Show I I HISTORIANS FAIL TO AGREE AG EE THAT THE PRUSSIANS P SAVED WATERLOO WATERloo 1 on Emperor Emp Williams William s Claim of Supreme Credit for Bluecher American Professors Generally Admit Timely Aid but Award Palm to Wellington toast to the tho Hanoverian Legion In the of or which the Mid ald the and anI saved favell the tho h from de do destruction nt Waterloo hall lias roused criticism and dissent wherever tho words w been carried taya za tho flaw ell Herald Tho fhe of oC history hns been belli from Its grno and tho army Is Again Tho rho battle Is laid out on library tables with the AlII of oC plus pills arid pins red rell stuck Into long Saved the Knell J certain of or history Ab fur other of oC tha tho past declare that tho question Is mill an open opell on thero me who while that hat tho Duke of or Wellington i in III la w IU Ky U tho tho lo f for r tho victory over OH should bo ho boc hor c r a d divided ns the British commander accepted battle only on the promise th t should go to his This address which many man declare opens up a n lino of ot discussion dl which letter have hae been left leH undisturbed for tor the preservation of ot the friendly ri between two great nations was mode mude on December 19 nt lit during the celebration of oC thc tho hundredth of ot the tho organization of ot th former Hanoverian hall commanded that a 11 be In III commemoration of ot the ayd hl hili speech was j at jl i banquet With hearty thanks said the tho kaiser I my In and I hope that all III follow my III To the tho health of oC the Gorman German In memory of or in Its deeds which In conjunction with the lrus Ia rescued the tho army from at Waterloo IS TilE IN En of Columbia Would Not t Jill Cull the Victor This Hi s IH IS a matter said iiI Professor W v Dunning t lIC f the tho department of or orI I of or Columbia university con conCer In thero IH II still a n cm cn tn or opinion When the kaiser nay w I that thaI tile the saved tho destruction at nt Waterloo j h is I In III Ills hIM It must bo be borne In mind that the chi responsibility lay hl with Welling I It ti t il i HP Ho ac battle only after the 1 hul been belli Ien to him by IJ that the would sup rort him He lie have havo ie rc avoided nn un until untIl til he was reinforced Tho for tor forthe the tho outcome of ur tho battle belong no to 10 Blucher alone than It doo to tu They nilles Their was lIas a II common otic une the tho was wan fought on a 1 definite plan ii ii they had agreed That th arrival of or opportune no one will deny but to 10 Hay wiy Haythe the Wellington from Crom do Is extravagant Inaccurate rate rat The fhe battle battlo hung upon the fuel Cud that Wellington knew Hint the lrus dans Ians WO to his which Napoleon on did cUd not nol know Napoleon halt had he thc tho knowledge of oC the Iho same that Wellington had might have had Grouchy hy within striking An AnIt H HIt It nan a with French troops 1118 from Ihen ho he should havo prevented the from ever to Wn trine only two days before the the had defeated the forces of oC with low ana nM Napoleon Xa dill did not think the tho would be able to recover from their do de der r at in time to reinforce the The action of the Prussians was n part of the Rame ns mapped out by 11 Welling Wellington ton It It Is for Cor any nil man to my M Mas u as to 10 what whal would have he the tho out orne of or the had U Il not been blen for Cor forthe Corth the th arrival of o The hi hal Ju JURt t repulsed 1 the Imperial Guard although nl tho lIsh worn w rn 11 poor It In Is not at nt nil 1111 likely that lit Ih French would have been ablo to t thale hale hae destroyed them hall had r In his reports Wellington ton never lii III any way to belittle the time timely ly Iy aid which the Wellington W Held His Own Absurd JH JI Jr Hob HobIn ln In on also of Columbia university In upon the tho tonal In a hall bad way nt Wa Waterloo but he Wall holding his own Ho had repulsed tho French rench and lie he might havo made an orderly though he did nut not have tho to drive the forces torre of leon Iton from the Held The of oC was wan whit ho he expected I and In III his hili belief that dan Ilan aid would orno ho had accepted battle British and Prussians were al lies Hoth were to accomplish the name arn task Thero Is tho a that saved Wellington from ele or paid that thai one of ot th t st on Oil the of o the Waterloo campaign was the late John Hopes THINKS Till KAISER RIGHT Prof Wheeler of Yule Sars Two Annie Annies Won the Victory etol Ol Haven 11 II Conn on II Pro fensor I Wheeler r LU 11 1 H head Iwa of oC the history department In 11 Yale uni university when asked If tc the tho hall had correctly placed credit for Cur the victory victor of oC Waterloo said Is correct so 80 tar far HS 1111 he Roes Koes but he does not go far Car enough h III n his remark