, 1880-02-24
vhrlrties Of Hrupevtncs cnl4ble of resisting
tho attacks of tho phylloxera.


AUSTRIA.
MOlt: rulrrfrlcAr,oxat' slot.E ARMY, sto1sN
MONEY AND TASEh WANTED.
NIESNA. Feb. 6.-AIttOllgl 10 st,Ul1 nftcr
ttB passing, md with Et,cfl difficulties, of the
Army blIl for ten years The !tlen Of altcra-
lions 1T the aruiy entniing additional ex-
Icttse IL not Ia 10 entertained, 1t Ii mt sur
prislny TINT tho protected increase Of the
ursIl,an nrn,y should 1lave agafn directed the
attention uf the Auslrihi, mtlitnry antl.nrl-
ttrs to tic alsproporllnn bntwccn their
fnrye* G, ard tllose 3f tho ,9 9tI!Gr lsa.ling
StMiss n,, u % te GontiTgedt; g ada mn WHILE Ef, %
y osfr s Se, ad usrmshy, w'!sn si t},c s prss.
ont prOptsnl Ii carried n>lt, will hive Al, GOO
permanently undcr ar'ns, tia pence effective
lat'ly liked fur Auatria nstt'lbeiy b!t a52 600
f S Il o n5'snnSt y' ss 'ffSs y tSs YET ESs H'sK % tS
men. The military I,t.lt of Austria would
not !iest,ryu the lla,tio o{ soldiers If they rt,-
gArt!cd tilfs stute Ut tilillKS with satisfaction,
~ t!l'l mt study so1,lu method Of reducing IN
Mcnt, howeyer, does # seem to ollayu occurred
10 them that Ai,strtn should pursue directly
the military rncc beyond what II Inns done o.
really, hut atte,!tt9li l!as been, turned TO the
consideration whether, sotnetllng might MT
eAlr!plicy Of tic present force and Increase
iis defensive power BY nsystem of fortlllca-
,lons. This FLEA IL by 10 nuni!s n new one.
mt n f II '"g KSsFfs saFEse s fs !s M4saclon Hi l'''x &
!oIiE;.raihFe guns, necess'tat!ng thor.
9l i1e existing. fortresscs WI! acconnt
for tlIis. As purly aB, 1S69 the Wnr depart.
fornations, eane forward III the Delegations
wifi, roilgh estimate, acc0rtitng tn whict,
tl!H t.tal cost Of sllcll work woMltl, exclusive
Gf guns, amounts to about @7,0oo, ,ooo Of
advisable 10 celny 10 d ngrce'nelt aha!t the
system 10 ln f0l!twetl, 50. as to hnve n basls
for tho estimates tD be asked yearly for thu
execution Of the proposal. The Delegations,
elected ulily for one year, deemed themselves
oyer several years, md referred the Wns. Dr-
1E,r,nlcnt tn the two Legislatures rs nlohe
competent to give Il binding DECISION IN tl!ts
,nhster. Tho subject Inns eoit.e np for d!s-
cTssio'l every yeAr since, though, not II LIS IFS
ilsketi fur tic transformation and extension
nf works. III the varit,ns foftrtxscs--Olintitz,
Crtrhw, C1nlnrn, etc. In every estimate ~
ntl,sr 'tSn' Yrlapf IN The @ n'tnry Sxpe'Ii VI
objection IL these works that 1t woit!l take
forty or ,Ilfty. ygnrs befnre they could be
completed, md when completed the prnEresH
st,lne nnaro perfect system Of guns might
reNder them rs llsrless ~ tl,a present works.
The hnproyisud works Ut StbastOpnl wera
nf0rG than n1lce pointed tt rs ccur rr0nf
Tint The end III view could bn 1nl,el, tIore
clGapy md eXpt4ltif0,isly attained wflen the
Necessity f0r now works Ar0sp. III tho lnsn
Delegation this question Of Qualifications callle
np AS llstlnl, various suiElS being nskrtl for
tho purpose. At q time wien there WIS no
question 1T the nr1ny lncrense III Germany,
tic Mfnister Ut Wnr laid great stress III tic
Necessity nf ut Inst taking seriously In lland
this question, which !cOuld scarcely he tic-
ferrctl MY loIger; a'ltl.. pressing the ,natter
home With Ills usilnl fairness and Thorough
knowledge uf. NIL tho "details Of hs snh}ect,
llo !l!d not fall t9 prodnce sumo impression
on his htMWis. When, III ISIS. tito credit or
in.No, ,o0 llorins was voted towards putting
the rtlliitly III II stnte Of pse1iarat!nt for all
.yentnalsirs. q portion o. this SUI, stl!a
necessary. works, Of fortlilca'tnn alpns.
thc frontiers. Theirs brlng neither ttl,d
| liUr l,loney to nnke costly works 0f ,unsonry,
| Il systenl nf selni-pprnR,lert works WIS trfett.
| Thu CHIEF pnlllt selected WAS Crnrow, which
| 1lns nccDrtt1ngly been surrounded By satlle
thirty detached works, duelnetl fully ale-
quite to inert my first emergency, tho tntnl
cst amounting 1,700, 600 ilurlus,--tiliy frac-
ttHn nf wllnt would hnyu been the rOst uf
solid, permanent wDrks The works actl1nlly
erected require, Of course, to t)e lunkcd Hfthr
Nlul occasionally rppnirCtl, bIt comparative
| ~ small sum Is sufficient f0r Tits purpose.
| :. From the dcGlArntfD1s Of thp Minister Of
Wnr it Iuny 1>e gathered thht l,fs ptans weru
| tN npply this system mOrp extensively, u ayA-
| TEN Which Kves to thu fUrtlientl0n question
| Il nllici lrsY formidable appearance ni.l Il
| more prIctlcnl slnpe than 1t IIud bef0re."