The New York herald., 1871-02-02
AUSTRIA ARMING.
Premier Won Beust on the Dangers OF
the European Crisis.
The Empire Not Revengeful but
Prudent"
TELEGRAM 70 THE NEW YORK HERALD.

LONDON Feb /, 1871.
BY telegram from Pesth, dated In that city yester-
day, am enabled to report to the HERALD that dur
ing the Parliamentary session OF the Austro IIunga-
rian delegation In that day the Premier Baron Won
Beust delivered q speech In advocacy OF an Increase
of the ornaments or the empire, both military ana
naval. He said that he distinctly "repudiated the
idea that the government was actuated by any
policy OF revenge for the past, but that the
danger OF warlike complications involving Austria
was not phantom peril. The policy OF the empire
was peaceful and prudent; but contingencies were
possible and the foreign Powers must learn that
Austria Is ready fof defeice.H - 81
Towards the close OF his address Premier Beust
said, 'that while the relations or the empire with
North Germany were most friendly no effort would
be spared TO prevent fear and suspicion and secure
mutual respect.o -. -
MILITARY STRENGTH OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE.
In connection with the important declaration Of
Premier Beust as giveh IN our cable report above,
IL Is Of interest to know that the report Of the Mill
tary Committee, which was lately presented in the
Lower House Of the Austrian Relchsrath contained
brief expose OF the military reforms and army force
Of the empire, with some few pointed remarks on
the surrounding situation as tending to war.
The members Of the committee gave expression to
their conviction that the present straining OF the
military resources in Europe cannot possibly be OF
any long duration, and must either end in general
disarmament, peaceably agreed to on mutual un-
derstanding or result at no distant period In vio
lent war and consequent universal exhaustion for
no State is In a position to bear for any
length Of time the burdens OF the present
armed attitude without drifting into financial and
economic ruin" Comparing the future organized
nnfh nf fhn An1fra IInnrn 40
archy on war footing wiz, common army 500. 900
men, military frontier $4,000 men, andwehr (m.
tia) In the two halves OF the empire, 200 600 men
total, 1O5S,000 mem, with the military strength OF
the other great continental States-namey, the
North German Confederation, then commanding
an army Of 1,02s946 men standing army
S4S,394 men, landwehr 1852 men), and in.
Guiding South Germany, with 2Oo,17l men
more (standlng army 1856, 76O men, landwehr
43,4l1 mem, or grand total 1,229117 men,
Russia-Fleld army, including that of the Caucasus
S27,350 men, local troops 410,427 men, irreguars
229, 223 men-togeher 1,467 900 men; lastly, Italy
Standing army ,4s1 men, National Guard
Mobile, exclusive OF veneta, 132 900 men-total,
4so, ,461 men-the Austrian committee is OF opinion
that the figure given in the Army bill for the
strength of the Austro- Hungarian army in time OF
war does not go beyond the limit required for the
security Of the state and the maintenance OF its
power and dignity The committee finally declared
that the acceptance Of the Army bill by the Legisla
ture of the two divisions OF the monarchy will prove
to Europe 'that both parts of the empire are re-
solved to stand together in the hour Of danger and
that Austrla's power has increased"