The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-10
MUST Pay
MILLIONS INDEMNITY
by w r. FORREST

/ United Press Stair correspondent
/ PARIS. May iA-By the end of
lJuiy. 1917, Germany will have incur
lred liability 10 the allies for an after
Ithe-war indemnity OF one hundred
land sixty thousand million dollars.
This figure comes today from the
lpen or Jean Finot, well known
French editor. author and statisfi-
lcian. writing in the current number
lof La Revue. OF which he is editor
a peace Of hundred years" is
the title or the article. This is only
possible. the author argues, by fore
ing Germany to purge herself OF fu-
lture miIitarism. The remedy-the
ioniy remedy--he points out. Is an
tinstallment indemnity to the allies
from Germany of about two billion
/ four hundred million dollars a year.
On the theory that German milf
tarism was responsible for the world
catastrophe and the German people
were responsible for nlilitarism. the
author says that the German people
should accept the lesson of future
peace BY paying every cent OF the
damage Garnaany's national wealth
before the was was placed at eight
hundred millions of dollars. The
s.instailment indemnity ii therefore
the way for the allies to exact their
toll. The author adds.
..The German people are solidariz-
ed With the emperor and his soldiers.
Having committed unutterable
crimes at the enanoror's fnstigation.
the people should participate in the
PREPARATION for these crimes.
While it appears thai such d ser
les OF indemnisias would work ruin
20 Germany, the contrary is the
case the author says.
Germany would be forced TO
i ABANDON her annual gigantic military
budget Of several hundred millions
of dollars for her fleet and armies.
This element alone would radically
transform Germany. Millions Of
woaId-be soldiers would be thrown
into useful occupations.
AFTER all that has happened" the
author asks. could any nation rest
secure and have faith in treaty
signed By Germany What remains
then for peaceful Europe of the
future but to force Germany to dis
ARM
Touching on allied war loss 5
which will figure in a future indem-
nifty. the statistieian says that at the |
end OF 1914 alone the allies counted |
their debts at about thirty-fiye
thousand millions. He compares this
to the cost OF the American Civil
war which was about $1,000, 100000 |
He declares that France, England !
and Italy alone are spending about |
81. cot, 00e 900 month. These are
expenses and DO not include deras- |
tated provinces, deportations and |
ruin of civilian populations. He
mentions 10000. 600 allied soldiers
IN arms at an average upkeep OF four
dollars a day; the prodisious expen- |
diture for munitions with single !
shells costing $4,000. added to the
expense Of the allied fleets and mer-
camille shipping losses from German
submarines.
The writer even computes In his
sum-total of a possible German in
demnlty the amount of losses TO al |
lied families OF bread winners and
the cost In the future for orphans
and widows. He adds:
Modern wars place hors de com
bat about third Of their combat
ants. Il can be estimated that be-
ween six and seven million men of
aIlied armies will have been lost or
rendered useless for life by the war
German statistieians value the
life OF German soldier at $4,000
If the allies are charitable enough
TO admit that the life Of a soldier
fighting for right and liberty is OF
no greater value we arrive here
alone at the round figure OF $4,000
600 600.
"The allies mist ask the full
amount due them from the perpe
traitors OF this war The unique
means outlined IS the only way to
iestYoy Pruasian militarism and a.
the same time render the Germans,
themselves, sociable"