiI
At -Phc Hague
y parlen,ntaiic 10 a,lalge II SUI
ready on IN aniStlcc ila, 10 follow
E. teirlin cT,quctte whlca =. rand down
h., .ht rules oi war IL, ,.'nbliShcd at
sac Hagu" and 10y custom, writes
ii. ". Wilson IN the Iomion l';ity
.nuil.
\ parlcMrntairc consists Of i'm en-.
voy o" ENJOYS from the enemy, prop
,riy authorized, carrying he white
flag and accompanied by q buklrl OF
tiumpettr to call attention. The
persons OF tine parlnmcnta.ic are in
Niolablc, provided they do not commit
treachely and provided he COM
laandc' to whom they are sent is viii
ling 10 receive them. Those who
sicct them must take i'll steps to pre-
vent them obtaining information, and
FOR that reason it is usual ID hlindfold
them when passing through the lines.
Either the commandcr-in-chicf OF
:: prominent general of thr defeated
army goes in person with The par!a-
mrntnirr. General GNbltuX, after
The defeat OF the AustrianS q; Sadowu
ia 1896, proceeded to the prussian
'ine& under tho flag of truce, and was
here Llindfoldcd that he might he
olducted to King William. The
king, soeire the bandaGr about his
VS., supposed that he VIZ; IL wounded
enemy officer, and spoke sotho words
81 sympatt! to him before discover.
:tG the mistake.
At Sedan, in 1870, after Captain
ron Wintelleld and Colonel Hronsatt
von Schelllndorf had summoned the
French army to surrender, Il parlc-
nMat.Irc consisting of General Relic
came out under the white h4g, and
Heilie handed Napoleon Ills letter of
surrender to the King Of Prussia on
the heights above, Frcnois. That
same evening the French commander,
General WimpfIcn, came in Mrson to
arrange the surrender. The terms
were so severe that he refused ut first
10 accept them, and only after tnc
threat OF hombariment did he give
way.
After AppcmattoX, in l<'h, General
Ice came in person ~ General
Grant, commanding tho tinted STATE
armies, to ARRANGE. terms for The
heaten Confederate army. Grant
hmd rot expected the surrender that
day; he was in III ptivotc's uniform,
with only his shoulder badges to show
his rank as tho leader of the largest
army which up to TINT date had ever
fought in war. He was not only a
great soldier but also Il great gentle
MN, and he has told the world what
his feelings were at that moment.
II fclt. like anything rather than re-
joicing at the downfall of foe who
hal fought 70 long and so valiantly
and had suffered 10 much fot il cause.
though that canse was, believe, one
"A the worst for which q people ever
yfenvaAt ',-.-~4 Asis ~Aa4a-as..
tenderness for Tho conquered Id en-
gagedtln conversation q other topics
with Lee. II.
At 'Paardeherg, in 1860, Gen. /
Cronjc made i,i+ surrender in lnraon
TO Lord Roberts, after his stubborn
ard gallant resistance. In honor to |
the defeated Eocl' leader Lord Rob
crts wore for the first time since h.
opened his campaign his ccrcmonla /.
sword, n heavy sword wish 1t jewel hl |
hilt, and received his opponent wAi !
the words, ~ AM glad 10 meet 10
brave II man. Like Lee, Cro.to
WAS in want Of food, and The lJt
ls;sm which the British staff co,H
produce was sacrificed in his honor |