Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-01
PAYING The PIPER.
What the vanquished in War
Have to Pay to the VictOrs.
Tremendous Payment in Territory and
Money Paid by France to Germany
Other Indsmnitiss - Settlement for
the Fenian Raid In Canada.

Money Paid by France to Germany
Other Indsmnitiss = Settlement for
the Fsnian Raid In Canada.
Perhaps the most enormous terms
ever imposed by o conqueror upon his
defeated foe were those to which Ger
many subjected France in 1871 at the
close of the historic conflict that Gull
minated in the capitulation of Paris.
They consisted of the cession of the
major portion of Alsace and of Lor-
raine, including the great fortresses
of Strasburg and of Metz, and the
payment of war indemnity amounting
to the colossal sum of 81, 900, 900, 900.
This indemnity is worthy of especial
notice, for the reason that it greatly
exceeds the actual expense to which
Germany was put by the war, and was
therefore punitive or "moral and in
tellectual damage" indemnity, to some
extent, such as "Oom" Paul Kruger
wants to collect from England for the
Jameson Raid-but won't. In the
war of 1901 the time was twenty
eight weeks from the entrance of Ger
man troops into French territory to
the surrender of Belfort.. The Ger
man troops engaged may be taken, for
all practical purposes, as an even
million, the official figures of the active
forces being 781, 900 at the commence
ment of the war and 937, 900 at its
close. The toll German losses are
placed at 128,000, the killed alone
numbering $4,000.
Germany therefore received in cash
$50 week for each mans services, or
$4,000 for each man lost; on the whole
pretty good pay. But Germany-or
Prussia, has habit that way. Only
four years before the war with France
she took $41, $50, 900 from Austria and
her allies, besides SO, $50, 900 requi-
sitioned during the campaign. This
war lasted only month. Prussia
had 437, 900 men in the field and lost
1000. The indemnity gave her $25
week for each mans services, or
81, $50 for each man.
1t is thanks to the Intervention Of
Russia that Japan was prevented from
exacting an indemnity of analogous
proportions at the close of her war
with China. She was forced to con-
tent herself with a mere bagatelle of
$185, 900, 900, receiving in addition
the island of Formosa and the Pesca-
dores, neither of which had ever been
of any use, either financial or political.
to China, and which will make neces-
sary the expenditure of much treasure
and life before japan can receive any
profit therefrom. The war lasted
about nine months, and $4,000 troops
were engaged on Japan's side. The
indemnity paid, therefore, $50 week
for each man.
The conflict which Italy has been
waging with Abyssinia for more than
decade past has recently been
brought to a conclusion by King Hum
bert's withdrawal of his claims to suze-
rainty over the Negus, by the surren-
der Of the major part of Italy's posses
sions In Africa to Abyssinia, and by
the payment of an indemnity amount
ing to about $500, 000
The Turko- Russian war of 1877 came,
to close with the treaty Of San Ste
fano, the terms of which were revised
in 1878 by the Congress of Berlin.
They comprised among other things
the surrender of the Sultan's protecto-
rate over Rumania and Servia, the
practical abandonment to Austria
of Herzegovina and Bosnia, the grant
of independence to Bulgaria, and of
autonomy to Rumelia, the Prince of
Bulgaria remaining, however, subject
to the suzeranity of the Sultan. The
Sublime Porte was compelled to pay
war indemnity to Russia amounting
to the sum of $l60, 100000.
Great Britain has received two in
IDENTITIES of considerable amount
from China. The first was one of
$50, 900, 900 altogether, but part of it
went to compensate merchants for
opium delivered up to the Chinese
Government, and the portion specific
ally claimed on account of the ex-
penses of the expedition just equalled
the vote of credit. The second indem-
nifty, of 1860, was about $10,000,0 900,
or less than one-third of the vote of
credit for the war. The settlement of
Canada's claim for indemnity for the
Fen:an raids from this country is note
worthy. By the first raid Canada lost
six men killed and thirty-one wound
ed; she had to call 10000 volunteers
to arms; she had to guard the frontier
with 1900 regulars and volunteers,
as well as several gunboats on the
river and lakes. Her farmers lost
heavily, as the raid occurred at busy
time of year; and she had to pay away
a lo< of money in pensions and gratu-
tiles. Yet the United States did not
pay farthing compensation! When
Canada pressed the matter on the
HomeGovernment she was assured that
it was not worth while making a claim,
as ''the amount of compensation would
be so small" And, finally, the matter
was arranged by the English Govern
ment guaranteeing Canadian loan of
$1S, 900, 900, son the understanding,
wrote Lord Kimberley, 'that Canada
abandons all claims on this country
Great Brittany on account of the Fem
ian raids"