The sun., 1916-10-22

not hastily trained subalterns. out of
.oiunteers along is wholly impossible.
" VIII be necessary TO introduce con-
scription for officers all young men who
nav received even incomplete middle
schooi education Will be obliged to serve
as onccrs. This is even now partly the
form. ~
q large number o, men a~e taken away
IRON service with the colors by duties In
me rear. where certain branches Of male
iaoor can be replaced by female labor
me manufacture of clothing, boots, many
KINDS OF food. timed provisions, bread.
many MIL products for the war depart
nent and so forth. Perhaps 4, will be
necessary to introduce transcription for
girls and chi!dlcss widows. 40 that more
men can be sent to the from.
OF course. while personal military
CONSUMPTION IL thus enforced. there will
not be forgotten the In crcsts of ~agricui-
lure n factory industry Indispensable
Tor the support OF cconomi life In the
country and for providing resources to
continue the war. The Germans. notic
ing that for The first year of the war
the birth rate Of the population had
fallen. established specia' furloughs for
married men with a view to checking
his fail
Enormous supplies Of 4 IN IN n nitiOn.
BY the beginning OF the war a. least
10000. 900 gun projectilcs must DC ready
and 5000. 900. 400 rifle cartridges. BESIDES
machine u detachments ehch company
or a regiment will nave is portable ma
chine guns on light stands. II there
should he invented a substance which,
when swiftly transformed into gas will
not generate a great quantity OF heat. in
oFnal - 49, $1,000 n. fAaIs.. etnaa
self-loadiEG ones will be introduced by
the same process tina, is used in machine
! guns. At one time hopes were reposed
In liquid air. And there may even be
self-frlng rifles. as projected by Willie.
Aviation will receive special atten-
ton In the next war. II Is clear that In
ten 10 twenty years every state Will
, reckon the number of It's dirgibles In
thousands. and the number OF its aero
planes In tens I. not hundreds OF thou
lands. private aviation ought To DE en-
>ouragej. For the systematic applica-
ton OF such aerial strength manpuvrcs
! will be introduced. Battles in the air
between entire aerial ~fio:illas will always
be avoided they represent material too
precious TO be risked In This manner :
but the dropping OF shells from above
, will he extensively practiscd.
I'm time OF pc ace Russia will have TO
! maintain two and n half to three million
troops. which will entail an expenditure
OF no, less than $500. 600. 600 annually
In The state budget. The rearmtng ot
the army with new rifles Will also re-
auire not less ,ha the same amount.
while the introduction Of new artillery
may cause an outlay OF several billion
rubles. payment OF interes' or the
loans now hoated will call for not less
than $3.50. 0o0.o 200 annually,
war Preparation Ministry.
preparations for the future war Will
entail such an exertion or the economic
and financial strength of the couh;F!'
they vii! affect such u number OF ih'f'-
cate questions concerning the ACTIVITY OF
many. no, 10 say all. departments. that
they will be beyond the power OF any
SINCE Ministry. II will be necessary TO
create a new Government department, a
Ministry OF War Preparation.
Besides the existing material con-
| scriptlons-mllitary. transport. motor
Il may perhaps be necessary to introduce
consumption for grain, meat ana i"uuer'
All Industrial, Establishments. mis- fac-
tories. workshops. even home workers.. on
declaration OF war will have 10 work Tor
the army in accordance with "A special
NAV Of mobilization. All thes" details
will have to De carefully drafted ~ peace
time I'm order to obviate defects con-
nected with reuuisition ard cunhscation.
But | will no: enter into particulars
further. one thing is undoubted. name
IL. that, q future war IN ten or twenty
wears will be unprecedented In compari
son with previous wars. Exped!ents lot
the determination OF humanity VIII ne oi
such a nature tina everything we near
OF nowadays will pale in comparison
The numbers OF killed WI. be- reckoned
by millions. the wounded by tens OF mill
ions.
And nevertheless this war Will he IN
eyi,able II Is not conquered
and Europe does not secure herself 10y
guarantees against wha: is happening III
our time. Germany must nay, not oh!S
as the author OF the confiagration but rs
an xamp,e 10 other ambitious parties IT
the future. When Germany has beer
.ubdued nobody will prevent the states
by a universal treaty from limiting tnel'
ornaments and from restraining mil!'
tarism within certain limits. FOR whlcl
Russia made a proposal at IN" haeu'
conference. An international tr'buna
mus, a. last acquire power
Super-MtlttH risna.
The memorandum OF Gen. Skuearevsk
has attracted considerable" attention u
military and diplomatic circles IN Lon
; don. Here" said the officer VINO ca'!"'
=, Il TO my attention. lis "A sketch OF
/ mili.ar.sm that will make 'he German