| Show AND GERMAN G Y I 1 Com ye strength of edthe the armies and xa navies ies of those rations nations both in lier her land end her tea sea force forces e says the new york sun france francq baa has a peace numerically eri cally superior to that of oi germany the difference is greatest in the navy and there also it could not be made up hould should a war occur at any time before 1890 yet though it may seem contradiction in the navy this french numerical superiority is the least important germany has no colonies worth attacking and her com comparatively pars short line at home 1 where accessible at all ia is well provided with def de cence coce while france has a it long coast line to guard above aili all the tremendous vigor with which war on land and would be waged be tween these powers would ma make k e it the decisive element just as in in 1870 when the french naval superiority was preb aps even more marked than to d day ay it ty yet et availed nothing for this reason it is not impo important to compare the naval forces of the jwo countries the army peace establishment of france ia is the larger but in population and potential arms be bearing arille resources germany has the advantage france I 1 ra dee has the greater debt delit and heavier taxes to tu sustain but from these taxes the government receives the ampler appropriations each year for military and naval purposes the peace effective of the french army according to last year years budget ia is comprising officers and enlisted men major heberding Hu berding of the german war ministry YI in reporting recently to the special committee of ot the reichstag on the army bill estimated the french peace fore force of enlisted men at only possibly subtracting either the gend earmie numbering or elsette el elsel he military schools and burean bureau troops which combi combined neti amount td the they peace bace fooling footing of the german empire comprises acers officers aud men making an aggregate e gathof of thus in athe bo peace effective effiec tive the advantage is clearly on the side of the french the news of yesterday however that OR t infantry and riflemen making a total of imen of the german reserves have been summoned to drill dur ing the present week so that for the next fortnight aorl the effective force with the colors will be bt about as great 4 on the german germau side turning turn i ng to the war footing the first addition dd it i on ot france would be what is allet the territorial army which comprises an aggregate of officers office and men other additions might carry the total effective effiec tive under the first call up to men including all arms and staff servious cervices servi vices oes the german mobilization for a war footing without the landstrum and special organizations organization s but including garrison and field reserves ree erves would comprise officers and 14 1456 66 men mn without about more for the medical and forces thus we eee see again again how elope the two mobilizations would come in numerical strength when the astrum is called 0 out ut on the one aide side and its french equivalent on the other thy the germans germ it ns have an ultimate superiority of numbers although the french nominally counterpoise the advantage of population poi ula tion by making a larger ratio of their people liable to military service still eo so far aa as numbers are concerned arned the french would be mich much better off at the out outset set than in 1870 were it ble for them by a sudden dasti to invade alsace and lorraine and neutralize the advantage in tion which their give to the germans a it bew ile w face might be put upon the struggle the ger man nian fortification st military skill and watchfulness watchful nee however and the probability that if it there is war this year it will w ill be due slue to eqrvin germanys Is Is taking the initiative render this contingency unlikely to occur the difference between the reel active i of the t twp WP forcen forces may bo be briefly indicated by 1 saying that I 1 bat france is a little the tt ronger in in infantry about aboul in pro portion to the beneral strength af her er peace organ organization iza tion she ia i de cd elt abo be singer st in ar artillery oil I 1 ery and especially inthe n the umber number of 6 hea her field gun |
