Excerpt from Bulletin of Military Notes: December 31, 1903
The Austrian Parliament has already passed the amended recruiting law, but in the Hungarian Parliament not only is strenuous opposition raised against it by the independence party, but this opposition is accompanied by street demonstrations and meetings of protest, so that the purpose of obstructing the passage of the bill until the expiration of this years enlistment term is already accomplished. Nevertheless, it is expected that the bill will eventually be passed, after some concessions have been secured, such as the provision that all Hungarian officers shall serve only in the Hungarian army, the modification of the army emblems, and others. Even Emperor Francis Joseph has recently declared himself categorically in favor of its passage. The recruiting for Austria has, in the meantime, been deferred till April instead of March, under the supposition that the bill would become a law by May 1. The new recruiting bill differs, it is true, in its present form from its previous form, but its most important provision - viz, the increase of the recruit contingent for army and navy for 1903 to 126,000 men - has remained unchanged. The second item, however - viz, the calling of 6,000 Ersatz reservists into active service - has been abandoned by the administrative authorities of the army, in view of the opposition to it in the Chamber of Deputies. This could be very conveniently done, inasmuch as the reasons on which this demand was originally based, particularly the formation of the new howitzer batteries, are not now so urgent, since the organization of these batteries has been delayed. The demands made in the bill, and which, as already mentioned, have been granted by the Austrian Parliament, are considered in all professional circles as the barely sufficient minimum in order to maintain the armed strength of the monarchy up to its present standard until the recruiting conditions are definitely settled.
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