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THE MILITARY AND FINANCIAL 



69. 



THE MILITARY- AND NAVAL EXPENDITURE. 



Not only the greater part of the Army expenditure, but also of 

 the Civil and Ecclesiastical, is met from the Revenues of State 

 Lands, State Banks, and the State Railway and Telegraph Receipts. 



The National Debt was exclusively incurred for the construction 

 of railways, and as their receipts are equal to two-thirds of the 

 interest, the charge is very small, amounting with amortisations to 



j£S42,43°- 



Annual Army and Interest of 



Expenditure, Navy, National Debt, National Debt, 



1890. 1890. 1890. i8go. 



^^5,189,833. ;£'i,62S>287. ;^S42,43o. ;^i4,o24,467. 



SWITZERLAND. 



THE ARMY. 



The laws of the Republic forbid the maintenance of a Standing 

 Army within the limits of the Confederation. To provide, however, 

 for the defence of the country every citizen, not prevented from 

 physical or mental causes, is liable to bear arms. All cantons are 

 obliged, by the terms of the Constitution of 1874, to furnish at 

 least 3 per cent, of their population to the Federal Army, which is 

 composed of the " Auszug" of men from 20 to 32 years, and of 

 the Landwehr, which includes all men from 33 to 44 years, and the 

 Landsturm, consisting of all able-bodied men from 17 to 50, not 

 serving in the other forces. 



THE MILITARY EXPENDITURE. 



The Public Debt has been recently created by loans in 1857, 

 1867, 1871, an'd 1877, either for real acquisitions, or for national 

 defence. 



