The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13

/ Europe's agricultural states. rtprcsent-
ing thu might Of endurance, is better
able T. bear w under the burdens "
war despite lie Incidental financial
misery than more highly developed eco
nomic countries
Then the almond eyed Japanese
stabbed Us IN tho hack Yes and Egypt
ana Morocco and tine Hindu Mahara-
lahs. aud heaven only knows how many
Sutans and Chiefta.ns in Asia and
Africa. made solemn declarations that
, they were wiling To- despatch against
us thtir yellow. brown and black hordes
in the c1u-" NJ liberty and clvilizs-
ton
Thus has war been Embossed upon
The entire world compared with which
the war of 1870 seems paltry it'll.
dusl. u j. SIN a mystery how large
the -rm rs re1lly ar" which are rolling
IN upon ~ from al sides Ike 4 new
migration of nations The estimate
mat every he.ligryeut nation has under
arms approximately 10 pcr cent. of IT,
eutir" population Is probably worry
[ nearly righJ
The enormous growth Of Germany
| dur ne "u' forty years truce T. amply
| att Stcd s. comparius the TWO war
! loans. ~ 1870 the banks. upon winch
( the "h.eation - provide funds IN crit
! lea. times necessarily deHolycS. failed
I utterly t. meet tho demands made upon
! them. The kings # finance VINO. after
the fortunate outcome OF the war
/ plunged heavily into the most reckless
! speculdtiuns. lacked tho courage in tho
/ days preceding Woer'l tnl We!sscn-
I burg O., tab. up tue war .1au made hv
tho North f,.fvn.rr I-ai,v,.f,,, l. ,,...
impossible t.cu FOO raise sine compare
. lively small sum ~ hundred mil. on
! '.tierS. WitI In,aty I,u, 10y England
d tno North German Federation entered
the arena ~ tn war
/ To-day f. was necessary 10 raise A.,
thousand million marks, and the cigar-
! tic sum was subscribed for four times
over. The bulk, Of course. came from
the large financial institutions, but a
/. large part ~ the subscriptions came
from private individuals. Surely "A
! splendid testimonial 10 tine economic
capacity AS we'll a. In, scif-sacIlGclug
patriotism o' th" German people
our macrticeu, preparedness Tor war
and the ru 'e-s ,pIeuu.G tinaunia' asSi~t-
ahcr which Was luItuc"m.uS unfortu-
nately are not rqua,ed 10y the care ac-
corded ,he wounded an. their famille.
az home Charity hts cone much mt
the organization ie very faulty. Never
theless. the work done is more COM
pr henslve and efficient than that %
1870, for the Red Cross was then only
IN its infancy,
IN 1870 the fac that 100000 German
soldiers could be transported 70 France
ana through he conquered territories
IN railroads and Via country roads in
I GOOD order ami IN al directions Was
deemed arNe.ous icdt. This work
/ which may % compared 90 t,,e web - a
,pidar. is carried on To-day an a scale
s.N ia. as -Hoa': and a. D, accnni-
p.Shou N.hou friction aud without re
terrJp.iuu
Tn" German -rnops ~ to-day have
proved themselves 90 he the peers o.,
the viCtors II Worth and Gravelotte.
But tho French ~ to-day are bet az
/ trained and Possess greater powers Of
residence and resistance; and rhe Rus
sian soldier ie a terrible adversary hr-
cause NJ his tremendous powers ot on
DURANGO.
IN the fundamental - strait ~ and
tactics 10 extraordinary differences
have been nutuI. according to eNpert
military u0.lpG NoN a> t.cn tuc ch'e'
am of ioe G".7nau agnir~ is To- attaCs
ti. "nriuy q. d." Nark. A. i~ rue that
tue physiosu,w. 81 battles las changed
,ulnp.cte.y. TN, armies laNe a hos'
~ how 'r,.o..al ma-G> "a. their com.
maud. A.-..p-. Jarop. ,ues. the tele-
paoir, W.rr,,-- tt.reIaphN. guns of TN
iii ,dm,u ID. ,tihr, 81. rgth and range
have rcud'''d Amos, cNtnc' former
methods 81 warfare.
\ hand o. hand tleh' Is NJ 'nfreuuent
occurrence to-day and the physical
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