Show TO JO French Socialists have commenced on ar agitation tOt for 0 the Iho reduction of th French army to tp such n a proportion us may bo ho necessary for tor toUte purposes They Th claim contrary contra to th Ito contention or of the advocates of militar militarism ism 1 that large laige armies ore arc a menace lo to lothe the pence peace Instead of ot a II guarantee thorn then of M They Tile think that It If Franco Prance will s set seta t ta a good example Germany will almost l lurel surely urel follow The Tho he agItation h is socialistic but It will surely Murol be te supported by a 1 great grent number of ot citizens outside the radical military classes France Q would be b better tUr off ort without Us lis exco military burdens The nit energy now spent on preparations Jre for war could b hi be employed In the lie Interest t of f industries commerce Hits ails etc ote with great Croat profit to the th na nation tion There would be lie more Intone prosperity anti and more happiness among the lie people There Thero would be Ii more inure oro mar unar and unil more births under the tim mow mON favorable conditions that lint the tha reduction I of or the tho army to 10 rational dimensions would Inaugurate The rIte French I utter after all till a no a relic of or past host times of ot oppression It la In an anachronism In n ii modern republic With the lie reform urged tinged by the friends dOnds Js of ot peace leaCe there Is no at 11 reason why France should not bo he n a anile much nile stronger power than tham It is today rot Par power nal now po go 0 with prosperity awl wealth rather than with large huge standing armies The experience of ot France I rance during the thelast thelast last war with Jerman ought to count for tor something lien Her standing armies sier swept like chaff before borore time Iho wind and what little effective defense watt was done Jone was uen W II due duo to lo the citizens that Joined the ranks ranis The large army wall vine then lien created In the hope hopt that sonic some day ca Fiance might obtain revenue revenge on an her herrival rival but that hope has ht ha been In vain aln to act tar far The military policy of oC Fianco und and 1111 has Instead ad become the tho ounce curto of or Franco France ought to b bt be tho lie first country to return to tott n Il policy demanded t by an advanced civilization That does lloc not mean meun that hint the country should permit military matters to be entirely neglected The Tho present status of oe civilization II 11 Ion does not permit hat Hut tactics anal 1111 shooting sh and fencing and an such things could coul be profitably taught In the tho schools Then Ihen the lie youth could bo LI given a n month or so 80 for tor a fI couple of ot years yenn or snort more of ot practical work York In tIme the Held field should be La trained for tor the work of or lend lead leadIng lendIng Ing lag citizens not military slaves That would do away with will the long bar barrack tack rack life lICe that hat eats aUs the he morals of ot the nations like Cancer and makes them unfit unlit In the tim hour hl ur of or trial to stand against the lie storm norm If It disarmament wore were commenced In earnest It would command a following There Thero are aio So 80 enough In it Germany to make a 11 abig abIg big demonstration In favor of ot the movement The Th proposition proportion came as us aswill will be lie remembered from the lie Czar It 11 ItIs Itis I Is not that It will yet el ct re receive Consideration |