“Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; _Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong_.” Joel 3:9, 10. NOTE.—On this question of preparing for war, note the following:— Armies of the World Regular National Army Standing Army Including (1909) Reserves Austria-Hungary 409,000 5,840,000 Belgium 45,000 125,000 British Empire 250,000 1,050,000 China 60,000 1,000,000 Denmark 14,000 68,000 France 630,000 4,350,000 Germany 617,000 3,000,000 Greece 28,000 178,000 Italy 264,000 3,200,000 Japan 225,000 600,000 Netherlands 40,000 500,000 Norway 30,000 95,000 Persia 24,500 105,000 Portugal 30,000 175,000 Russia 1,100,000 5,200,000 Servia 35,000 353,000 Spain 100,000 1,000,000 Sweden 62,000 500,000 Switzerland 140,000 275,000 Turkey 350,000 1,500,000 United States 89,128 208,054 Total 4,542,628 29,322,054 Naval Expenditures of the Great Powers for Ten Years—1902-11. Expenditure New Construction Great Britain $1,761,500,000 $589,875,000 Germany 737,695,000 351,010,000 France 660,695,000 236,430,000 Russia 556,730,000 164,280,000 Italy 301,145,000 82,750,000 Austria 154,070,000 74,165,000 United States 1,150,680,000 367,050,000 Japan 288,505,000 76,155,000 Total $5,611,320,000 $1,941,715,000 Thus in only ten years these eight great powers spent over seven and one-half billion dollars on their navies. “The immense armies maintained by European countries have come to be a terrific drain upon their respective nations.”—_Nelson’s Encyclopedia, article __“__Army.__”_ 15. While making these war preparations, what are men saying?