, 1873-12-13
How She Raised tho Money for The
Enormous German Indemnity.
France the Most selfsupporting Coun-
try in tho Wor:d..'Her Ex"
ports and Imports.
Thorough, Reorganization Of Her Arlny..'
Ilcr Determination to ReconQucr
Alsace mud Lorraine.
Contrast Between the Land~Systems
Of Great Britain and Trance.

Contrast Between the Land~systems
Of Great Britain and Trance.
special Correspondents af The caieaao Tribune.
PARIS, Nov, g, 1873.
Something like ton wocks ago, tho lust in.
stallmont of tho hugo Gormat fluo was lqudnteu
by Franco; nnd tho last German regiment
marched out Of her territory OIL tho 10TH OF
s'optomber, 1873, and left tho F1onch people to
themselves, utter an occupation Of nearly three
yoars Of tic eastern d'strcts, wl,icll were held
Ms security for the payment If tho ao'catlcd ill.,
de1nnity.
Ihe l,romptitudo with which the money WAS
raised a1ld paid has challenged tho wonder and
admiration of all nations The Gormans intend-
I'd to iu1ict
60 ENORMOUS A FILE
~ to cripple aud wcakou Franco for many years
to co1ue, aud render her unable, from aheor
fiscal exhaustion. to attempt tho vengeance
which all Trcnclmon have sworn to take soonor
Or later.
The principal Of the fine was five milllnrds Of
francs, 1,000.0 .00o, 900 III gold. with per cent
interest On tho unpaid inata!lmontH But this
WAS not tho wllolo liability Of Franco on account
Of her unfortunate war. There are to be added
b1e luueoA4 VI 1"tls. "htcA "@a Pa"'ooo'"oo' I'LL"
the expense of supporting tho German force
loft III tho occupied territory until tic
whole fine was paid. Tho aggregate sum
OF tleHe items, including tho ransom Oh
PariB, was sl,141, ,ooo.0oo; from Which de-
duct s85. 100000 as tho purchase-tnoncy Of the
RAILROADS.&C. the captured provinces OF Alsace and
Lorraine, lowing to ba paid ln hard cash
S1.070,6o0,ooo
or nearly half tho preBGut nutipnal debt OF tho
United States.
Hesdes this enormous indemnity, the French
Government had to provide Tor 1ta own oxpendl-
lures IN wagtng the war, and after~afo IN CRUSH
ING Tue commune. Ill. A4aehe' the al'haster u
FINANCE, III Ais recent report TO tue tfench faf~
lament, states the actual cost OF w"g'ng the war
at soVu, anu tne LOSS OF revenue III LOW
~, ~, anu 70, censea oy tno WAT ~ sSoo'"oo'-
uau' Ine national debt ms been increased blnce
1n!g' 18tu, much moro than the aerman 4naem~
nifty aud tlo cost OF resistance, becaufe tue
tnonoy Ind to be raised by the sale of bonds at d
heayy discount. The bonds now form, part Of
+,a rot3o,o1 do,,+ op;1 ,,ro,, mar cnnt intaraat
ms. . "' '''
1ne money "'1s ........-.. ..
OBTAINED IN TUE FOLLOWING MAsSEn:
The first S150, 600, 900. subscribed for ut the
outbreak Of tue war sold for nearly par. The
nart waa tha nroroon loan of s10f, 400. ono nopo.
a.. - ..,
t1atea III Ehelana' "nen Inc uefmanS heo crusn'
I'd the French into the uust. 1t sold Tor lese
tlnn 80 pcr cont, and Is costing I 4-10 per cout
IN the money realized. The 81 ,000 0o0. QUO Ger.
,a,, a. 49, ra;,oa h., +,o rnt;,ro1 .,hsorr.
.u"4 1n' ""s 4aiaeo " WV ~ a'"''o"AA ""oestp
tao:1s, Which rcallzed about u per cent maElhe
the bonds cost G per cent OIL the money re-
ceiycd.
r,hon 4hara warn aovaro1 1oona from
.,,.. 49, .,,,.,,,,,
nas LIE l1ao nASM ~ of s"ASeE' J..
n