The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27

The table shows that over three mill
lions of men are constantly under
arms. Twenty-Five millions have had
military training and the prospective
strength, when the most recent laws
shall have been in operation a few
years more, reaches the amazing fig
ure of thirty millions. These figures are
a little misleading on account of the
enormous strength given to Russia 1t
is not probable that she could utilize,
in any way, more than one-fourth of
the strength attributed to her, and she
would not care to attempt that for
any considerable time. The expense
column reaches the grand total of
S671, 600, 900.
IN THE HANDS OF STATESMEN
At present the situation is in the
hands of Europe's statesmen. Soon it
will be turned over TO its generals, and
both classes are developing a series of
new and historical characters. Among
| the statesmen is the British ambassa-
dor to Russia, Sir Nicholas Roderick
O'Connor. Sir Nicholas has deserved
well of his country in several appoint
ments since he first entered the diplo-
matte service. His earlier experiences
were gained at political centers of such
varied character as Berlin, The Hague,
Madrid, Washington, Brazil and Paris.
For two years he was secretary of the
legation at Pekin, and held the same
position in Washington. He was Brit
ish agent and consul-general in Bull
garia during the eventful years sue
ceeding Prince Ferdinand's accession
to the throne in 1887. He was later
British minister to Pekin, and did good
work during the recent Chinese-Japan-
csc war
Germany's ambassador to England,
Won Hatzfeldt- Wildenburg, is destined
to be another of Europe's great states
men. Ii is said of him that during a.
stay in Russia he completely won the
confidence of Lobanoff- Rostofsky, and
that the recent diplomatic union be-
tween Russia and Germany was the
work Of his intellect.
Costah Pasha is Turkeys ambassa-
dor to England, and is in constant COM
munication with Lord Salisbury.
England's master stroke was the APP
pointment of its Russian ambassador.
Sir Frank Cavendfsh Lascelles, to the
Berlin embassy, giving the first evil
" enrapport with the Russian German
entente.
Sir Edmund Monson, Englands new
representative in France, is another Of
the great men of the last decade of the
century. In 1892 he was sent as am
haSSadOr 10 vienna, ana made a DriVy
councillor. AS an arbitrator Ed Ed
mund has had soma valuable expert
ence, such as it may be said no am
bassador nowadays should lack. This
was when in 1888, he acted as arbi-
traitor under convention between the
United States and Denmark on The
Butterfield Claim a task which oc-
cupied his attention for the best part
of a year.
OF the generals of the coming war
Germany would have as its Moltke,
Count Waldersee. He was recently
made field marshal. and at present
commands the Schleswig-H olstein
army corps. His age is So although he
looks younger. He is handsome, active,
ambitious and is married to a lady who
was originally an American.
England's great soldiers would be
Lord Wolseley and Lord Roberts.
For Russia the present chief OF staff,
General Obrutcheff. probably the best
strategist and tactician in the Russian
army, would retain his position in war
as in peace.
Turkeys great soldier would be Os-
man Pasha, the defender of Plevna.
France would have its General Saus-
sier, General Zurlinden and General
lamont
ROBERT DE ROYALEUX.