The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-13
Won MoLTKE.
Speech o. the German COant General on
.he Military Situation
George WasAington's Words enoted as
q Source OF Enlightenment

VI
German Empire. The address was a brilliant logi-
.s, effort ana appears 20 have been directed more
10 foreign Powers than 10 the Germans them
selves Count Won Moltke asserted the necessity
al Germany maintaining an available army OF
ae0 600 soldiers, order 10 render the Empire
cure rom attack. Doubtless the speech VIII pe
translated INTO ali foreign languages, and there
sore 10 send you the substance OF the great
slrAteglsi's remarks
COUNT voS AoLrKR's SPEECH.
Iwoad first OF al direct your attention 10 the
question whether Germany viii In future have 10
bear the support OF peace army OF 100000 men.
Gentlemen. shall have to consider the relations
OF the land internally and externally. Every gov
eminent mnst use It's income for the actual neces-
SITES OF the states existence before 1t think
OF economy reduction of debt or release from
raxanon- The first necessity OF a State Is to see
Its existence secured against the foreigner. In
fernaly the law protects the right and freedom of
the individual; out between state and State there
is no arhiter but power II a tribunal OF interna-
uonal arbitration existed 1t would always lack the
executive power and its decisions would. after all,
,e decided upon she battle field. Small States can
entrust themselves 10 neutrality and international
guarantees; bat great State exists only in itself
and out Gifts own power, and ful1ls the object OF
Its existence when it is determined and prepared
TO assert its existence, its freedom and Its right
crime a government could commit.
WAR TAXATION.
The wish to spare the taxpayer the immense
sums which are annually spent for military pur-
poses and to apply the same to purposes OF peace
certainly very justihable one. Who would not
entertain such wish - Who does nos like to
imagine how much good, useful and beautiful,
could then be createdS But must not forget at
the same time that the economy practsed in
mil ~
years can be lost in but single year
Of war. (''Very true rD. / would remind
you of what single unfortunate campaign
the period rom 1908 to 1sl2-cost our land. These
were years OF peace in which the actual strength
OF the army was small, the time OF service as short
as was possible to make it, and yet Napoleon
could boast OF having drawn over a mard from
Prussia, then small and poor. We economical in
our army because we had to, and then paid
tcn1old to foreign We should not
however, fail TO observe that OF late years the gov
eminent has likewise provided large sums Tor pur-
poses oil peace; but they are not sufficient From
Hi sides more and more is demanded; and for this
reason think we have not yet reached the time
for any relaxation OF taxes. think chat every in
dividual, even the most Insignificant. should
tribute something to the support Of the State, so
that he may not forget that there exists such
thing as State which provides for him. and
greatest benefits which people get Tor nothing are
seldom appreciated How, then, can the State
deny itself OF its income when in many depart
ments SO much is TO be accomplished mention
merely
THE SCHOOL.
because the school Is the point where the lever
against dangers which threaten us, not only from
abroad. but from among ourselves-rom sociaistic
be removed by better and more widely dissem-
mated education tApp ause) The school, gem
noes b nGs d er an our ana
distance on the brief way OF lfe Fortunately with
1a where edncation proper ceases the training
toyed IN ITS iotah;y such schooling as
ours na,. through the general military aiIy system:
schOolmasters won our battles for US. Mere knowl-
edge, however, does not elevate men to the point
where they are ready to stake lie for an dea for
the lunlment of uuty or the honor OF the Father
land; to this belongs the whole tralng OF the man.
Not the scnOoimaster, but the educator (Erztee7),
the State, won our battles iOr US the State which
during a series OF now nearly sixty years trained
freshness, to love OF order and punctuallty, to
loyalty and obedience, to the love OF Fatnerand
and manhood. You cannot spare the army-the
army IN It's full strengtn-for the education ana
training OF the naJion.
ARMED EUROPE
And how about the necessity OF the army as
against foreigners 1t Is possible that later,
more fortunate generation-lor which now
bear the bufdens-may release itself from the con-
dltlOn OF armed peace which has so long
rested heavily upon Europe. For us. however,
tais prospect is not apparent. great historical
event Ike the recreation OF the German Empire
does not complete Itself III short space OF time.
What we in battles hall year may need
10 be protected with our arms for nall q century
he IN Traer snat Nv ~has we nave gained may
Germany, by the last war, has won the respect,
but certainly not the love, OF her neighb9rs Let
ever direction we turn our eyes we find
nations haunted with the idea that Germany
IL likely to become dlsagreeable neignbOr In the
future. There Is strong French party IN Belgium,
Notwithstanding that Gel many had repeatedly
nov cd ha nd ndann nf fhof nrdn Hal
Land has begun 10 repair the works by which the
country has been inundated, because the inhabl-
tants are unaccountaby afraid OF a German at
tack There is not a man In Germany who advo-
Gates the annexation OF Holland, yet it IS but too
well known with whom the Dutch sympathiZed in
the war OF 1870 Even England had recently wit
messed the publication OF pamphlets contemplating
landing in the country Denmark increases her
coastlng vessels and lortifes Zealand, likewise
descent Nay, Germany was even charged with
the intention Of invading the Baltic Provinces or
RUSSIA and coquetting with the German subjects
GERMANY AND FRANCE.
Ano now, gentlemen, permit me to give car
sOry glance at our interesting neighDor. France
Is placed In the necessity OF reorganizing her
TIRE military system. While our armies were In
france we had nearly tue whole OF the French
army with us. This army was gwen back to France
after the conclusion OF peace and now constitutes
VaIuaple OASIS ior all new formations France
has now faithfully copied all our military instltu-
tlons-.of course without naming the original
with French names as original French IDEAS, OFF,
spring OF the great revolution, which the Germans
only adopted little earlier than themselves. Gen
eral military service mas been introduced with
term OF twenty years OF service, while with US 1t
IL but twelve. The law, likewise, has
been made retrogressive, so that MANY
Frenchmen, who had long ago served their tisle,
found themselves once more liable to null
tary duty. The French government Is now
possessed OF an active army OF l, 200, 900 aud
a territorial Iorce OF 100000 more. France has
now I52 regiments OF Infantry, instead OF ll6 as
before the war; 1913 batteries. instead OF l59 as
formerly, and All. 600 men actually under in
time OF peace, against the much smaller at
who began the war ol1S70 with eight corps didftce,
has now nineteen, and, While Germany hitherto
spent less than l0U 000, 900 thalers on her troops,
does not hesitate 10 appropriate 17I,0o000o thaers
ior the IKE purpose me French Legislative Assem-
Oily the other day actually forced All extra sum OF
l.OOO,O0o thalers on their government to enable
tnem TO drill the second portion tnis year. The