The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-23
COST OF KEEPING PEACE.
What Europeans Pay for Maintain
ing Their Armies and Navies.
Chicago Times-Herald.

WI europeans ray IOF
ing Their Armies and Navies.
Chicago Times Herald
1t costs more than thousand millions Of
dollars a year to maintain the peace OF
Europe. This sum is diveded up among the
different nations in proportion to their I'M
Rortance and necessities for the support OF
gest amount being expended by Great Brit
ain. While the army of Britain is not
nearly so large as that of some of the other
nations of Europe, it has an immense navy
which overshadows them all, requiring an
enormous expense to keep it afoat and in
proper fighting trim.
The amount annually appropriated by
Great Britain for army and navy purposes
u Sis SO, $50; Russia comes next with $lS9,
Germany spends s128. 269, 5i2: Italy, $72 442,-
$780, Austria Hungary. $751; 704, 1880; Spain,
SIS ,lS5 81 Holland. SIS, 724, 1880 Belgium,
s. 62O, 80; Portugal. 5000 $3.50; Denmark,
"a. E32, 1905: Greece. $4,S19.777 Switzerland
81. So, 1854; Norway, $S,434,lS4.
The regular army of Great Britain. rank
and file, consists of 127 1863 men, of whom T.
5S4 are commissioned officers. OF these II 1896
are cavalry, 20,457 artillery. with 1857 infan-
try, the colonial and department corps max
ing up the balance. The three divisions of
the United Kingdom respectively furnish the
f3l4wing quota S OF men, i a England' l6 Td
and the colonies, 301S; foreigners, 154, and
1,072 not reported.
The number of officers, seamen and ma
rines for whom appropriations are made is
$3.50. The English navy consists of thirty
three first-class battle ships. five second
defense ships, 2S3 cruisers of all classes and
191 torpedo boats. The gross cost of the
British army for the year 1896-97 was $104,
the same time was $11S, 81 $50.
The Russian army on peace footing con-
sists of 100000 men and 2SOO officers, of
whom about 1900 are cavalry, 100000 artil-
lery, with ,790 guns and 236 mortars. The
navy of Russia consists of eighteen first
class battle ships, one third-class ship.
fourteen first-class. three second-class and
fifty-five third-class cruisers, with ninety
seven torpedo boats and sixteen port de-
Tense vessels,
fective men, divided into las infantry Tegi-
ments of the line, each regiment consisting
Of l,59l men and sixty,two officers, ninety
six regiments Of cavalry and forty of ar
tillery, the latter comprising 500 mounted
batteries, with sixteen battalions of foot ar
t tiny IT The French navy, with the excep-
f1cient in the world. 1t consists of twenty
one first-class, eight second-class and six
third-class battle ships, seventeen flrst-
class cruisers and 220 torpedo boats, with
fourteen port defense ships. One of their
most powerful battle ships is the Dupuy de
LONE.
The strength of the German army on a
peace footing is 562.207 men,. rank and file,
infantry, besides 12948 officers, G., 375 cavalry
and 1852 officers. There are forty-three regi-
ments Of field artillery, consisting of ,321
men, including 2,6n officers and seventeen
regiments of foot artillery of 22,S24 men,
which, together with number of special
service corps, make up the complete num-
teen battle ships of all classes, twenty port
DEFENSE ships, forty-one cruisers and ia
torpedo boats.
The Italian army consists of 235, O91 men,
of whom 141000 are infantry % 2S9 cavalry
and 300l6 artillery. While the army of
Italy is not so large as that of some of the
of formidable vessels. 1t consists of seven
tirst-class, five second and one third-class
battle ships fifty-six cruisers, two port de-
Tense ships and lat torpedo boats.
Following close in the wake of Italy comes
turkey, with 10000 men as a peace army,
divided into the proportionate number OF
kish navy is to a great extent an obsolete
fighting force, though some activity has
been recently revived in marine matters. 1t
has two so-called first-class battle ships
about thirty cruisers and thirty-seven tor
pedo boats. Only three of Turkeys ships
can be counted as seagoing armorclads of
any nghting value; the others are all old,
out-of-date affairs.
Little Switzerland comes up with 125 600
men, of whom ,507 are infantry, 375S cav
airy and A,6S2 artillery, with number of
Switzerland has no navy.
spain has, as nearly as can be ascer-
tanned, about $1,000 men regularly in the
service. The force in Cuba for the sup
preston of the instruction amounted to
121, 236 men. including forty generals and 562
stan officers. This was the estimate made
a year and a half ago, 14,000 in the Philip
pine islands and 5000 in Porto Rico. The
number has been increased in Cuba by con-
scriptions and decreased by the insurgents
and death until it is impossible to arrive at
the exact number now in the island. Spain S
navy, exclusive of training ships, at the
same period consisted of two frst-class
battle ships eleven first-class cruisers, in
Guiding three that were being built. six
second-class and twenty-eight third-class
cruisers. with forty torpedo boats. All the
first-class cruisers are comparatively new.
During 1895 Spain lost four cruisers by
wrecks.
Hungary has about 100000 men
under arms at all times of whom 1877, 1853 are
infantry, including 10.047 officers, 1880 cav
airy and 80 600 artillery with several corps
of auxiliaries. The Austrian navy occupies
q low rank among the navies of the world
so far as effectiveness is concerned. 1t
consists of eight battle ships. of which one
is ranked as frst-class, thirty-one cruisers,
eight port defense ships and sixty-seven
torpedo boats.
Holland has $1,000 infantry 2.752 cavalry.
16, 442 artillery and 16l2 engineers in the
army The navy consists of seventy cruis-
ers. twenty-eight port-defense ships and
thirty-seven torpedo boats.
The army of Belgium comprises 5000 men
of all arms.
The other nations of Europe all have small
standing armies, Sweden having the largest
it's army being SS000 strong. The navy Of
Sweden is maintained entirely for coast-de-
Tense purposes, and consists of fifty vessels
OF all classes.
The army of Portugal is composed of
30 900 men OF all arms, supplemented by a
navy of thirty-four cruisers of all classes
and eighteen torpedo boats.
Denmark has an army of 1000 men, with
a navy entirely for coast defense.
Roumania has 47.000, Greece 25.O00 and Ser
via 10000 men i'm their respective armies
Greece has small navy. consisting OF five
armorclad vessels. Servia has only one
vessel that is used exclusively for military
purposes. Roumania has one protected
cruiser OF 1890 tons and number of smaller