The daily gazette., 1880-03-11
FIRST EDITION.
Yar and tfs Results.
ENGINES OF DEATH AND DEsTRUC-
TIoN.

ENGINES OF DEATH AND DEsTRUC-
TON.
The worst Of all is, that for the supply
of armies the best men are required, the
flower of the nation, the finest men In
their prime OF life, while the cripples
and old men aIe left at home for the
propagation and improvement of the
human species. Is IL wonder that
among nation where no such drain ex-
lists upon the best element of the popu-
laLion, where the young men can marry,
aud during the best years OF their lives
have chance to raise family, the race
must improve, and finer men and hand
somer women must be found than In
countries where the able-bodied young
men In their prime Of life are placed la
the army, to spend the best part of their
existence In unproductive occupation,
not TO speak Of the loss 20 society, when
so many able hands are Withdrawn from
useful, productive laborp
The latter 10 the sole cause Of the dis
tress Of Germany, when, after receiving
the millions of gold from France the re-
suit Of their successful invasion Of that
country, and thinking that France was
utterly ruined, they found themselves In
distress, and this by the reason referred
to-the rulDous large standing army,
which they kept upout OF fear for French
retaliation. In the mean time, France
developed her industries more and
more, and Is now foremost In industrial
prosperity In Europe, while the losses of
the Franco-GeTmanw war, SO foolishly be-
gun by the last Napoleon, have been
fx.ll llxrt nd In fft,,n
short as TO have astonished all the
world. 1t proves only the great value Of
a well-organized industry, producing
all that contributes to the real comfort
and enjoyment of human life; and no
one doubts that France Is foremost in
this, while Its government does all 10
promote the useful home industries,
which are 30 prolific and we'll directed
that the civilized world can do no more
without French productions.
That the prevailing spirit Of Germany
is military, and consequently warlike,
none can doubt; and the fourishing
condition Of the establishment. A. Essen
referred to is proof In point. 1t Is true
they manufacture there rails, cars, and
locomotives, and other machinery but
rails, cars, aud locomotives are as we'll
accessories 10 war as are guns, aud were
it not that the European governments
had begun to realize the immense I'M
portance Of railroads for the uansporta-
ton of armies, they would not have
favored their construction as much as
they did. At present Germany is pre-
pairing measures to make all railroads
state property, so as 10 have not only
their exclusive control as well Of the
movements Of the people and Of msr-
chandise. What contrast with the
United States, where the other extreme
condition exists, and governments ap-
pear pOwerless against railroad corpora
tionsl
II 1t were not tor the government pat
ronlge of gun-casting by the Krupp
esta blishment, 1t woIlu never have at
tanned the present dimensions from q
small beginning. When the first OF the
family settled in Essen, in 1910, he en-
ployed a force of ten men. In l843, 100
were necessary for the work. To-day
the details of the business almost stagger
one TO read. One of the establishme nts
employs $500 workmen, aud contains
29S boilers and engines, which, COM
bined, have 1000 horsepower, and
operate II trlp-hsmmers, varying in
weight from 200 to 100000 pounds each.
Daily $4,000 tons of coal and coke are
consumed, and 1000 gas-jets are in use.
A railroad track within the works, and
between them and the nearest railway
station. The establishment has "a tele-
graph stations, and fire-engines tor pro-
lection against confagration. In the
mines connected with these works there
are $500 workmen. Iron ore the COM
pany gets from its Hn lands In the north
Of Spain to the extent of 100000 tons
annually, which five steamers that 1t
owns convey to the factories. The com.
pany has built 3278 tenements for It's
employees. in which 16,200 persons live,
renting apartments at from $40 to $50
per annum. An association for provid-
ing food, clothing, and furniture, with
twenty-five salesrooms, supplies the
operatives with all they desire at q
minimum figure.