The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-08-29
THE COST OF NAVIES.
The Relative Expenditure of seven
Countries - The English Admiralty
A,yuiu tstratIOu.

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There Is often on uneasy susP,cioii uoioa''
that the sums witch we are CARED upon 10
pay for our nationai deienses, a,u NnlV"
every one admits TO be OF ioriniuaoie amount,
are not very wisely eXpendeo' rears are
from time TO time expressed thot we &c, OK
ccedingiy ilttie ior our nioiiev' an" .heI We
might largely diminish our eNpemui,u,e WIZ
out causing our FORCES 10 ia,i peio" wy
standard oil efhcienoy "nich Is .nousn' IT.
high enough ny othef great powers, rue
best way oil seeing what return "ogr. ior o'.r
money, ana II IL pe reasonao'y S"inoie"', 70
To compare the duties Whioh o"i iorcss ~
expected TO perform ana INC eNpeHs. a,.e,ru-
ing them with the same III inc case oI ioreign
powers. The naval expenditure o, t',e rnde'
maritime states is as follows; Engiauu, Nv
5s6,9o3, France, th2bl, s5'; United o.a.cs'
tl,Wu,ouu; RUSSIA, to,ooo,one' "ernaa"y'
", 2Sb, s5' italy, ti,uS,'.o' a"su'",
ts'o,S oi Inc hngnsh eN Iei',',u' 70 ""o",
one-'hird higher man ,hat oi rra"ce, an"
more than double that OF any o'her Po"e,.
bmt the "olee' supposed 10 ne insured ny "
ulters consineranly w ,he se'era' coo"'i'eS'
" oh''t oolect vi keeP'ns up haN"i 'oioc
| nc thc protection oi mari.'he conn,erce; we
shouid ma that 10 Pro,ect every ~" 'ons U,
merchant shipping saiiing unaer 'ne ma''oiiai
nag COSTS ahhuai'y--m france, Aho' nus
| sia, hpVt' AuSuia, tzoo' "er'nuny, tSif'
| italy, 1isG United ota'es' Ai'o' h,,g
| iand, Ailo' 10 protect every .i'VVo
worth ot sea-horhe imports an" eN-
ports 'ake-in huss'a anom, .So .os.'
austria, 80 VS. rinn,c' fIo Tvs, ,'ay'
W o.; Germany, - VS. oi''c" 0.",,s'
vi os.i England, ~ U.s. ~ none oi the
above eases has the trade oil co'onia' uepen"-
encies, other than win inc mothes country
been taken mo account, or the hB"tes ,or
England would iai' re'auveiy lower AT 'he
same Tune, mas oeeh imrossip's !" SHOW
| any pecuhiary Vaiue ior the uuty VI Pio'i"-
ing against INVASION, Which 'he navy vi al
,nsuiar o'ate nus 10 carry o"', ", VI securing
,he ihPor."i .afse po,'."'i W wv necessary
i"ou supply oi .he ihha"i.ai's' me hS"Ies
us yeV give" snow on'y '',e ou'iay ~, 'ie
purpose OF securing .ne performance Vi GER.
IAN u"'ieS; an" eHhio,C rainier 'pe amount
"hich eacn country 'n'hks I, "estrauie ~
eNpehd on II than the cost OF the agents ana {,
Instruments ny means on when IL Is carrie"
out me outlay may oe more "r Tess 'han
necessary as h''hei'o s'a,e"' !. leiis us
no'h.ng concerning ecoho'iy W pt.roi my
IL tine ann OF the haVai auifi''s'iaNo, w !.
Keep up III time OF peace as large neet ioi
service When required as 'he s",' al ms JUS
! posal VIII arrow, we may see "ha' t,e oos'
OF dong So Is IN dl'efeht STATES. FOR Ill
stance, the annual sum necessary TO Keep w
a, = A.,
Az" uhaiihoie" hSh''ns shiPPi"s III ti,e sc"
{ gong sl"a'rons, anu 10 ha'i''aii, .h" re
serves anu cs,aoi'snhiehts, US wen aS .''
, personnel required Wy ~ ue"uceu i,V'n Wv
lotal cSpehuituie is--h 'ns uhite" ''"'es
tl2o as; III h"ssia' nearly 1io"; III france
"a vs. III Germany, 1oo vs. IN hns''i nc,
t tfo los; III itaiy, Htu as III Aus'Ii"' a.
= os. III should De observed that tne 'w'
nations whose expenditure per ION
less than that oil ourselves, ltaly ana AUS
, ira. do not MAINTAIN sea-goihg squaarons OIL
stations at Instance rom nome; an tht
e others DO. AS the cost OF the pefsohne
enters into the above proportion, ~ naturai'
follows mat III navies recruited ny voiuii
tary enrolment the sum Is higher tian
= Woui" We were compulsory seiN'cc III ioioe