The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-10
FIGURES THAT KAISER'S GOVERN.
MENT SHOULD DIG UP $16O,OOO,-
100000 TO ALLIES.
WOULD HAVE IT PAYABLE ON
INSTAL[MENT PLAN
Thinks This Would Make TeutOns
Eliminate Army and Get Down to
Hard Work and Would Be Good For
Them.
BY w. E. Forrest

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, May 10.-By the end of July,
1917, Germany will have incurred
liability to the Allies for an after-the~
war indemnity of one hundred and
sixty thousand million dollars.
This figure comes today from the
pen of Jean Finot, we'll known French
editor, author and statistician, writ
ing in the current number of La
Revue, of which he is editor.
"a peace of hundred years" is the
title of the article. This is only pos
sible the author argues by forcing
Germany to purge herself of future
militarism. The remedy-the only
remedy-he points out, is an Install
ment indemnity" to the Allies from
Germany of about two billion four
hundred million dollars a year.
On the theory that German militar-
ism was responsible for the world
catastrophe and the German people
were responsible for militarism, the
author says that the German people
should accept the lesson Of future
peace by paying every cent of the
damage. Germany's national wealth
before the war was placed at eight
hundred millions of dollars. The "in-
stallment indemnity" is therefore the
way for the Allies to exact their toll
The author adds:
"The German people are solidarized
with the Emperor and his soldiers.
Having committed unutterable crimes
at the Emperor's instigation, the peo-
pie should participate in the repara-
tion for these crimes"
'While it appears that such series
of indemnities would work ruin to
Germany, the contrary is the case"
the author says.
Germany would be forced to aban-
don her annual gigantic military bud
get of several hundred millions OF
dollars for her fleet and armies. This
element alone would radically trans
form Germany. Millions of would-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 a treaty
signed by Germany? What remains
then for a peaceful Europe Of the fu-
ture but to force Germany to dis
ARM"
Touching on allied war losses which
will figure in future indemnity, the
statistician says that at the end oi
1914 alone the allies counted their
debts at about thirty-five 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 $4,000, 100000 a
month. These are expenses and &c
not include devastated provinces, de-
nortations and ruin of civilian popu-
Iations. He mentions 20,000,OOO allied
soldiers in arms at an average upkeeI
of four dollars a day the prodigiouS
expenditure for munitions with single
shells costing $4,000; added to the
exnense of the Allied fleets and mer
camille shipping losses from German
submarines.
The writer even computes in ms
sum-total of a possible German IN
demnitv the amount of losses to allieC
families of bread winners and the cos
in the future for orphans and widows
He adds:
"Modern wars place hors de com
hat about a third of their combatants
It can be estimated. that between ST
and seven million men of allied armie
will have been lost or rendered use
less for life by the war.
German statisticians value the III
OF a German soldier at $4,000. l
the allies are charitable enough =
admit that the life of a soldier fight
ing for right and liberty is OF n
greater value we arrive here alone a
the round figure of $24,0OO,O 100000.
"The allies must ask the full amour
due them from the perpetrators OF TN
war. The unique means outlined l
the only way to destroy Prussian mill
tarism and at the same time rende
the Germans themselves, sociable'