New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-06
RUSSIAN ARMY DEMONSTRATION.
EFFECT OF TIE NEW MANIFESTO AND UKASE-
\ RESERVE or 100000 MIN CALLED FOR
RY TIVE NEN 0RnrR.
ON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT


lPROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 14.-Every one was no
tle astonsbed this afternoon by the Imperial Manifest
with regard to recruiting for It was not known het the
Minister Of War had yet made his report Tie manifest
and ukase signed yesterday by the Emperor ana
sent TO the Senate. The usual formaliues which gener
ally last weeks were accomplished this morning ana by
4 O'Clock copies had been printed o. the Government
press and were being sold In the streets This extra
Ordlnary raidty and contempt OF red tape on the part
" the officials is in consequence Of the direct order OF
he Emperor put the reform into practice as soon
possible.
The manifest begins by saying that since 1896 the pro-
portion of recruits taken yearly for the ordinary army
and feet was four In thousand souls that now, re-
cognizng the necessity of reorganization of the re-
serves orders had been given the lhl6h Of Noyem
Der 70 the Minister Of War to prepare regulations for
this purpose which would extend the liability TO military
service regularly and allow an abridgment OF the
times Of service Taking into attention that in Wow OF
these regulations it incumbent TO provide seasonaby
for future years q sufficient contingent of fronghed
men, and that the other hand the shortening Of the
terms of service 90 desirable In the aim Of tightening
the military liability, is only possible on condition OF
calling yearly into service greater number OF men tnan
at present it is ordered that for the regular contingent
Of recruits for the army and navy there be taken IN 1871
ak men in thousand, from both parts OF the Empire
and the Kingdom of Poland. Independent OF THIS
in order to I'll previous deficiencies caused by special 70
missions OF recruiting there 10 be taken beside from
the Governments OF Kef, Noynia POdoha, wilma
Grodno Kovno, Mnsk, Modlef, and Vitebsk, from the
town OF serdobsk, and from the district Of Stavropo
one and half recruits per thousand. In the Kingdom
Of Poland there are to he taken three recruits per
thousand additional TO make up deficiencies OF former
years. Tie Kores In the Governments Of Archsngel
aud Oonetz and the district OF Holm In the Govern
ment Of Pskof this year exempt The CONSUMPTION
will begin Feb. lis, 1911 and be nlshed by harch
Ii9 The village communities are relieved rom the uni
forming and other expenses consequent on furnishing
recruits which will hereafter be charged on the budget
OF the This amounts TO about 5rubes per recruit
No not yet years OF age Is liable to service. Teach
era of national primary schools eXemptfrom military
service In tie Baltic provinces the previous exemp
tons for positions, stOvemakera, carpenters, wagon
makers, and smiths abolished In Poland the pre-
vious exemptions In favor Of Christianizcd Jews posh
IONS persons In mining establishments end their sons
artists OF tie warsaw Theaters and eDgneer architects
surveyors scupOrs, artists and mecharcians not in
Government service are abolished but exemptions
made teachers VI national primary schools and ftI-
dents Of the higher special institutions Of learning OF
the State The CONSUMPTION ~ Poland will hereafter 10
at the Same time in Russia. The previous exemptions
In favor of the only Of widow &C., remain for the
present In force ard the principle Of money exemption
and substitutes is also for tho present retained The
price is Fixed at $40 rubes.
Although by the Russian laws CONSUMPTION rs called
strengthened CONSUMPTION only when 1t taRes from
TO ten In thousand, and above that an extra
ordinary CONSUMPTION, yet IT is long since moro than
four in thousand have been taken that this may
be called extraordinary This CONSUMPTION should yiod
$4,000 men, but with the money exemptions IL viii prOba
bly, give only 10000. The previous cOhscripOn gave
about 10000 Tie bears all the marks OF great
haste Ii speaks of the desiraby Of short terms Of
service and yet leaves them they sre though the
o organ OF the War Ministry states that the soldiers
viii be dismissed frlough at the end of four years.
simple calculation. not taking into account, however,
the annual loss for death, will show ihat when this
system is thoroughly established the regular army. with
four years term Of service, Will consist Of $4,000 men,
with reserves within the military age Of 1906 men,
all of whom will have service. Another evidence
of haste is that the Government does not yet to
have been able TO decide abolishiDc the money
empt0n aud the system Of substitutes by the retcn
ton of this the good effects OF extending the obligatory
service TO tire upper classes parayzed and the
like the French loses its thoroughly national character
ii not yet decided either that the cOnscrptOn vii
strike only those who arrive &C the Of a., but NJ
present many far older will lie taken TIE principle u.s.
however, admitted with regard 70 the former Crown
peasants 1t is nccegsay that this be- done Tie
effects Industry and economy rGOuf, N for fOpr-
teen years IL yearly liable 10 cOHscripuOn. He
should be liable and forever after exempt unless in
case OF aetual war.