The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-30
AUST RIA.
our VIENNA CORRESPONDENCE.

vnvsA, Oct, Q, 1868.
rs AUSTRIA PREPARING WARY
Is Austria preparing for war, Are Austra's in'en-
tions hostile 20 Prussia These aud many other ques
tons the purport repeatedly asked, not
only in Austrian aud foreign journals. but also by the
people OF Vienna ITSELF that not be embarrassing
TO review Hr the circumstances that would lead one 10
suppose that Affirmative the correct one
.second-Thoso that concern in forming a negative
opinion.
That Austria is preparing for war there can be doubt,
but Is every European nation This fact alone, there
fore, would attention from other
tions were not system adopted these preparations
suggestive Of immediate or rather For Instance
II seems the present idea Austria 70 give large
amount of drilling short time possible 10 the
greatest available number Of Numerous recruits
are TO be drafted, remain embodied for limited
time only and as az Initiated In the rudiments OF
drl returned 10 their homes In order 90 make room
for Others who will undergo equally short probation
Austria, hitherto known as the most pedantc dscip-
Marian, the rigid observer Of the "slow and steady"
tactics has adopted shortly will adopt the last drilling
system In among other European nations Tbs
IL radically opposed her old prejudces that one y
forced TO look upon more a. temporary espcd'ut,
used for the purpose o. getting out o. temporary dcuy
than permanent innovation This cxpcd.cni, II will
from which period, after crushing defeats, dates her
military asoendsncy Il bat natural that persons who
remember the desperate Prussia ef, 10 after
the battle Of Jena, and the which she esiao
ished her military power should establish comparisons
between the state Prussia then In and Austria rs now
10, and comment the ressmb o. the plans adopt
cd In this country with those adopted In Prussia under
similar circumstances. Again another thing which
tends 70 show tina. the army which IL being orgau
lied u for immediate uae' Vs. thai the system
adopted IN the reformation % the Infantry vii nct b.
introduced in the other branches Of the service artillery
cavalry. &C Why Because alterations and innoya
tons introduced The infantry could he adopted
by The cavalry and artillery within 20 brief lime
Those branches o. the service s therefore
they now iftwas the intention Of forming perna-
neu alterations Tor the benefit Of the army would
Imagine that tho cavalry and artillery would Akosise
Undergo reorganization BIT ~, that would N, rfcrc
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