New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
Hundreds of Million Dollars
Necessary for Raising Peace
Strength to 100000 Men.
TO PARRY RUSSIAN ATTACK
Line of Forts To Be Built Along
Eastern Frontier-TaXation
for Those Exempted
from Service.

London, March 3..-Much space is de-
voted IN to-day's newspapers to the
tremendous military rivalry started on
the Continent by Germany's decision 20
increase the peace strength of her
army from G26.000 TO 100000. The cost
will be stupendous. with an initial out
Law necessary of some S2J0GO0.0 900 to
500. 100000. if forecasts are correct.
and with a permanent charge OF from
sjnOOO.OoO to $1j.O00OO0.
Before the end of the present year
Germany will vote for its army no less
than 500. OO000o. If naval expenditure
and various items of indirect eXpendi-
tire are added. Germanvs total outlay
m ornaments will he. according 10
The Daily Mail" in the neishborhood
Of SG50.0oo.oo0 almost twice as much
as Great Britain will spend.
Berlin March 3.-GermanY's extensive
now ornaments. which il is hoped the
reichstag will authorize this spring.
arc considered in military circles to
s,renethened Slavic world and as an oifl-
scial recogrition of the fact that Russia
has completely recovered from the col
lanse resulting from the japanese war.
Besides the increase in the army bud
90, Of $4,000, 900. the sum OF S2Oo'oo"'-
400 will be appropriated for the bulIdlhS
~ forts on the Russian frontier. Mill
,ary writer's. commenting on the fathe'-
lands situation. demonstrate mat tofl-
ress buildinc means the abandonment OF
cermanv's old plan Of campaign e.
breaking through the French Ilhes oe
fore the slowly modifying Russians
could seriously menace the eastern IRON
tier. The problem cannot now be SolNeu
in that way. since Austria Will
obliged 10 hold one-third o. its he'u
r,,,,. ready 10 meet the SlaVs on the
south. Furthermore. the frehch ai'''
is admittedly equal 10 that ol "e''''''''
on tho western frontier
Military experts declare that GERMANY
nosi,ion is more critical than it has been
a. any time since 1913 TheE app "
ID. Governments desire TO adopt a de-
,a,eivo Motley with view TO preNentihs
q Cosssck invasion that might ron INV
q Good over the eastern plains OF Wv.
many and extend as far as Berlin i'sei''
c,rorg agitation has been begun IN MN
,srv circles and among some seCt'ons "a
-. ,,ou,,c,ans for the addition OF still an
o,bcr tax 70 those that the people sehel-
al,- already have TO bear THIS l!he II
;s q ,ax IN connection with m'htarE ser
,ices. and the proposal Is TO lev! Il '''
those who escape conscripuoh
,s ,bo result Of increase OF population
only IS per cent of German mares Nv"
Undergo military training. the resi- ar
either elected as the result Oh N''i'''7
,bvsical defects or are sent ohe'' e''"
- Tho ..F,rsatz reserve or to the Lam"
s,nru and thus escape training. III
.,i,,. ,be great majo -ity are healthy cIu-
,o,. and are classed as unit only Ne
cause the great surplus population "''o"'
-. doctors TO choose men or fau'-
less physique .,,.,i,..d &c
expected TO insist on the uaIi'''7 -
..Ir.a,- roesrve" This training mas Dee"
in anevance since 1884. the resi- Vi ~
evennted il il urged, shall oe iiiaue ~
serve their country by payment OF ''A
similar project was laid oeio'e w." w
pe,ohs,ac thirty years ago but Was ~
,e,,ed Ii proposed mead TAX y. ,
marks for each exempted man. anu i"'
g. ~, addition to the existing HlOoi'''
,av varying from / 10 per cent
,tl,.,;or raised vas that the tax "ou''
oo,c,' ,bs IDEAL basis Of compulsory ser
wee which is an honor. not o''d'h
measurable in money
Vienna. March "A sensation has Dee''
carsed nv = statement i. Die let tha'
the annual low Of Anstro-Hunearian i.
erults will be increased by 5000 "hic"
would add 2o0.O1o III all TO the enecUNe
war strength. -. lou Of tie
,ncrease in the German aid FIehond a., %,
mics. the Austrian Wa ono. 30 I,l',,ts az,
AUSTRIAN ana Hungarian govern iii.i,n i',n
The subject t,t encounteIth
for financial anC political ledS"'S'