Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-07
ID EDITION.
THE NEW ARMY BILL.
Chancellor Won Caprivi Introduces 1t
in the Reichstag.
His ADDRESS GREETED WITH CHEERS.
He Describes the Details Of the
Measure.
A SOCIALISTS OBJECTIONS.
Ills ADDRESS GREETED WITH CHEERS
A SOCIALISTS OBJECTIONS.

BERLIN. July When the new reichstae
met today for the first time for the
consideration. Of regular business nearly
all the 397 members were in their places
for it was known that the government
would at once introduce the amended army
bill, and general interest was felt as to the con.
cessions, if any, that the government had made
on the original bill
Immediately after the opening of the house
was concluded Chancellor Caprivi assembled
the tribunal and in a long speech in
troduce1 the amended measure. He stated
that the present form OF the bill re-
ported was the least that the govern
ment would accept IN men or money. The
governments demands we're the lowest possible
consistent with the safety Of the empire. The
previous bill had been before parlia-
ment and the country for nine months
and everybody understood what the
government wanted. 1t was, therefore. need
less to repeat the arguments that had hereto
fore been advanced in favor Of the measure.
The galleries were crowded with people.
among them many prominent In the political
and social worlds of the capital.
During the delivery Of his speech the chan
cellor was frequently interrupted by applause
and shouts of ''Quite right Quite true.
Herr Payer. a member of the volkspartei.
followed the chancellor. Herr Payer declared
IL
pronounced for. nor did a majority OF the
House support the army bill Such small ma
jOrity the government might obtain would
only be secured through diplomacy.
Frieherr Won Manteuffel. conservative and
an active supporter of the government, said he
regretted that the government had abandoned
its own bill for the Huene compromise. II
was impossible for Germany to be too
strong The riots in Paris, he added, fur
nished striking proof of this assertion. The
mob now shook. and might possible overthrow,
the French government and establish o regime
that might seek strength through foreign inva-
sion
Herr Liebkecht, the well-known social demo-
cratic leader, said that the government did not
want an increased army because it feared
France or Russia, but because IT desired to for
tify itself against the German people.
This assertion was greeted with cries Of
''ShameI shamer'
THE NEW BILL
The chancellor briefly recapitulated the lead
ing features of the old measure.
According to this bill the peace effective, ex-
GLIDING commissioned officers and non-commis-
stoned officers above the rank of corporal. was
to have consisted of 49,. 063 men between Oct
/. 1892. and March 81, 1899 The strength OF
the various branches Of the service during the
period mentioned was to have been III bat
talions OF infantry, Az squadrons OF
cavalry. 494 batteries of field artillery. 81
battalions of foot artillery. "a battalions of
pioneers. battalions of railway troops and 81
battalions of the transport
The average strength Of the standing army
was calculated in accordance with the princi-
pie of two years active service with the colors
for the infantry.
The increase involved the expenditure of
66 SOC. 900 marks in lump sum. or this
amount s.. DOC. 900 was to have appeared in the
budget for tine financial year 1884.
The annually recurring expenditure was
fixed at Ga. 900 900 marks. When the new system
should have been fully developed Germany
would have in times Of war q trained army of
4, 400, 900 men.