The sun., 1896-10-11

Her Provisions strengthening Her
Army and Her Fleet.

Neither the military nor The lava. forces NJ
Janan can set ~ ca. ed very : rn uaI3t. Judged
from a Western STANDPOINT. The Are remark
able for an Asiatic naaua. but relatively - the
population ars CERTAINTY rot eXarsstT". JaUnn
called into acton men enough FOR a"r war with
China, and easily brought tGat h1g", lIn hurl:
power 20 - kuer- BGC ne regular trgoUs t4AC
she maintains IN nor establishment are not
very numerous. \ late -tatemenr pEts the aS
gr-gats n officers and men lt 1a.J+l.
But the new programme. Which has received
legislative SANCTION, provides 1Or An increase u
these forces lati the total becomes nearly
doube making the stanting army in 1906 Hat
less than I++.NOO strong. Fhat force, whfcn
the reserves could ,weI! 20 perhaps halt u
her com pnratvely Isolated position aad the
ca abilities " her coh.ra 'ur ieirnce. A nj TrS
how litt- bur1en " a be- IN posed n N~r r"at,-
ury IL clear from hs - m@'- mat the annual
cost Of ma!ntainlng thi~ great establishment
will he not over g. F. 100000.
"A with the Pritsh i-lrs. however, whose geo.
graphical position =" A.. .'e To he adjoining Con-
tinrnt LAP pan greatly r"a-m lies, TIE Er"at arm
OF defence for Hrr IL ins nav There, also, 4
prpgramme looking turwtri ls Far ~ 1908 Is
com pictud IN the .T~t place. he oa-Is or the
new teat II tho force NJ y-s--t- vh oh 0vercano
IN, Ch lnrsa navy Then mere urs the shiDs
which were r;.ptur"G from China, or at least
the part " them tha can ne r-pa,rrd. IL fur
ther appea.- that here Nrre a. thar t!rHe
building m Japan Lhr4e rl-t m0Grrn cruisers
while she had ordered Ia Eng ant two i1e .hrxe
and before long Will hs added to Ler ava.1aDso
fleet.
But IN addition the Jnuanese Diet hnE pro-
Vid-f Tor many other y"Ss"!S, Arrnrfing to
puhilShrd figures there are to nr tvn stages N
the sh pnuildInR prpgrhmne. IN" lr7i. which
includes al vessels. rrrkoUInG .argr and small.
and dsp ncing la RglrrgAfr nr tD,TD0 tprs, a
Tn Ba com Dlefe IN 1907. NHt - the -e"Qnd, com
Or sing ~ vessels. V|In an aggregate OF 90 -v5
IONS. will D- tinIsACu four year .lJar.
Here. then. iS grur'atot Tor no ever than
/ Vessels. with an t.grrEhte 0f llI,iSJ tons,
To Gs completed trn years hence. iauan Is
able to larry 0uT hH rrnlhrNahi- plan with tho
more ease from tho taci thnt she ha, --cnreI A
very heavy war indemnity from China. WHICH
can bs lad out "a the ir-t cost or the .Alp~.
hut thslr main enance VII be No alight lti-
tnnaI bur rtien on tho empire, a! hOugH IL hsr
naval expenses are IA small reiat!N ely TO Eu-
rnpenn as are her military expenses. sno Will
have less TO comp ain NJ.
Her lei arLn iIh.!uH, however. tr maze herself
an element 10 70 reCkCned " tn among the
naylrs of The world ~ plain, nni sDe at once
hasten. the p.rCti'lOa GT her plan aGd perl! "a w
dpur.catrs fore IN cr.ticIsm OF 10 bv giy ng a
mart OF he work tu European and rnT-iEn shj D.
yards IL IA "a hhL fhree baiLleShip-. three
cruisers a tprgrdt gun boat. a turp"lO lender,
four turps!O les ayers. ard tnUr rr-t las or
prdn boats lyi.. be built aDroat. and two Of the
cruisers are aA-ly 70 be constructed IN this
country.
Alike IN her industrial and her military and
naval dsveiupmsnt tao next ten years viii M
dnuht sre gr.aL IrtGress IN Japan. aud she 10
mainly prelnriug herself for leading role IA
Determining the 'nrt"n"s OF the far East