New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-04


dfty thousand men, and its military or
ganissdon isbased on the necessity .
rainng an effective army in time Of war t.
eight hundred thousand. This requires
an expenditure of about fifty millions o
dollars. besides the amount necessary TO
the construction oGtAe military works o
the government. Russia, in time Of peace
has an organized military force of seve,
hundred and fifty thousand men, and i
war should occur she claims to be abb,
to man her fortsesses and to put in tn,
held one million five hundred Thousand
men. This costs her an annual expendi
ture OF one hundred and thirty millions
OF dollars, besides large sums which have
to be devoted to the construction of rail
roads intended to be used for military
purposes. France is every year making
enormous additions to her military forces.
The number of the army on peace foot.
ing has reached five hundred thousand
men, and those available in time of war
are reckoned more than million. If the
new military organization is allowed to be
completed, the active army and the re-
serves will include million two hundred
and fifty Thousand trained soldiers, while
her territorial militia and its reserves will
be as many more. ,..s,. .-'
The cost to France for these prepaia-
tons for each year amounts to more than
one hundred millions of dollars. Italv
does not seem to be considered in connec-
ton with the continental contest which is
said to be so imminent, but should il
transpire it would not be possible for her
to escape being drawn into the vortex.
especially as one of the elements of the
conflict would be religious. The relations
between France and Germany, since the
humiliation of the former by the latter,
are such as to be q perpetual menace until
another and more desperate conflict en-
sues. The next war between these two
nations will be one Of revenge and salts
faction for despoiled territory on the part
OF France, which, when the proper period
arrives for its Inauguration, the govern
ment then in authority will not hesitate
to give the challenge. The French people
have willed another war with GERMANY
as clearly as nation can come to such q
and whether as the result |
Of v'ndictive policy or not, Germany must
0e ready to accept the gauge Of battle as |
'oon as 1t is rendered. Germany is fully |
prepared for the issue, and would hasten
It If it were possible to do SO, while the |
Fabian policy is the best course for France
o pursue The leaders of all parties in
he National Assembly are united upon
he question Of thorough reorganization
u the military armament of the country.
which will be brought to its highest eff
lency before the struggle begins.
Whether France will secure an alliance
nth any OF the other great European
overs in her anticipated war with Ger
many, is yet to be determined.
During the war of 1870 between these
~o nations. there was no interference on
ne part Of the other powers of Europe
ach one OF the two contending parties
eng left to victory and defeat until the
nd; but the next contest it is presumed.
III involve other besides Themselves, un-
SIS the area of combatancy is limited, as
ussla would seek to do, by an inter-
ational war code, which she hopes to es-
Dish with the assent of the principal .
aropean continental powers. In this
'e Will doubtless fail, as the project is I
le which does not meet with much en-
from the other governments,
no will derive no benefit whatever from t
ch an arrangement.
France. in her contest with Germany. X
IL hope to profit from the disafection i
lich is said to have been caused by the
ton of the German government
ainst the Roman Catholic priest a
Cd, but in that she will be dis =,
pointed. Bismarck will not have a,
: foes in his rear when the war comes. p
he should live to take any part in it. .,
ssia and Austria will not consent to a,
' aggressive movement on the part of e'
rmany against France without some =.
'quate cause which the French gov
ment will not, under any circum- he
noes, afford, until perfect and COM tn
te preparation is made. Should the tn
sent Gar of Russia, who favors peace,
taken away, and his place be filled by
'ther OF less peaceful inclinations, the
ole aspect Of affairs may be changed. -
is to be hoped that European diplo-
y may yet avert the threatened dam
and that the nations now SO intent
N warlike measures may abandon Dc
n and relieve the people from burdens or
7ious to be borne. pr
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