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pulsory, though available only for defensive purposes. In Eng- land the question of army reconstruction is recognized as of Proposnlsof great urgency, and in some quarters the necessity ','; of adopting the Continental system of uni ice, or some species of conscription, is openly The Volunteer lystem has made great way in Eng- land, an.l recent changes in military organization, as carried into effect by Act of Parliament, must have the result of consolidat- ing all the military resources of the country into a large stand- ing military force, imbued with one spirit, and inheriting similar traditions. Inasmuch as the whole military forces of countries like Ger- Ennrmoii* many, Austria, Italy, and France, capable of being traiiIied r io f Var called into action on an eim TUVH<- -, and receiving in Europe. ft ni jijt a ry training fitted to qualify them for ser- vice, are little short of half a million for each country, it is ifl that there are in Europe, in a time of profound Peace, .1 millions of men, the whole or a considerable part of whose profession is War. These men comprise the most robust, the most energetic, and the best trained and disciplined men to be found in the several States England ah mo pivsenting for the time an exception, so long as military service here docs not com- pete in attractions with other occupations, and recruiting is ef- ietly from the lowest class of the population. It has to be borne in mind, again, that there is much liich , -the and stimulating to the imagination in lions ofa mill- liat may 1"' called the outside of Yar. The ac- Ury career. . . Kercise of physical capacity, which War pre>uppc.sev ; the inexorable- routine, order, and punctilious regularity, which contrast so markedly with the troubles, confusion, or perplexity which the daily rxperi- home and civil life necessarily, at times brings with it : the gorgeous pageantry of uniform, flags. Land-, parades, and re- views, with which < J.. .Tniin-nts never fail t-> entertain and RC-