The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-09
FINANCIAL POWER
Of WORLD To Be
OURS AFTER WAR
London Leaders Predict
Maritime Leadership
for America.
BIG DEBTS
If Fighting Lasts Another
Year Will Owe u. S.
Between IS and 20
Billions.
ALLIES BIG DEBTS

London, July s-From out the war
VIII come America--the financial and
maritime power of the world. This Is
the option Of Uncle Sans financial
wizards here--men who direct and
swing colossal deals in finance and
trade between the allies and America.
II the war lasts another year the al
Hes Will owe the United States be-
tween $1,000 600 600 and SO. 600 .0C0. =
000 Every year thereafter viii add
more than $4,000. Gee, eco to the score.
declared a United states government
official here With her great ship
building machlenry even now whirring
at top speed, America after the war
will have fleet as great as or greater
than any other world power
But Americas strength. win be the
allies strength, Il will not be A sell
fish strength. in the opinion OF this
American official. The war would be
but a barren victory unless ii was fol-
lowed by a lasting friendship between
America and her allies.
The common purpose and sacrifices Of
America and her allies will not end
with the war. They VIII bring together
the great powers In everlasting bonds
of friendship and help the direction OF
" Grid trade.
There win be another war after the
referees counts ten over the fallen body
Of rTilitaristic Germany II will he a
war for the commerce Of the world,
with Germany pitted against the al
lies
We must dismiss from our minds the
iiea that the German empire and the
German people VIII be DESTROYED he
said. Germany will emerge from the
vas as strong and powerful as the rest
Of Europe commercially speaking. She
I
cost her hut a small slice of her vast
resources We may as well face the
facts squarely. know there are some
people who viii not agree with me.
They believe We will fsht on untn
Germany IS utterly crushed and wiped
off the face Of the earth,
IL cannot. and viii not be. We
must forget this and prepare for the
great commercial struggle that will
surely follow And in that struggle
America will play gigantic part On
her, for the most part, Will depend
victory In this commercial war And
her victory will be the allies victory,
The great heart OF America beats
now with emotion and love for the ma =
lions allied with her in this great cause.
out Of all the evil and dark spots in
this war will come. that one bright
thing-the bringing together. in last
ing friendship Of the Anglo Saxon
speaking peoples.
Il recently visited the French front
IN company with other American Off
Gals There. talked with allied gem
erals and men right up In the thick or
II. never realized what wonderful
encoura cement America already has
given those war tried veterans w In
the trenches. until talked with those
men
The great number Of American col
dlcrs in France now is wonderful, and
they're coming In an ever-increasing,
unendinG flow. In a twenty mile auto
tour up near the front we passed thou
sands Of these singing, roilicking SAM
mics on the march and l honestly be-
lieve that In that one trip l saw more
American soldiers than British. French.
Portuguese and all the rest com bined.
America already is making her
weight felt against militaristic Ger
many as she will later against COM
mereiai Germany