Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-03
DIFFERENCE IN WAR METHODS
European Nations Employ Different War
and Peace Methods.

european NotonS employ UlI1erenI war
and Peace Methods.
There is a very great difference in
the methods employed by the leading
warrIng nations of Europe during
,peace times, as well as war times.
AS the whole world knows. Germany
has the compulsory service law that
forces every young man to serve at
least four years in the army. The
Germans consider a large standing
army necessity because the country
has not a single natural barrier and
for that reason must be defended by
force of arms. The preseut great war
has shown the wisdom of their method,
which would seem to make it certain.
that come what may, tPrusslan Mill
tarism" will not be broken up, as the
allies claim must be done before peace
can come to Europe. Germany depends
on bold and decisive stroke whereby
the enemy is crushed before it can get
that with France this time, but with
the smaller nations they have been
successful.
FRANCE.
France has followed much the same
policy as Germany, only has not car
ried it to the length that Germany has.
France seemed to go on the belief that |
having an extensive sea coast she was
not so shut in as Germany and tor that !,
reason did not require the rigid mill
tary laws that Germany had. Further,
France seemed to feel that her main
danger was from Germany and to that !
end built very fe-p''dable forts on her
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capitol OF the country. /
When the present war was beginning T
Germany asked France what attitude
she would assume and France replied
such as seemed best tor her interest,
which was equivalent to saying that
France would oppose Germany. This
was to be expected for France had not
outgrown the bitterness of the severe
defeat she suffered at the hands of
Germany in the war of 1870.
RUSSIA.
Russia has always had laws that
forced all able-bodied men into the
ranks in time of war. She has main
tanned large standing army. that was
largely necessity because of her vast
domain. +:
Russia has been called the "Giant of
Leaden Feet" The title seems we'll
suited to the nation. While Russia can
put many millions of men under arms, l
are so slow and the aver
age Russian soldier is so completely :
by bureaucracy and therl r
mentality so low in educational devel-
,pment that their great numbers fre- 4
Iuently counted for little, especially =
Igalnst the more enlightened nations.
russia has leaned on the fact that no y
latlon can conquer them because of n
Ter rigorous climate. When forced to a
etreat they follow the custom of burn
ng and devast tating the country until fl
he enemy will have nothing on which n
o subsist other than what is brought
rom the enemy country. The wide
caches of country have largely render y
d it impossible for an enemy to carry a
upplies sufficient to penetrate to the
russian capitol of Petrograd. Putting q
briefly, Russia has relied on King c.
rost as her best friend in time OF war Z
nd when hard pressed. :,
AUSTRIA. II
Austria has had much the same laws T,
ouching military service that Ger n
,any has employed. but they lacked p
he Prusslan thoroughness and the
eneral economic conditions were not IL
early so highly developed so that o.
ustria has never been reckoned az
ny where equal to Germany in power. J.
ITALY. lo1
Italian military laws were somewhat =
long German lines, but, like Austria =,
nd the other European nations, lacked 0,
,e German thoroughness.
TURKEY. II
Turkey has never been considered-li, Il,
lat Is for fully 80 years or longer v,
, one Of the leading nations OF Europe
nd was not regarded asa very for OF