They could also be employed in Europe, and are thus intended to strengthen the Rhine army by three strong army corps of first-class troops, who, in the course of years, may probably be considerably increased by the formation of reserves.
As regards the black troops, the matter is different.

France, in her West African possessions combined, has some 16,000 negro troops available.

As the black population numbers 10,000,000 to 12,000,000, these figures may be considerably raised.
Since May, 1910, there has been an experimental battalion of Senegalese sharp-shooters in Southern Algeria, and in the draft War Budget for 1912 a proposal was made to transfer a second battalion of Senegalese to Algeria.

The conclusion is forced upon us that the plan of sending black troops in larger numbers to Algeria will be vigorously prosecuted.

There is, however, no early probability of masses of black troops being transported to North Africa, since there are not at present a sufficient number of trained men available.