The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-22
FRANCE IS PREPARED
FOR ANY EMERGENCY
AS We'll Equipped to Meet
Great War as Any Power
in Europe.
MILLIONS OF TROOPS
Total of Available Well
Trained Combatants Reaches
100000 Soldiers.
BY PAUL VILLIERS.

Special Cable TO The Tribune
PARIS. Oct. 21.-One effect OF the re-
cent trouble with Germany over Morocco
has been 10 bring out the truth about
The military strength of France in 6
manner which goes TO show that what
ever may have been the popular Idea
outside OF France this country today Is
as well prepared 10 meet the exigeuc!es
OF great war as any power In Europe
In fact. there are experts who do NOT
French army organization today is the
most efficient In Europe and that the
French soldier is, man for man. the
equal Of any trained lighting man In
Europe.
Noteworthy in this lire was The speech
delivered by NJ. Klotz. the minister OF
at, lssogdun 10 the soldiers Of tho dis
tri"t who died while defending their
country in the war OF 1870. NJ. Klotz
showed that. while in 1872 the strength
Of "Sl4aI This. he explained. was
the more remarkable as the main OBJ
3eet a, OF tnr laws % on recruiting had bee"
zee and the birth rate had been uusatis
factory. But the diminution OF the pc
Rod Of service with the oolors had been
compensated by a better oreanizat tiou OF
ehe rcservists NJ, Elotz went on L
say:
Great Army Available.
on tho first day Of the mobilization
500. 600 rcservists belonging 10 the Ia.
Of the contingents that have served came
to loin The active forces, and thus TO
600 comba tan's. all perfectly fitted out
ana trained II. apart from the Inn
portance Of this force OF the first line
VIC bear in mind that our young mer
form this imposing cobort have all tho
qualities OF initiative. valor and endur-
ance which are the very strength OF our
every reason To be reassurcd.
Nor is this all One million four
hundred thousand other roservists arc
cation 10 form the regiments OF reserve
which constitute what is termed the army
Of the second line, These reservists
are armed and equipped in the same
line. and their bearing at the different
maneuvers has shown MS many q time
and particularly OF late years, that ~
army Of the second line is not interior
fense is completed by 100 900 men oF
The territorial army. and il will be seer
That France could draw upon nearly
$500, o0o combatants. $500 90 OF whom arc
demonstrated in the clearest manner
that a few days training would suffice
formidable IS the first one, capable no'
only of guarding the land. but Of seq
ondIng. II that were necessary the ef-
forts OF our army of the first line.
Why Army Is Strong
Such are our resources in men.
this army is strong, not only In num-
Der, but in discipline and training and
above all. in the confidence at o7c
serious snd cheerful which il has In
ITSELF
NJ klotz went on 10 speak OF IL,
money which had been spent on the arm
In 1872 II amounted to about 40 900, 900
francs (ahout 500. .000. 000l Last year II
had risen 20 about $4,000. 900. Since
49, France has, in fact. spent more than
twcnty-seven millards of francs on her
army. After paying tribute to the
ralor OF the men who have lost. or who
arc r,sking their lives in military avia-
tlon the minister OF finance concluded
thus:
And by way Of further encoura cement
allow me 10 unite in one and the same
thought our navy to our army. The re-
public has made for the navy an effort
Ike that which IL has made for our