Evening star., 1901-10-12

These figures represent the pay proper,
and do not include certain allowances COM
mon to both armies, and not differing ap-
preciably, varying in amount according to
circumstances or the army regulations gov
erning each. Those for the lowest three
grades Of our army are the pay of mounted
officers, and the maximum after twenty
years service. A mounted second lieuten-
ants pay upon entry into our service Is
$15G0 per annum. This is increased by 10
per cent a the end of every five-year period
of service, percentage increase which
follows him through all the grades to his
coloneicy.
1t only requires glance at the foregoing
exhibit to determine whether the American
or British officer receives the higher pay
The most marked difference In favor of the
American is in the lower grades, and these
are the officers who carry the chief burdens
In all armies, so far as work is concerned
at all events. The monthly pay for enlist
ed men in the British army runs from
Sol-20 for quartermaster corporal to 50 per
month for privates of infantry. Non-com-
mlSSiOned officers of the line in the United
States army receive all the way from $40
per month to $50 per month the maximum
pay of sergeant major.
1t can be truthfully said of the British
army, however, that 1t is by far the most
literally paid of all the European military
establishments. The American pay is about
treble that of the officers Of the German
army. probably the most efficient military
machine in existence. For instance the paw
OF German field marshal (who may COM
mand an army is only S245 per month
While that of an American major general is
S62? per month. The German brigade and
reglmental commanders are paid Sf60 per
month; the brigadiers and colonels of the
lnlted States army receive S4JS.33 and
$3.50 per month respectively.
But as in the case Of the British sched
ules, the vast difference in the pay of Ger
man and American officers Is more conspic-
uous still in the lower grades. The various
classes OF German captains are paid a max
lmum OF only $I4 per month with a mini
mum of $44, but little more than half AZ
much The maximum for American can
talns is S233.93 per month. upward of three
tlmeS greater than the German maximum
ana the minimum S210 per month nearly
five times greater than the German mini
mum The first lieutenant in the German
army gets no more than SD per month, SO
paltry sum as to excite derision, when
compared with the American pay of the
corresponding grade, SIS to SlS6 81 The
German second lieutenant is vouchsafed a
begSarly SIS per montI.. against $116.67 to
$40 per month granted the American sec
ond lieutenant, which increases to a maxi
mum OF $lIo by service, as explained above.
Makes Dollar a Month,
The lowest common German soldiar &c
paid but $3.50 per month, with nearly one
half deducted for rations, against S13 to $50
paid the American private, and who, in ad-
dition, is also fed and clothed and not
subjected to any 'deductions''
Besides the pay proper there are addi-
uonal allowances to the officers of both es-
tablishments varying according to reg,lla-
tlons, but these allowances are Unuucs-
tonably greater in this country than in
Germany. 1t probably costs the German
officer less to live and for eauipmenfs
though this is more or less speculation. In
the German military hierarchy there is
compelled greater observance of dignity
and pretension the part of the official
personnel toward civilians than is expected.
much less required, in this democratic
country This makes the expenses of the
German ofhcer somewhat greater than they
otherwise would be, and it has been said,
upon good authority, that they average as
great as In the United States.
The annual pay of the German officers is
as follows: Lieutenant general, 5000: ma
jor general, $3.50; colonel, So, 2,OOO down
ward to $1,35O: major, 81 $50 to $500: cap
tain, $500 to $40; first lieutenant, 1884 to
$40 and second lieutenant, S297 to 1925
These sums are certainly very moderate,
but it must be remembered that life in
Germany, even among the grandees. is on
much simpler scale than in this opulent
country.
The French pay is much greater than
that of the German, and comes next to the
English schedules among European estab-
lishments The annual pay is as follows:
Marshal, $500; major general, 81, ,26j; brig
adler general, $3.50; colonel, $1,6G0; lieu