Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-22
AK IMPORTANT nRicnsfAo.

Emperor William Is to open tomor-
row the most important session the
reichItng has held sincc Tie organiZa.
ton Of the German atntrs into the
present imperial federation. Prince
Bismaick, although elected 10 I'LL n
vacancy, has announced That he VIII
not attend, but his opposition to the
much talksd-of army bill VIII find vt.
tefance through n number OF antl.
Government sources. All the various
PARTIES hive formed plane OF procedure
with reference 70 the proposed military
reform measure. The socialists, al
though divided into factioLe, viii bat.
tie against II through their well
known leaders, Bobcl and Liebknecht.
The mininierlalista will, OF coutsf, be
led by Chancellor Caprivi and Herr
MIGUEL.
The details OF the new bill are there.
fore OF particular Interest. IL fixes
the effective forces Of the army
from Oct. |, 1893, TO Match 81, 1909, M
follows: Infantry, III latialions;
cavalry, IL squadrons; dlsmounted
artillery, isi batteri,s; field mr..
tillcry, 81 batialionsi railway
troops, battalions; train service, 81
batlalions; tota, number, 40, ObS men.
The term OF service In the Infantry H.,
speaking generally, reduced 10 two
years. The number Of nnn.colnmiA.
stoned officers IL 10 be determined by
the imperial budget. Thu Increase In
tho effective strength OF tho army Will
be 2las oillceis, ga surgeons, 200 mr.
morers, 20 veterininns, ll,sj7 nom
commissioned officers, 1905 privates
and $3.50 hursee.
The increase u the annual military
expenses win be "a, 100000 marks. This
preamble Of the bill sets forth that
what II terms the military political
situation has undergone change 10
Gefmany's disadvantage, and this fact
nccessitates the adoption OF thorough.
going measures. Tho former military
prepondcrance Of Germany has dis
appeared. France has war strength
OF I, 053, 900 men aud Rushia i,b55, 900
men. 10 meet this Germany must
utilize her defensive power to the full.
Every man who IL really capable OF
bearing arme must serve In the nation.
nj forces. The new organization IL to
be carried cut within the existing mil.
itary framework, and 10 the extent that
the personal, economic and financial
forces Of the empire permit. II IL
necessary, in order 10 rate Ia power,
10 keep the men In the ranks
until they have completed their third
year OF service as punishment for
oirnses against certain ciadlea of tho
military penal code. When the organ.
izatlon under the present bill Ia com.
pleie the German army viii have NJ.
tained tho strength Of 4, i000 900 men,
whereas France will not be able 10 10
beyond her present war strength.
Now that the draft OF tho military
bill il published the revelation only
confirms In the inain what had bren
before made known In u iragme ntary
manner. The plain fact Il that the
strength OF the German forces with
the coiors will be Increased 10y SO, S0i
men, which, owing to the new method
OF reckoning by an average taken be.
tween tho normal and maximum
strength OF the active army, will really
amount 10 an increase OF 10000 men.
The yearly enllstments OF recruits will
DO In future $4,000 men. In add.
ton to this there are annually 5000
men Of thc better clssees who serve
for one year. SO that the whole mum.
Der TO be trained yearly will Ia future
amount TO $4,000 men.
AZ tho enlistment ia the French
army amounted In 1890 to 23o, 600 men,
II will be seen TINT Germany contem.
plates outdistanciug france hy the
annual enlistment Of $4,000 recruits,
but Germany's numerical superiority
will actually be greater since France
failed to enllet more than alT07i men,
and In 1892 has enlisted only about
q 900. The bill win be formally in,
troduccd Immediately after the ofgani.
zatlon Of the house, which will pro.
baby be tomorrow or tho day after.