Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-07
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Strength oil Continental Europe.

Strength OF Continental Europe.
Ihe growlog gravity If the Egyptisn quss-
ton. which, it is fesred will yet mu!c. oouli-
nsntal Europe into bloody c,thc:, is causing
great anxiety. The problem, 3ho shall exei-
e5s the DEo;eoiorate over lhis interesting oour-
Try is yet uasolvsd. One hight almost believe
that We lived n those Days OF antiquity when
Rome and Carthage sIrrg; ;!ed Tor the domil-
ion over the Mediterranean. The cradle Of
culture and history has suddenly become the
theatre OF modern p)liiios; tho basin Of The
Mediterranean has sgaio acquired It's old in-
Dor!erce, Th,ol recently bad been early for
gotteo, and the country, where in the dark
past art, legislation AID philosophy begau
,h,ir victorious march through the W lid
tho mysterious Ispd OF the mum
mics end the pyrarids-i, aH7ac ing the
notice OF alI the statesmen OF Europe.
Ia COL luo:ion With tie Egyptian quas,uu lhe
pa1pl.xing Jewish troubles which sro exuitlug
the wvr.d at present, osuS, u, to pause ed
Touder il We arc not on the eve Of suDe pro-
ycusly toretod order of things. wach lie
sori is 10 behold 10 tie latter csy5. Europe
as present is huge staLdWg oEmu, and they
te,cl all the lesson that The millennium is, 10
lbe nature OF things, q very long Way vf 81
Wis psoam para b.IluB,' c.uYseIed tue sage
Roman. 1T yCu desire peas, prepare for VIZ "
All Eorops sts5ds ready tal War, With lIs hug.
Standing armies a1d its oraumet ars nas. TIE
rr So population OF the FIVE great military
Powers of Europs-Fta: c.. Germaov, Russia,
Austria aud lGalg-am. un.s TO 23S 00O 900.
he sum OF their armies 90 The peac, toollng ls
2. 100 UOU. CT one per Ont OF The los popIIs-
100 oousIau y wilbdfaWo from civilian avuo.-
slOts 20 serve as soldiers. Ola war footlt
these armies, by Calling 10 luflcuth men auo
first resolves. swell torl hwith to su spgregste Il
n-s:y t,v,p 10 Ilions. or 3 per cen, # the to,si
population. Bat this pr portion By DO meaus
xhsus tho turd Of ol lzLs liable to mil
sry slr'io+. At the discretion of those 10
sutburly GLASS alter class # reserves oIu b.
called oat-sDd Dust clUe oul-unill the max
,mum toroe hat the five Powers c,n aim soo
uh"dy reaches IRE ssupendous total OF ii =
600 00U OF neo-rough y. SIX per p.. tf the
,ius, population Psupla 10 Europe profess
surprise al the stupeudous and lucreasing su-
xra'ioo 10 Amer.c,, bus The expl.nsiop.
primarily st least, 10 10 BE- found 10 these
an ziug 6gures aod 10 the review and summ ~
.iseu vi EutOpesn mIiitsry Expenditures TIE
deduction trou the hYa' Gal prosperity of q
oatlon bY the slice of its dulI N ,nhuod hacked
trum 0ut Its mCn,y earning poser for mil afy
DurpUs represents 10 sse t hugs .un.
Take Germany as sn example. Fl army o
is nominal pesoe toosiog Dumbars 430 600 men
1t is DO srrsined assumption to hold .bat eHch
of these men wou 10 civilian life earn 5000 q
year, Which sun, whether baked or spent,
would cOntlbute 10 the increase of the
countrys wealth. BY Withdrawing, then,
these 430 COO men from earning each this
mon,y. Germany annually sacrifices Oh the
sItsr Of a stapdDg army 90 lfss SUN than
SS6, 900 000 This uny be Ga I'D the psss've
cos. OF he national luxury Of @ slat ding army.
Bu. to this passive COST must b. added the &C.
tive cost of the na!ousl expenditure 10 main
taipiug that army. Germany is one Of the most
economical among the paious in the matter of
m,lihry t1psndturs in proportion to the sizs
of her army. Yet hsr annual niIitsr5 budg
smouots to $S2. 500, ,000 Russia spends on her
army 10 peace time oV,r ;Waoy- !lghs per cent Of
her total revenue. The a1 1bu.,.x.uoo of France
for military purposes reaches So 25 per oapis.
But to genersllz, for q moment On War expendi-
lures. The gross annual revenues f the Eve
eat military Powers amounts to sl,32S 000,-
600. Their annual ordinary military exueuci-
ture reaches 1891 900, 900. IF riding so average
of above twenty -one Per cent of gross r. :nue
expended 10 maluIainlt & rn nies. And. hoslIy,
he application by the 6se Powers OF the usx m,
If you desire pesos be ready for wall" eX,c 8
from tv,ry m,n, woman snd cbild witbiu their
grders 40 aonusl contribution for military pur
poses tf few cents short of two dolIsrs r
anruu. Bu', strangely, 10 spite of theso co!Cs-
sal eZpaudi utes, zig DsiOns sruy ia o
much more economical iniI 6 than smsll pro-
fe. s;nnal army. knelsrd p'ain,ars her regal
sru of ,b. ut one hui d;ed and .wenty thou
sapo men-eIclusiv ~ Of The Itdsn tSsbllsh
men., psi out OF The Indian Lraasury-st 40
aubu 81 COS. OF about $40 COO eco But tue p:oud
| privilege of having lnconparstly ihe c.st lest
nrmy in the known world belongs 10 the United
Sts.es The sue 6 h o. the regular army this
Repub';c is de-. q 900 mer. and lis annusl
cost S "a ',0C0 nn'. germany mainsains stand
| ing army vi 4S0 0 men snd the N .chinery for
| promptly sWenlug It 10 b, St l. 0jO coo At an
annual e1peL dl,ure of OILY S42 5lU 0tO more
than 1t COS, the United States TO III ,lht,ia uudvr
arms 25 coo men. And what advantage Goes it
oil! brig TO European psople WHO ira ctrn oe led
| TO toll anu s;.rve hat toe smh htions the whims,
the o,prc ~ OF king: N y be dYaDcad aud grail
| feo Inc standing srmi s Vt Europe teach
Amer;c. great and valuable le,s on-to ch eri. b
AID ding TO government of the people, bJ ihs
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