Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-07-27

less than any other government
$155 for each man. A comparatiyee
ment is made which shows the elec tns
ness Of the different armies, the Coz me
maintaining them for a year and pr
cost of one soldier for the same De TIL
1t is as follows: III
Cos ha
Effectives. Cost a year y Gil
italy .......... POI, 1888 S 45,G40,G64 ! q.
Austria .,...... .3j0,C37 78,71ISO0
Germany .o62,lSI l4Z,OIl225 ~
| France ........ .5S9,215 1A,49l5OO "a
| Russia .........7 32, COS 141, S02, 825 ii
United States -. 1920 114,220,OOO / s,
An analysis of this table shows 4
the American army, which is conceiS 4,
by military authorities to be the best 3
the world for it's size, costs $11422O0 4
| for 10000 men, while the military est 8
iishment of France costs a little or i
| $10,000,000 more, or $12,49l,50Q le 4
maintaining an army OF 5S9,2l5 or n@ 4
eight times as large as that Of the u
ed States. For only $27072,SOO nj J
| than is paid by the United States RUS
maintains an army nearly ten times u
err than the American establishment, a.
number Of men being 1860, cOStl
Sal ,392 ,S25. For great deal less Tbs
| half it's costs to maintain the Ameria
army Italy has an establishment near
| three times as large, and for little me-
| than half Of the expenses Of keeping
United States army in fighting Shq
| Austria has an establishment more thl
| four times larger.
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Postmaster General Smiths long j3
ferred executive order, intended to abb
ish the abuses of the second-clasS maj
| matter system, has at last been ISSUED
| and it undoubtedly makes sweeping
changes in the entire system. Summa
up, the order of the Postmaster Genera
bars from the mails at the pound rad
| paper backed novels and similar pabiN
cations; secondly, it depriyes Of thN
| pound rates newspapers and periodicals
which have no bona fide subscription lists
| but which are merely thrown in to The
| purchaser Of some more Or less attrac
tive premium. Finally, the order pref
scribes that unsold copies Of newspapers
cannot be returned at the pound ns
either to the publishers or to central new
agencies. The order is believed to NJ
sufficiently sweeping to effect a Saving
of many millions Of dollars in the cxp@
ditures Of the Postoficc DepartmeG
while at the same time it is claimed Tug
| it will not do any injustice to iesitim2s
newspapers and periodicals, for WhNI
benefit alone the law was passed ohgT
| inally. With the large increase in tAl
postal revenues, which will come as tI
result Of the execution Of this order, it'll
believed that the first step will be takAI
toward the establishment of penny post
age.
During the fiscal year just ended hI
| foreign trade of the United States aggFeI
gated in value $2,310,413,077, being All
Increase Of $65,98S,S11, compared with
that Of the previous year. OF this the ext
ports amounted to $1,4S7, 65G,544, which
exceeded those Of the previous year NI
| 500, 173, 462, and the imports aggregadt
| 1922, 756, 533, being $27, 1S4 ,631 less thalI
those for the fiscal year 1900. The bali
ance Of trade in favor Of the United
States for that period reached a total Of
$6G4, 900,011, being an increase Of $l2GI
330,113 over the balance for the pref
vious year. OF the principal articles dI
domestic export breadstuffs showed al
increase Of $14 ,032 1916, provisions mI
increase Of $1S,4S7,45S, and cotton, SILL
G17,413, while mineral oils fell off S'I
44S,971. The imports Of gold during taI
year aggregated $64 81 1858, an increaaI
Of $19,993, 66S, and the exports, $751;
$40, an increase Of $4,962,761, leaving I
balance in favor of the United States al
$11, 342, 332. For the month Of June tnI
Imports, with a total Of $67,9SlSnI
showed an increase Of $5,9S6,5SS cont
pared with the same month last yeaf1
and the exports, which aggregated SlO-'I
G64,357 showed falling off Of $5STI
600.
The United States and Italy again haN
become seriously involved over an lnr|
dent somewhat similar to the lyncAl1S
Of the Malta assassins at New Orleans
during President Harrison's adminSTr
ton, which resulted in the withdraw"
Of Baron Fava, the Italian minister, fro"
Washington. The Italian embassy I"
Its government, has filed with the Sa"
Department a formal protest against |
lynching Of two Italians and the SERIOUS
wounding of another by mob at br7'
Miss, recently, and asked for redress
The State Department has commune
ed with the Governor Of Mississippi o.
the subject, asking him to report Ir
facts and take measures to punish "
lynchers.
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Secretary Long admitted he did not
lieve Admiral Schley issued the order
the loop executed by the Brooklyn a.
battle Of Santiago While the Scores
is not willing to give Admiral Sc%
credit for the victory, he does him
justice to exonerate the naval officer Il,
the charge Of cowardice which has nVDi
over him for three years, on account
being accused by Simpsons friendS
issuing the order for the loop to a'v'
being run down by one Of CerTera S SUP"
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