The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-24

occasionally as forceiul aud effective az was
ever that OF Bismarck. He is the Demosthenes
OF his party on the floor of the reichstag. Singer
Is the moneysd man of the socialist party, and
as he handles the funds of that organization,
now on deposit with the Bank OF England, is no
weak factor in its councils. In ali likelihood
he will lean to the Volimar wing of the party
Auer, another Socialist leader, is known as
trimmer" He fits himself to events and the
popular demands, instead of taking the initi-
awe In any movement. But the Liberal ele-
ment IN the reichstag is composed of q set of
staid business and professional men. and on
these, together with those who might be termed
the "out-and-out ministerialists," the hopes OF
the kaiser rest
The army bill debate will. however, hold tho
PUBLIC attention for months To come, and its
provisions are necessarily OF momentous inter
est. 70 put the matter briefly, 1t may be said
That the movement is but the beginning of an
increased armament on the part of the members
OF the Triple Alliance. The cause OF it all is the
increase OF the French army nearly to the limit
OF thas nations capacity. In 1890 the enlist
ment IN the French army reached $4,000 men;
IN 1871 II was 2lT,0l aud in 1899. oil 600 France,
therefore, is turning her attention to increasing
the population, Tor its enlistment will continue
10 decrease Tor i've or ten years to come.
The new army bill fixes the effective forces of
Germany from Octo Der !, lS93 To March, 1899, as
follows: Infantry, I'll battaions; caya ~, IL
squadrons; dismounted artillery, isl batteries:
ned artillery, 81 battalions; railway troops,
pattaiions; train service. y battalions This
makes total OF 492.06S men, and means in
crease In the effective strength of the German
- 'eterlnaries, llSl7 Eor-commis stoned Off
GERS, 72,o13 privates and 6, $50 horses. The IN
crease N expense Will be from slG 900 to
WY O,b1 The measure itself in its preamble
auVeris to The armament of Russia ana France
IN terms which leave no doubt rs
To Germany's attitude toward these two
nations. IL asserts eloquently that Germanys
military supremacy has disappeared; that Rus
STA has today war strength OF f5560O0 men,
while France has s,053000. To equal this the
nation must rise 70 the very last notch of its
capacity, aud every capable of bearing
arms must be in line. When all the provisions
OF the new bill have been carried out The avail
able icrce OF Germany will be 100000. This
means q yearly enlistment of %, 900 men. To
this must be added the 5000 one year men taken
from the number being educated for the pro-
fesslons. Thus the number 10 be trained yearly
will be 2li,10a
But even with the passage of the military bill
the emperor's troubles viii not Cease. The EN-.
igration laws wiz, perhaps, be made iron . Il
anu America wil1 soon note the effect the de-
crease OF Germany annual contribution to
American citizenship. Nor VIII il end with
that The additl. OF si6OJ0,Ooo In ex.
penoes means $3.50. 00l0 more IN taxes, and the
nation Wi! not DC s.oae taxed 10 it, utmost ca
pae!ty for soldiers, but far beyond It's capacity