The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26
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The recent German proposition to
call out the landsturm, which has
hitherto corresponded in Germany to
the French LeVee en- nsnsse, increases
the available resources of the empire TO
the extent of 175, 900 men. None of
these viii be over 40 years of age, and
the majority will have passed through
the reserve, and the landwehr. Having
attained veteran experience of the
trials and discomforts of military SER
vice, they thought they had reason to
expect exemption from them in the fu-
ture, but their hopes seem doomed to
disappointment. When this measure be-
comes law, the German army will have
the astonishing total of from 1,70O, 600
to 1,S0O, 600 men, all accustomed, by
regular periodical training, to the duties
of the soldier. On the 9th of last month,
the conseils de revision of France be-
gan their examination OF. persons SUBJ
ject to military duty in the territorial
army, so-called-a sort of landwehr-
under the new law, devised after the
German plan. These comprise all men
between tweuty-nine and forty years of
age, and they amount in total to the
vast figure of 2, ,400, 600 men. More
than half of these, of course. viii be
found unfit for service; and the French
are not SO amenable to military dis
cdpline as the Germans, it is safe to
infer that the experience SO far will be
continued, and, in spite of pains and
penalties threatened, only fraction of
those who are liable, viii put in an ap-
pearance before the conseils. The ac-
tive army of France, we may add, is at
such low ebb that it would be hard
for the War Minister to place more than
200, 900 men in the field at short notice.
France may love war-and she certainly
hates GermanY-but she does not take
kindly to the Prussian military system.
The French army on war footing on
paper, besides the territorial army
above referred to, amounts to 6S9, 600
men, beside the reserve of each. The
active army of Austria numbers S97, 600
men, besides seven annual contingents
and q landwehr. The nominal effective
force of the Italian army was on the 1st
of January, Of this year, 737, 514 men,
of whom 392, ,994 had received COM
plete military education, 247, 1897 were
imperfectly Instructed, and sc, ,528 to-
tally untaught. Russia is now busily
engaged in following the general move
ment. The country has been divided
into fourteen military circumscription
and the work of enrolling those liable
to military duty is rapidly going for
WnAAs Aeo OO4A R4ObAO0 S4SO AtOSoAes
the largest military force and reserve
in Europe. Add to these enormous
figures the men actually on service with
the navies of Europe-England, 68, ,264,
Gncluding naval reserve); Russia 36,
600; France, SO, $40; Turkey, q, 600;
Spain, IA. 600; Germany, 10, ,45O Aus
t~ia, 1880; Italy, 1920; Holland,
6, ,260 Denmark, 4, 800; Norway, 3, 800
Portugal, $500. Europe, it will be
seen, from these figures, begins the
new year with q larger number OF
armed men than she has had at any
previous epoch.
Glancing at these figures, the reader
may gather some comfort in comparing
our situation with that of the old world
Our little army of 25, 900 men, and thu
militia of the States, numbering 153,
600, represent all the military servic,
we are called on to render.-NeaU Yorl
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