The comparative exemption of the United States from great
military burdens may be inferred from the chart below. The cost
proportionately of maintaining the army in this country is
far greater than in Europe. The table below shows the cost of
maintaining the armies of some of the principal countries.
British Army (1908–09) $138,800,000
United States Army 103,000,000
German Army 206,000,000
French Army (1907–08) 189,000,000
(130)
See MILITARISM.
[Illustration:
Russia Germany Austria Italy France Japan Great U. S.
-Hungary Britain