Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
CAPRlvPS ARGUMENT.
The German Chancellor Addresses
Legislators.
NEED FOR PASSING TIE ARMY BILL
Natural Gas and Water Supply
Shut on by the Cod.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.
PLEADING FOR rHr ARMY Bill
The German Chsncsilor Exrlsia. It- Me-
ce..lty 90 a kelch.snx Casnml,,ce.

The German Chancellor Expiaia. %. Me-
ces.ity to kelch.tsx Cemtotttes.
BrRLIS. Jan. i2-Chsncellor Won oapriv1
last night attended meeting OF the r.ichstss
committee Of twenty-eight appofnted 90 COM
slider the army ball and made an Important
speech. setting forth the necessity faf ths
adoption Of the bill without change or moiia-
cation.
Referring to the relation. existing between
Germany and Russia. the chancellor declared
that there was no enmity between IA. run
peror and the czsr. and neither va. there
any enmiiy between the two govern
ments. With regard 60 the rlafions he-
tween France and Russia. Chancellor won Cap
rivi said that probably an entente IN regard 70
military arrangements existed between tho-e twe
countries. He then referred to the possibility
OF an attack being made upon the nations COM
posing the triple alliance Germany Austria
and ltaly-and said that IL such an ATTACH wa-
made the chief onslaught of the attacking forces
would doubtless be directed against Germany
as the strongest member Of the triple alliance.
N CASE 90 WAR
Experience had shown that when war threat
ened il was best for Germany TO take the Of
fenfive. To do that would require that tho
armies Of the triple alliance havs a cousiderahhe
numerical superiority. A. matter ot fact the
triple alliance was IN the minority in point %
numbers Gcrmany's long eastern frontier
ing offensive tactics. An offensive policy wss
good policy. IL meant short wars with quick
victories and lasting results. All thi. could 10
obtained only by assuming the offensive. ter
manys present forces would not longer suffice
against the increased strength of tbsir might-hs
opponents. The government. therefore. would
not be able to take the responsibility Tor the
future defense OF the country unless the arms-
ments were increased.
OPPOSITION TO rHE niII.
As has before been stated the opposition %
the army hil Is in a great measure based upoa
the increased taxation that will be entAiled.
The share 20 be borne by Prussia for the cur
rent extra expenditures involved by the bili
amounts TO 49. 9.52i.5I7 marks. II which a.. .sIs.-
SOP marks will be demanded a first INSTALL
ment The rest will be used In the future Tor
the enlargement of the schools for cadets aud
non-eommissioned officers and other objects.
or the extraordinary expenditure. which
amounts 10 81. 800 600 marks g. 200 600 are 60 10
contributed by Bavaria and the remaining
81 .000.OO0 divided between Prussia. Saxonv aud
Nurtemberg. Sixteen and half million mark.
will be expended barracks FOR the uoops
and stabling for horses.
For the clothing and equipment of the new
troops s.ss9.000 marks are drmanded. for the
first stock Of horses $500 90 marks and FOR
travelling expenses, &c, :. $50 600 marks. The
military railway will be extended a far as
Juterbogk at a cost Of 4437 600 marks aud q
n
costing .G20 600 marks for botn Of which OBJ
jects first instaments only are 60 be- demanded
IN the budget FOR ls93-9l The cost of tho
proposed extension Of the chief school for
cadets in Lichterieldt near Berlin. in order 90
have room for a third battalion. h. not included
among the extraordinary expenditure-.
TIE fSCRfAsf.
The proposed increase in the strength of tho
army by IL, ,s57 nou-commi-sioned officer. and
Il 10, -. LII
new and partly among old Organiz ation-. OT
the new prlvates 80. so To he enrolled In
the new formations. The new fourth battalion-
are 10 contain : commissioned officers I army
doctor. officials, 36 non-commi-sioned officers
and $50 privntes. The new batteries of field
artillery will number 200 men and the existing
ones will receive ten additional men each.
Apart from the estimated increase in IN. army
the removal OF ''recruteu yacanz"-thst is, the
period between the dismissal of one batch of
recruits and the enro,lment of the next-N
equivalent 10 fresh yearly increase in Prasris's
contingent alone Of l.250 nOn-commissioned
officers and l4525 privates.
THE ITALIAN ALLIANCE.
The chief object of the alliance with Italy. he
said. was 10 secure Austria's southern frontier
against France. He did not doubt the en-
cheney of the Austrian and Italian armies,
although some weakness in their organization
still existed.
To add force to the arguments advanced in
support OF the measure the chancellor read
memoranda made In lss9 BY the late field mar
shRl, Count won Motke. in which ths, great au-
thority compared the military strength OF Ger
many and France.
The chancellor laid much stress upon . pas
sage occurring in the memoranda. in which Won
Molke said: I'VE are able 20 ward an attsrk
from France. otherwise the German empire
could not exist. Even il We lose the first bat
tie We have the Rhine defeuses Which are NOT
Lad i'm no uorl1 Met "A
burg. IT, however. two of our neighbors
united and attacked u.s. we would require the
assistance Of another power"
Tho chancellor's speech was listened 10 with
the closest attention. His presentation Of tins
facts upon which the government oase- ~ de-
mands lucid and forceful ani will
doubiedly have much effect upon the report
the committee will submit 60 the rcichstag.