The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-05

they get through.
rhs Psrsian theatres the Msripo~as Of play WRITER'S
During the past year less than Oh 57S francs has
been paid by the different opera houses theatres
has paid the grst sum- 81 ITO francs AMI the 10 10 pan
tomme theatre, the FunAmbules. u. least. Gfeen
The Porto St. Martin paid 81 $780, Comee Francaiss II
Palas Royal 72,7s5, variesss 7ao2s, the vau3evile
243. and the Gsite 6s PAL In 1916 theatres n Par
all departments only paid az authors per censage
800 600 francs In 1886 amounted $1,000 ana nov
the annual expenditure tor new pieces - more than
GOO francs, three hundred Thousand dollars. What
= fun for some new Shskspere, AOlcrc or Racine.
The usual pubic celebration OF washisg,en's birthday
by the Americans In Paris will not take pace this year.
ball In commemoraon Of the day on the evening befq
it. The Twenty second OF February this year comes
effected the happy compromises between his religion anS
his patriotism, OF Dvi,bg bis friends 70 celebrate The birth
came evening shall be there and shall let YOU knos
about It. 4
Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN, Feb Is, 1890
The Reorganization Of ne Privtan Army-yketcAs q q
Government Prtject-The Standing Army and Nopy to
Kept in Readiness for Wdr-YAe Prssea Orpa~isu,
and hat Of 1Sl3-.4-The Italian Question Rsasia
neSs her Proposition Ct Settlement BY Conferences
Fire Great Posoos-Austrla Anxious 10 Obncslsase
Late Ene~y-Pro.pect Of the Aeesn9 Of ne cbmgyess &c.
On Friday the project for the reorganization of ths
army laid before the Second Chamber the Prem
cent Of the Council Prince Hohensoern ana tho Minister
nxacn, said the latter acknowledged BY al slasss
Of the population, and the feeling been deepeneA by
recent events into the conviction that would be danger
ocs to defer any longer Not only the political CHANGE
ON the continent Of Europe, hut the social chsases In
Prusss herself had contributed render imperative
Government had devoted the utmost tbs exana.
ton Of this important question without beng nuenced
BY preconceived opinions individual bias Il Wa
question On which the interests government and u The
Dsfir s1~~AS
the representatives Of the nation lend se,r cordial
assistance In efectns 10 solution.
1t would occupy too much Of your valuable space To-
give the government project In eesso Win esnsous NJ.
SELF therefore, with rapid sketch OF ~ chef features
The entire male population Of PRUSSIA between their
eventeenth and fety ninth year. subjected 70 the mill
tary service The armed force composed o. the army
the navy and the kus The army lie divided intS
the standing army and the landwehr the abs,ute aaS
relative numerical strength Of which regulated accord
ing to the population. The standing army and navy 40
to be kept In constant readiness for war. the. torn
service IN the Same Fixed NJ eight years. buS ssel
four years service In the cavalry three in The oer
wing, the men are passed over 10 the rcseye
and have only 10 appear twice year at The military m
devious. Young men Of education VINO ind their swn
accoutrements and receive pay rAtions, may be
transferred TO The reserve alter years. ssrusuds
The service In the hndwehr extends eleven yeass,
and commences with the time Of dismissal from regu-
lar army. The only called for annual drills
however, during the first four years. after which they re-
ceive An unlimited furlough which is Withdrawn ex-
ccpt in the event Of actual me Audssurm levy
en- ose, reserved for extreme cases. such the nva
posed Of all able bodied the ages Of ,hr
ty-pne when they arc finally discharged from land
wehr) and forty hine. AZ person biz
ffeth year the State dspensss with further servsss
Pursuant 70 this scheme which 70 take effect between
army viii be composed folio we:-lnfantry nine reg
ments of guards and seventy Of the inc, os hros
batalions each; battalion OF the Old Guard 1--we r~g
ments) to be 6l6 the new flour reginens) 46z sooS
each battalion Of the old forty regiments ef The line 49,
Ten bsiaIons o, so2 men esch Toe ss..cons 81 ia
batslons Of andwehr infantry garrison forresses
esyaryAEghi Iesimens Of guaros owe new ooes) and
to have four squadrons Croops). The ola land wehr
cavalry 70 be dissolved Artilsry-Nins regiments o.
fort artillery three batteries OF horse artlssry, twe
divisions OF siege artillery, &C., 70 which muss no
added sappers and miners and the baggage
this Dew Arrangement viii increase the numerical s<eps
Of The standing army by about so 0oo that Of tbs zee
BY 160, Goo men, the additional expenditure viii be
nine and half million thaiers per
From this analysis will be perceived that the propo
organization = not radical reform but merely an ale
lance Of the andwehr v greatly dininxhcd but It
abolished altogether. The tern Of service IA the
heightened BY two years, aud that In the andw-hr re-
ouced by rs much-a distinction MT merely occasional
viii have the effect that In Of moolsssoo
former occaeons. but only hoeiee actually on u
point Of commencing. The n landssur Is n
teiay curtaiIed up 70 Tho pseecn time evcry unter
sixty having been liable 70 il; but thus alteration u CT
mach lees consequence than the former a. the wpse
ADdsiurm" Institution hse had any existence
cert upon paper The meet important paras .Apa e
new Law that which states that all Prusfans vittus
exceptions are bound to take part In the defenc Nv
coun'ry" The came principle having been aref
announced BY the edici 0! September g. 1874 orc VIC
De sPs 70 consider is repetition supereroensory bn:
he same time, the numerical strength OK the army
been liked a. q certain figure, and the population II
king 'om has increased since then at least nf;y
considerable proportion were always enabled
get on scot free, in consequences Of there not bsnE
This viii cease In futnre With The aiiitooa
number Of regiments now In course OF fcrmAttoc, and
heDeeicrth no one unless incapacssted by bodily arn
naeiy thees alterations tend 70 the inhe
and radical vice n the military system OF Prussia
which, in the event Of war with any Of the other sres
soldiers and this system only furnishes recruits Inst
OF filing the ranks with mere Johnny Rsws, OF WI
there already TOO many, abe should try fore
nucleus Of trained and experienced veterans, who q
cider Soldering their profession, and mere state
transition which they are obliged to psss through We
much asainst their will, and from which they
souncs vastly well In theory, or in "a sfser. din
harangue; but II can never be reduced 20 prscti
leAst OF al In highly artificial st,te Of socie
he prussi.n in.titdo1s approach As near ~ anyth
Ct intense excitement ike 10 1873 when The people
msdceped by the oppression Of the First Napoeon,
bad suffered 20 much from the continued occupstion
tner country py 'ofeign troops and the heavy coutr
tons svied on them, that they willing 70 make
eac iuccs 70 escape from the yoke; but must DO
lecied That even then the war was not fought out
Austria and Ruesa, against whom Napoleon, who hid ,
Lost the foyer VI his troops the Of N1soovy
obliged 10 make heed with the scanty remnants d h
army, which as the bastis Of Leipsig were ousnuua