The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-11-18
GERMAN ARMY BILL
Hore Than Six HuDdred Thousand
Men Constantly rader Arms
Under the law, In Time Of War, tho
Military strength Would Be SIX Mil
Hons - GsfHiany's Tremendous
Debt-Inereased Population.

FRASKFoRr. Nov. IL. 2.-Finance Is
gradually gotting the better Of politics.
and decision between the two must be
coming on apacc. With debt.of four
billion roubies, an uuredecHIed NOE
issue IT about an equal amount and a
several years deficit Of something
Ike 569,g0J. COO roublcs, also uncov-.
cred, Russians have again failed
"a raise the contemplated loan.
In France. Ardcntiy a. they may
wish 10 play Oh Russia against Ger
many the French decline to send mon
ey 20 their ought-to-bc ally in his
etraiis As the London aud Berlin
marlleis.arc likewise closed 70 them. IL
follovs that ihe Russians have got TO
~ pasifc oT else 70 play some desperate
trick II they wish 70 try and make
;ll.Hgs squarr. Though iEeompsrably
better Oh. Germany aud Frauce. "a. say
nothing * Ap3 3tria1 Italy and the minor
iry, prc following Ia the wake Of tie
totttr.nE e5ar
N9th!ns daunted b. the deficit Of 5O.-
,Ooo9Q1 marks. tine German government
proposes T. add about i00. O0J men to its
standing army At an outlay Of iGO.0cO.-
eO9 narss year. 50 formidable an in
or0asa being required 70 restore the
military equilibrium between the triple
and dual @liihnces- Germany. rs Italy
and Austria Bre losing breath. thinks
herself Obliged 10 bear the brnut OF tho
day, and do 1.ong what her friends are
avawcdly unable 70 take "a hard in. A
few hgares VIII elucldate the strain put
upou Germany in couaGqucncc. 4
The German population. notwith.
standing Ru eSolrs ~ 100000 a
year has Increased - per cent within
the last twepty years or the %, O0o, 900
males Included iusl O19. 600 inhabitants,
about S 53eD31 being between 20 and IS
years % age, are iinbic 70 serve when
called ont Under the new bill rather
more than 900 men are 10
he kept constantly under arms,
al Hblc-bodled men being now
for the firFt time placed IN the
ranleS This win cause the cancellation
Of ~, ESQ exemptions hitherto annually
granted for rensqua Of economy. Ifthis
Is d fearful tax 70 bear in times OF
peace, tire burden viii be incomparably
augmented in war, when. with an an
nuai recruitment Of $4,000 men. liable
% serve ttvonty-four years in line and
reserve, the army, after allowing for
deaths aud invalids. must be estimated
% about G,e00 90. or two-thirds Of all
able bodied males In the prime Of life
The present figure Of s.sOC,O 600 was
cousidercd the acme ot military effort
compatible with the continuance Of
.iria life, tho future total suggests no
longer an army. lut an armed nation,
on tha pattern OF the ancient Teutonic
tribes when on The war-path What was
natural enough two thousand years
ago Is the reverse In these modern
times, what was q spontaneous ef-
fort on the part of primitive tribes,
rejoicing Ia dealing and receiy-
ing death, Is left an aecurscd inflic-
tion upon n pacific race bent upon de
fense only. and threatened by French
vanity and Russian savagery, neverthe-
less Looldng up0n things from pure
Is arithmetiehl point Of view, and
drawing Inevitable conclusions there
frou. il is hardly 70 be wondered ~
that the leading military writers Of
Great Briiain should just have combin-
cd 10 pile volume on the chances Of
what they represent as ''the Immediate
" impending war.