The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-19
THE CLOUD oYER THE WORLD.

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ought to be accepted with that con-
sideration it would, had it been a pean
to the beauties ~ Of the gold standard
and protection:
'The effect of present causes is as
sure as that the policy that now rules
the world continues. The whole power
of organized government throughout
/ the world is directed to the collection
of interest on money loaned. And
the correlated fact is that the chief
end of business is to borrow money.
The nation is considered highest in
prosperity that can borrow money
cheapest. At bottom it is this fact
that makes the demand for a single
measure of values-gold. Simpli6es
usury and increases the power of the
usurer class.
"The effect is seen more in Europe
than in this country-for there the
money lenders absolutely own the
governments and civil power, standing
armies and ships of war are but
collectors of usury. We are reminded
of this fact with great force by an
article in a Continental review, the
Messenger d'Athenes, under the title
of what Prince Bismarck Costs Us
1t is from the pen of General Turr, a
Hungarian civil and military engineer.
We put aside the title and animus of
the article and deal only with its facts
and figures, for after ali Bismarck was
only what the government system of
Europe made necessary for his country
in the general strife of selfish power
and of government at the expense of
the people for the benefit of dynasties
the descendants, as a nobility of
the ancient robber chiefs of a bar
barian age.
General Turr shows that what is
called the peace of Europe is main
tanned at the enormous cost of $1,000
100000 year for armies alone. In the
last % years it has cost 25,OO0,OOO,OOO,
and still this enormous drain on the
labor of the people of Europe is going
on without hope of abatement.
Germany expends 1926, 100000 a year
and collects S725,OOO,OOO. France has
increased her debt s4250OO,OOO in nine
years, while she collects now S64O,OOO,-
600 and spends s68O,OOO,OOO. And this
writer sums up the balance sheet of all
Europe 82,98O,OOO,OOO collected and
S3,3O0000000 spent annually-or debt
increase of $780, 100000 each year.
This the gift of the gold syndicate
the system Of the usurer-to Europe,
and had the writer looked across the
water he might have added the United
States to the list with her peace in
crease of the public debt of s150,OOG,OOO.
What is to be the end of this system?
Either an instant change or in Europe
the reputation of this enormous bur
den by war. Does anybody suppose
Europe can go to war and pay this debt
both? The United States can yet pay,
and the vultures of usury are fastening
their hold on America against the day
when Europe breaks down and its op-
pressed peoples are unable longer to
pay and eat both.
1--WE hear the cry of Reputation. 80
Did you ever see a flock of buzzards
driven from their feast of death that
they did not cry out as if overwhelmed
with grief and Indignation? But there
is no life where they fatten, notwith-
standing. England is the first to pro-
test against reputation, yet her vast
financial power rests on the master
swindle and reputation of the world
her consols. The principal of her con
soils she never expects or proposes to
pay, and compromises with her credit
Ors by dole of nominal interest. Did
the world ever dream before of such a
gigantic reputation of an honest debt?
The capital Of these consols was spent
in fastening her gold power on India
and the world-yet she repudiates the
principal and pays only nominal tax
to its owners. Let the CRY of ''repu-
dated" be taken at its honest worth
from this source at least.
"The United States up to 1898 was an
nually reducing it's debt by an honest
system of sound money" in harmony
with the usage of mankind since values
we're exchanged and in agreement with
nine-tenths of the race today. It was
in 1878 stabbed in the house Of its sup
posed friends, murdered outright in
1893, and in 1895 we have passed from a
debt paying to a debt making nation
and Joined in the march Of death in
the rear of the European procession.
"NOw, let us talk plain common sense
on this subject. In q years, from 1855
to 1892, the United States had reduced
the national war debt from 8, 100000,
600 to s1,OOO0OO,OOO, and at the rate il
was being reduced we would have been
cut Of debt in 1910, Now just look at
the condition of Europe and think
what we, that a nation of hundred
million people, out Of debt would be in
the financial and commercial world
Europe would not be able to maintain
her present condition Of government
in the light of such an example in a
free, self-governed people.
Hence the conspiracy to force US to
the same line of policy. It is the money