, 1874-03-09
Von NloItko's Great Speech in Tho
German Parliament.
He Advocates Liberal Appropriations
for the Army.
A Militia Force Dangerous in
pcncc md Inefficient
fn War.
Neighboring Nations Jealous Of Ger
man Supremacy.


GERMANY.
New York, H1arch 8.--Torogu parcrs roccivol
tonight contain tho rocont remarkable speech
Of Fio1d-Marsllal a1oltko. It was a crouar noto
addressed to tho fot oign Powers rather than n
+ tatonont for domestic purposes. Count Moltko
says:
TIE REAL. QUESTION
brought before tho House is whether hence
forth Germany sllal1 bear tho heavy cost necos-
snrily incurred by hopping d01 900 mon on per-
mancnt peace footing. Tint question must DO
considered in tho light OF our home and
foreign relations. THO present gcuora-
tion could not hope 10 escape tho on-
croug dutfoa connected with tho: maintenance
Of largo armamons. It was but too probable
TINT Germany would be obliged to proteot, for
fifty years to como, what she had gained in five
months. Germany, by tho last war; had won tho
rcapoct but certainly not tho love. Of her noigh-
bors. In wbateyerdirectionl honorable members
turned their oyos they would find uatioas haunted
with tic idea that Germany WIS llko'y to become
D1aAunEEADL1; fEInuDoR
hoF0ro long. There ~AH q strong French rnrty
III belgium. Notwithstanding that lornnny had
repeatedly aavol tlo Independence Of that King
dom. Holland had begun to rol'air tho works
by Which tho country lind been intntlatcd be-
cause tho inhnbitantB woro unnccollntably
AFRAID or A GERMAN ArrAcK.
Thoro was not n mnn in Germany who advo-
catcd tho annexation Of Holland, yet It was but
TOO vol known with w!.oln the Dutch sy.npa;;
[ tl,izod in tho war Of 1870 Even England liad
roeently Witnessed tho publication OF pamphlets
| contemplating the chances, not Of Froncl1, but
Of Gorlnal, landing, in the country. Denmark
| increases hor coastinE yesaola. dooming 1t
necessary to prepare against Il German dcacent
My, Germany waB ayon charged with tlie inten-
| ton Of invading tho Baltic provinces Of Ruesia
md coquetting with the Gosman subjects Of
Austria.
MILITARY ORGANIZATION IN FRANCE.
| And all this when Franco had copied tile
whole system of Gorlunn military organization,
md by excluding tho duty Of military service over
twenty years., aud gving-- tho law u rotrogrossiro
force, aroady possessed MI activo army. Of
1,200,000 men, and territorial force Of 1.i,00,-
| 600 moro. Franco had now 152 regiments Of
infantry, instead Of 11G as before TIM war; 323
batteries Instead of 159 us formerly; and III
mon act,laly under arms in time ,of rcaco..
/ tho Emperor Napoleon. Tranco, who begnn the
war Of 1870 with eight CORPS d arrnos, had now
1lineteen md, whiio Germany hitherto spent less
hesitate to appropriate 17l0c0, 900 thalcrs for
the like purpose. The French Legislative As-
Houb}y, tho other day. actually forced MI extra
sum Of $780, QUO thalors on their Govern
/ mont to ennbo than to dill tho second portion
| this year.
| PREPARATIONS or THE TRENCH.
| Tho froncl towns vicd with enol other i,i
building barracks, sottng apart drill grounds,
otc., To bo auro, the great lnajority of ntolli-
ef' the csas x from s' tie "9 oron5 f Of repues
spcnhcrs, yet it tho French Government aro
t some So a lime nsssss ees 5 # sbove a
! waa owing the fact TINT n judiclous General was
ut tho head Of tho nation. Still Germany ro.
/ me1nbcrctl but too well tho End experience Of
soma years ngo, when tho French Government
- NM
tics a aud 'i hurriod into an isnprudont war. M
Ho Was sorry to say that, however many. pcoplo
in Franco might DO opposed to the repetition Of
such course. no one who listened to tho yocif;,
aefoss tho yerges could, abandon tho
idea that whit had happcned onco
might happen soon again. The Gcrlnnn army
wns smaltor than the French, but it had tho ad-
militia type. Wars carried on by real soldiers
| were always tue shortest, and therefore tho
cheapest. AS Alr. Bancroft had Told them. in
his excellent history Of the United statcs,
oven Washington realized the comparative
| usELEsstEss OF 4 MILITIA,
and again and ngain insisted OIL the formation Of
Il s:andiag army. Il was u fact that the Anori
CAMS ultimately conquered from posscssinS q
Bn1ali but Wcll.dril]cd force OF 1000 mon. III 1870
also, though 80 many were bravo and patriotic,
| Men were called to arms by tho FraucA Govern~
mont, wlleu tho wiolo Fronch army had boon
mnte prisoners, they wore Unable to resist tho
| OuHlAuHNt Ol IDul tlOoEb. Gb u tuo fFd"U
ti,curs they never stayed tho progress OF The
Gorman army for s'nEn day, thouGi,
they necessarily gave the Gornsan measures
Il harslness which might po lamented, but could
was Ill aru,ing tho people promiacuossly when
socialissic texts were being oponly pseachoa, nj.
together excluded tho militia project that had
beeu started in another quarter.
| 4 STANDING ARMY,
therefore, yyas q necessity Of tho times, and he
could not butelsli tho House to vote tho figure
Of Ao1! ,ooO rank and llc as apeaco footing once
for all. Il they woro to rediseuss tho military
Ssa$aiS oaa Ds fspt % n ~5ny ssasant m1sss ssse
might bo introduced Affected tic nnmIo,
md organization OF the troopa for porlod o
twelve ycnrs--lho time Of service exRutod from
the individual soldier.
oEnAASY NEEDED NO WAR
war 70 make conquests. In lsl
geograph4iseal position; it VAT was r true
front two partios at the Same time. But whal
could Hllo tlo with pieces Of nussn and France
il ello were to conquer thomf Germany no
only wished to keep tho peaeo bat wished te
like. 1t is tho first necessity o
State to secure its existence. Botweon State
and Stato thero IL no arbitor but power. a. grea
otnpiro exists only BY its OWL, might Il fulfill
and IL prepared to uphold its existence, ts free
dom, and its rights.
THE COUNT CONCLUDES
as follows:
The bcst Of mon cnnnot live At peace ii m lll-1ia
poAel ucgllbor will not alow him, think, however
We GaAll bs able to show tile world thRt wo hay
,, q powerful naton,, and. that va RENAL
long aces OF years We shu!i 10 nbl
not only to maintain but to command peace The,
porilapH, The world will allow itself to he rcassuros
tat apowcrful Germany IN tho cotrc Of Europe IL sh
best security for tbs poaes Of Europe. Hut + t
war, and III my opinion called on to decItl
;, whether alall sny to Europe Tint do nat need
powerful army always prepared for war or aiRl udoE
the measures necessary to ns1ts htch MI nrlny.
nEnL1N, MARCH, 8.-1'he Federal Council ha
ordered 10 10 distributed to the States Df Il,
Empire further nntalIncnt ofA2, ,0u0, 600 thale1
!; Of the French indemnity.
- FRANCE.
t New YonN, March "a IariH dispatch aa,
: Matiamo hlacala'lon presided over II mcoting {
parisnu Journalists, among whom woro tt
n chief editors of I'LL tho principal newspaper
= Tho object Of tile Assembly was to consider u
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