The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-18

mass Of the French rear war. Ine idea. The Italians, for all the oc- casional sabre-rattling, want to get on with the making of their cor porate state. The Russians desire to push ahead with their-fve-year plan.
 Only in Germany are masses of young men to be seen parading and marching to the tunes of splendid military bands. Only in Germany are the young being taught that 1t Is splendid to die for their fatherland. And the net re- suit of the fear they inspire is seen in recent diplomatic happen ings and in the rush to buy arms and build bigger navies, armies and air forces.
 Armament Costs
 Double Since 1918
 As to the amount spent on arm. aments by the entire world, a lead ing German institute for the study of such figure has recently stated that, whereas in 1913 the expendi ture was 10 billion marks, in 1894 it was from 20 to 26 billions and promises to be anywhere from "A to 26 billions this year. It says the world industry in armaments, in- cluding airplanes, increased in 1884 by 12 percent over 1883.
 Let's take our own figures. Rus sia, alarmed by the threat of Ger many on one side and Japan on the other, has increased her ex- penditure for armaments from 1,400,000,000 roubles in 1893 to probably six billions this year.
 Great Britain issued a white paper, saying she had allowed her armaments to sink to the danger point. Therefore the new esti- mates presented In parliament show an increase of $15,000,000 for the air force, $20,000,000 for the navy and $6,000,0O0 for the army.
 France is going to recast and greatly strengthen her air force. It is estimated that she will spend $100,00O,000 on this and over $50,- 000,000 on her navy, constructing some more first-class battleships, cruisers and submarines. She has determined, in view of German conscription, to keep the men of this years class with the colors 13 months instead of 12. The classes called in 1936-39 inclusive will be kept with the colors for two years. This will cost many millions more. Italy Girds in Air
 And on Land
 Italy is preparing to make over her air arm into one of the strongest in the world. The job is to be completed within three years and will cost over $80,000,000. She is going ahead with the construc- ton of two giant giant battleships which will cost $40,000,0O0 more. Alarmed by Germapy's announced intention to have a conscriptsd army of 500,00O men, Mussolini at once called up sufficient men to the colors to give him an army of over 60O,O0O. This will cost many millions.
 The Roumanian cabinet, in view of Germany's action, the other day decided to spend $20.100D00 extra on her army and armaments.
 Czechoslovakia, exposed on two sides to the danger of German invasion, is rushing to completion the chain of frontier Qualifications started several years ago.
 German Government
 Arms in Secret
 The great unknown quantity in Europe is Germany. In other countries with parliaments tEe governments have to make some sort of report of what they are doing with the money they raise from the people by taxation =. :. Chancellor Adolf Hitler and his military adviser, General von Blomberg, head of Germany's armed forces, are under no such compulsion. They simply order money spent for such and such things and the order is obeyed. But 1t is known that German air.