The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-16

KEGS. The expenditures on account Of
Fiigland's national debt Is now nearly six
times tho amount paid in ITS. al the be-
ginning Of the war for American inde-
pendenrc, However, the Whole debt Ii
Haopn.oo less than the property and
profits assessed To the tinted Kingdom
on account Of the income tax, and tsso.-
ooooa less than the total value Of british
imports ana exports for fsas II amounts
TIA little over SIS n head for every In
habitant Of the british isies.
Taking the population OF the United
States Mt q0.c199. tho Per capita debt
OF this country ~ about SIS
Germany acefns to he financially well
fixed" Her debt Is only about $500 900 90
rather iarRe Indebtedness for private
Individual, but remarkably small for =
great empire like Germany. Compare thai
with The $3.50 apQ ESQ debt OF her old en-
envy. F'fancei Nevertheless Germany last
year spent about tit ,GQneaa more than her
income Az a set-pff 90 the sehsa OF the
German empire there exist a variety OF
invested funds. One reserve fund Of tho
empire II not invested IN the war fund.
This amounts 20 80 On 40 IN gold culu.
and n stored IN the castle az Hpandau. II
~ kept In a tower o. tse fortress knswn ~
tho Julius tower and night and day sem
tries keep guard over f.. This treasure IL
an emergency fund, 20 he usoa for was
purposes when. IN some great war. tins
empire may be IN pressing need OF ready
cash.
For living beyond their means some IL
the Central and hnuih American nations
have few rivals. Tha repubiie ~ Hem
duras net onlv shows deficit nearly
every year. but she has accumulated a
foreign debt az more than sss up@n on
which she has not paid any interest since
isig and an Internal debt ~ ssEn.es,. A.
there are less than @a.l0s people In the
whole country, this n doing pretty well Isl
the debt Inns. Guatemala collected norr~s
thing over feaN9.00 last year and kpen.
HqfueshfnR over 4i3.@n 40. R4e n also n.
debt about. 81 ~ 10. Considering har
size and population. the Arrcnsil1s Rspats.
us has done pretty well 81 tbs matter ~
running 10 tails. Rha has i foreign s4s,t
% over fH9.es,oFn and a domestic debt Of
over sfees0.fse
Turkey. from whom we have been trying
vzinis for some time 10 collect listia TN
~ SEQ On. collects annually about tnt 100 90
and apends about ga.94 400 She has n
debt ~ over ss3a.isohpo a Larger na,i0nal
debt than that ~ Germany. She eta ewfA
Russia ever tial.sleassl 81 tbs war inasni-
nifty exRcfea feGm hsY sitter tbs fga4Me-
Turkish War IN is7l Ths why Turk Is die.
iinctivpig rot Fes,d pay.
u il interesting 70 sea frsrn what
sources t4s nations n the world derive
tAe4s chief ine9ns1, Thn Fsalsed States.
u AL ~ eoaftea ~ revenue. aess the
aHnet money fswn iH9ernAi revenues. ~
doFs the late8 Kingdom. Ffsnes get.
tha usDst mI9nsy ff1m the sources ~ su-
some wAieh are RrapF~G - 'an<iFeet
taxes. aaa lNFlnas ~ asefnAttcm feek. saln
q siAiases tsans an heufse operations.
iNx Cts iprGuia ff8sn personality, customs
19f@s, indirect contributions &ssa tSsa au-
saf sax. The EsxeEAnrnt las a monopoly
- the tetAres sFage tns mannsR6tGf% ~
matches and tales toaes aH9 Rms "a tan
assfanl s&mts system ~ rafifpsaA Tnls
Efcag et sesehse eaggars ~ c8sissa SIS
Hs4nfoiite. and ayinNs n a rsxsaas sec.
esd anls - ilse snrers taxea.
tiesWsnY sgse w.ass ~ her reveHs.s fr0n
saafesDs Ass4 eyriss iut3ea %e&s - ss~e@
Atr rHssE aquFsa e fa4yaie Il federal fgss
srisss3eUa. sifeet ,uges iesssa ason tins
faF}eaa states c7snfrta.ng TO qmzlrn an1
Assstessa according - 1hs population ~
a rats res r4Figa 11e4 anauAiy IN the
;snf 81 hs1iaei from 80 otssv cue Sonree
does f4ttsNa gai ~ much rssanaa a. fgoaa
sne fersinss ~ az F4fstnss 1an&fas. In
e79silne fsiiv aNN tiieels iegs3s Il duty
20 real AID sseTaousi estate, 90 fsAas
.etpHes, tssStat tEsftfS. s9bAeEa. sugar
raaSstns, ni0fehsH Hu1 siMnsa4. and alse
taa her customs duties
Ftith ths UnitAs states thu ehsef form
- expenditure now ~ the military 81
tAeitahfuent. ara next - thai Pensions.
EEAiAu1s essiSf tTanah at expendsiugn
"a haf naYg IN France. faAiag care "
fn+ aasicnal dent u fAe chief fqrr- II e.
sen1ftuse. Ia Germany Il n ths army
whsst dasnands tbs saoak fnon1y, ana
"a ksssi& II - ALAG she agaSy.