Part 2 of 2 +----------------------------------------------------+ | COST. | +---------+-------------+-------------+--------------+ | Country | Army. | Navy. | Total. | +---------+-------------+-------------+--------------+ | Germany | $86,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $96,000,000 | | Russia | 146,000,000 | 20,500,000 | 166,500,000 | | Austria | 58,500,000 | 3,500,000 | 62,000,000 | | Italy | 41,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 51,000,000 | | France | 119,250,000 | 41,000,000 | 160,250,000 | | England | 78,000,000 | 53,750,000 | 131,750,000 | +---------+-------------+-------------+--------------+ A rough analysis of these figures shows that in strength of army Russia is first, France second, Germany third, Austria fourth, Italy fifth, and England sixth; and that in naval strength England is first, France second, Russia third, Italy fourth, Germany fifth, and Austria sixth. The cost of each nation’s navy is in direct proportion to its strength of _personnel_; but in armies England, though last in numbers, changes place with Italy, which supports its forces with the least expenditure. It may be added that in total cost England, with next to the smallest force, pays more than Germany, with the third largest in numbers. The percentage of expenditures is as follows: +---------------------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | | | Taxation per | |SERVICE PER CAPITA OF POPULATION.| COST PER MAN. | Inhabitant | | | | to Support | +---------+-------+-------+-------+---------+---------+ the Peace | | Country.| Army. | Navy. | Total.| Army. | Navy. |Establishment.| +---------+-------+-------+-------+---------+---------+--------------+ | Germany | 0.94 | 0.02 | 0.96 | $201.00 | $900.00 | $2.12 | | Russia | 0.97 | 0.04 | 1.01 | $192.00 | $707.00 | $2.13 | | Austria | 0.77 | 0.02 | 0.79 | $204.75 | $411.75 | $1.65 | | Italy | 0.73 | 0.05 | 0.78 | $194.75 | $664.25 | $1.75 | | France | 1.37 | 0.11 | 1.48 | $230.00 | $931.00 | $4.25 | | England | 0.57 | 0.16 | 0.73 | $391.50 | $924.75 | $3.76 | +---------+-------+-------+-------+---------+---------+--------------+