The Jury In Grout Great Britain Is ah nh surd lurl Anybody who Is 18 familiar with u the historical documents knows that it equally n and victory that allied army won lIon al lit Waterloo 1 I did not that anybody who IK 11 familiar with 1 the subject did not admit that There Is i no question whatever In my III mind Napoleon fought tho bat tie tle with his right hand hancl tied behind him lie He had to fight In an nn way He hlll to of nr his bent t troops against the Prussians that tells the whole story If Ir ho hall had waited hours Wellington could not lIot havo hae stood up under the Perhaps Emperor meant to rover cover the ground when he hc aks of the rescue of or the tho English from de II at Waterloo Without ut that help the tho English would have hae been heen undoubtedly destroyed About oooo Prussians Iru were Here on the field before tin battlo as nl over Oer They fhy lost half ns liS many mii ml I as the lost although they the did not open lire until half four Wellington In III a high state of ot excitement was all sending me sages hither yon on for Cor help Although he ho a n cool ho hI hall had no chance whatever and ho hI made stupid mistakes He lie lot many mall of or troops stand there because ho thought thou ht Na Napoleon 11 polon was going gain to attack him on the right If H Wellington hall had done dOlle his duty tuo days Ila before beCom tho battlo took th battle hattle of ot Waterloo would not haw have been he fought Wellington did not do as nil hi h hud had agreed d with They fhe hall had agreed to one was Wn attacked till tho other was las to po 0 to his help If a II plan hud had been carried out at i no Waterloo would have ha e hud had to be fought Hut out of that Them Is IH much to be ht wild In III Mich n a controversial matter HH this ono olio must be careful to have hao proof for Cor It II 1111 It was Willi a U very H curIous document with which Wellington made malic his report to Parliament the battle He III fought tho battle a n good soldier that thal hI 1114 hilt but he ht made his report like a poli diplomat dil at Hut But the It s have taken tho view I w that Wel lington would hae huc been heen defeated If had not helped him Wel Wol army wim not but lIIS out 25 3 miles What rould not lIot havo done If Ir the tho and til lies hall had not Hot got to together gether In numbers to stand for battle ball Ie I IN IS n ilm Irol the Kaiser Was Notoriety Philadelphia Pa Ill Saturday Profen w mr r John Johll 1 of tho th of oC th ut ur Pennsylvania lenn mid one on of or the thc must eminent historical In III tho thu States thinks the el talking to notoriety He Ill hall had forces drawn up In n hollow square upon which Napoleon had all 1111 day IIII only to bo ho every The 1 were r In III danger and hall had Blucher not nir ed have defeated th lIo Of or cour o the of lie flesh troops van 1111 ury but I ha no the I II II h cap eal able alII of lighting the hot The I certainly bus hUl been Iho or 0 H Is liln hiI custom nf If giving 1111 th ul to talk or of IC Kuro guro penn history hl tor at lt the tho University of oC Penn B hanla mid the author luthor of ot many hot ht wl Il works naldI 1111 I 1 think the must have Ille been I n a 1 little too tou trong for Cor the kaiser and h ht his hlA natural to tun Iun with wih him It I must bo II remembered that HIP Trench l the attacking force CorN the holding nn Ibl position on 01 n II hill hi The rhe arrival ot turned a n detent defeat for Cor tho French Into nn all utter rout but It In 11 absurd to think Wellington was waA ever In any seri serious OUR ous danger dalger O WAS WS G Vim 11 Dyke Says SI Prussian Irl sll n Ser Services vices vies Were Very el Professor Paul Van Yan head of ot the tho history hl tot lt In ull expressed himself In regard to ti the of William that and the tho Prussians saved the thel l nl h army defeat at nt thy bat battie tie tc of or Waterloo by h Haying There In hIlL a natural on UI the Ihl part of oC and 1111 historians to emphasize the services of o th lr own on In the final defeat of I would not I much the Iho re remarks reo marks of o William at the Han ovir banquet because It Is IA tine tue that Ir Him her and mil the Prussian had not come cometo to tho tl h assistance Water Waterloo loo luo would lot havo IH been nt at Icu l the sweeping victory that It vas Whether tho army In would have hac boon hall this n not It bom Is IR h The fhe genius of or the tl battle wan IM the of or hut but the great service of or the Pru ought not to be underestimated It I was Ia not lIot by h generous minded hlen and lea l of all ni by I the ulu of or Tho rho of the German Kaiser Right so Far as Ha He Goes Oc Is the General View Princeton r Professor Calls Cals Attention to Acknowledgment iW r ment of Prussians Prussian Aid Iii J Jt t I has every lI r right to speak with of or orthe the tho heroism 1 sh 1 by b cri In the th great conflict that broke the tho tyranny of oC Napoleon 1 p olt 1 JUST lV IS TIMi Dm So Ho Sen Morgan Io nn Who Re Hc Recalls calls culs the Butle of IS ISn Washington n I D tor John Johl T r Morgan of or Alabama who pave nc distinguished service In tho Ion 01 federate tel army during tho was Interested In tho kaisers that timely ar ed the h army arm fOI de deft Ic ft at nt lt the battle of oC I 1 am 11 Inclined to In think Sona tor 11 t to n That the battle of or Waterloo would woul han hao hien hlll won WOI by h tho h or not It I would not have hac been at nt that moment however and the lighting might havo gone on for Cor days Ila The h un WM ready to give up by b any nn means NII It I IM standing Its IH ground ulI no 0 WI ni tho French arrival WI MIM nt lt i a vital moment turned the tho malc ille which at nl the time sas 01 about balanced It on oM of or thoi thol e turn that come COlI In II almost every hut II when hll moments count ami the must be h timely or It I lost lo t I 1 remember that wo WI Im th fame situation In the battlo 0 f Manas M PI Many historians nay 1 that the ar nr arrival rival of or Johnston on that memorable day won the tho light t r the tl Confederate url Now ul Johnston undoubtedly Ill did at al the critical moment and hl l J a turn In III tho lood of oC tin thero ther ato ml Inn of oC us lS vho do io not lIot forgot that OI was down there In the all 11 this time tle and rather rath r hat th would have hn won on by hy h Confederate aimy anyway n Il vcr m 1 I s Plit ld the battle of oC Water lou on the lighting might 11 ht havo tone Lne on onor tor or n 1 day or two longer before h Core tho nd After nil 11 we we cannot tell Who can know hat have happened If I J gen lr el i crab rali had hai not Just when they lid It I takes lah n I debating society to tn toMich Mich fich mattery mi I tIP In fact farl they the ai a IC good lod for Cor debate they thc can bo hl argued from cither standpoint both Mth on sides can Cn find good ground to stand up Ull IN I IHS iS ARGUMENT nUI T TI Mr I the thc Relative Strength of Contesting tg Armies Mr Ir Hopes who JI went jo original H sources for Cor his Information devoted deol of ot study atu to tn the Napoleonic ware t placed e the number of oC Wellington l nt at of or which thero ther wore 11 I m 20 The rench had 71 iJ n 7 imn It felt C declined Mr Ir Hopes that he coull lely On prom ise nd hf h took his hl chance that tr rr be able to tu fulfil Culi that would have succeeded the je lK df Ir tho Imperial Guard French Ie lad had the Prussians not Interposed no one of o course can tell tel tho Im i len J success which the had ll In routing the Imperial was I Instantly Improved by Wellington ly III tol In II ordering his untouched cavalry brigades those of oC Vivian Ilan and to tn charge char Mr h Hopes BOles In his hil History of oC the Wa called to tl passages In the memoirs of I n 1 a 1 attached 1 to th staff of oC Wellington who took tOk a nent part In II the battlo of Waterloo I Ih ed ke said the baron haron when hl hil practised pye e o perceived that tho Trench army nr was 18 no 10 longer dangerous was IC equally n that with his try HO o diminished he could achieve noth ing more of oC Importance but If IC he Mill RUI resigned tho pursuit to the Prussian army alone It I might appear hi tho eyes I CR of oC n all If IC the tho I army all had defended themselves bravely Indeed but that the dl elded and won WOI the battle hat te 1101 Mr Ir Hopes ops In discussing the question as 11 to whom hom tho credit for Cor the victory was WI due said that ho agreed with Ken nedy l d who IIII that tho Iron Irn Duko tic the tho gage Ke of battle only on tc th promise that Tie Tic be supported by U S HEARD I Prof Thinks Wellington Welington AVns WR Given Great Aid AidOne AIdOne One of oC the foremost authorities on period perl la Professor ProCessor William M the head hend of oC the department Wilam of or history In Columbia II university Th h professor Is nt present In Paris on n leave of oC absence That he had thor 1 considered the question ii to queston I whom tho credit for Cor the tho victory victor of Wa was due appears In nook Hook IV of his history entitled Napoleon Ilona Ion Though tho dramatic stories of tho 0 dukes mortal terror writes tho pro fessor rest on foundation thero Is 18 no doubt that ho felt a 1 great lat relief when th Prussians entered the for tor Immediately he turned his attention not to rest but to tha reforming of ot his line lne Though task of ot standing firm until arrival accomplished and though perhaps his soldiers heard thi distant firing nil ot the Prussian guns vt nothing could bo b Hecl tho long loni Interval tho attracted attention and neither ho nor nOI they could know what was wa yet ot be If fore foro them |