The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08

candidly all the possibilities Of the fu
ture, aud To realize what our fate VII
be should the allies fail 10 win this war
Last wear the German chancellor mad'
this statement, after Germany has won
the United States will find herself con
frontod with an indemnity claim which
will about equal the entire amount et
pended by Germany in the whole war
For every loan To the allies, Tor every
bullet, every shell, every gun, every con
ceiyable item OF war material shipped by
America To the allies there will be an ac
counting in gold.
Only when we understand the ma
peace settlement recently forced ON Rus
STA by. Germany can we begin To apprc'
ciate the penalties the United states
would have 10 pay for defeat.
These peace terms shut out isnssla
from her seaports, Similar concession.
forced from the United states would
mean that German control of this com,
try would extend from the New England
states through the southern Atlantic
states and California, leaving our COM
try in control only of the interior parts
of the country, with no seacoast or com
meree With hostile population at our
very heart, for the German population IN
this country are largely located IN the
central states, with every outlet closed
by our conqueror, what use would the
United States find for the great mer-
chant marine, which we are building
We would have no foreign trade. The
present preventive remedy for this Is TO
buy Liberty bonds.
II Germany wins the war and attempts
To treat the United States az she has
treated Russia, what would be the money
cost. to say nothing of the humiliation
One of the first conditions OF peace
imposed by Germany on Russia was
demand for S4,O00,000,O00 of war indem-
mites. The United States has smaller
population and area, but its wealth is
about Ave times as large. As wealth is
the chief measure for indemnity, Ger
many, on this basis. not considering 9th
er penalties, would, If victorious, demand
from the United States not less than
500. 900 900 900. or 5000 for every man,
woman and child in the United States,
viii YOU buy Liberty bonds now or
paw confiscatory indemnites later to
Germany! The reports from the west
ern front for the past week or ten days
are not calculated to permit us to lay
back ON our oars.
If Germany wins this war and assesses
the cost of her military operations upon
the United States, what would be the
share per capita of our populationy
The actual cost of the war TO Germany
up to August, 1917, was sl9,750,O0O,0OO,
and including Austria, Bulgaria and 1ur-
KEY. more than $4,000, 100000. The
daily cost to Germany alone is estimat-
ed to be S25 900, 900. and to Germany and
her allies S40000,00 daily.
Assessing the estimated total cost OF
the war to April /, 1918, for the Teutonic
allies of $4,000 100000 on the United
States. would mean $500 per capita for
every man. woman and child Of our popu-
lation.
Buying Liberty bonds now will pre-
vent Germany from assessing her war
costs upon the United States.
When we begin to realize the amount
of these exactions, sense OF self
wholly aside from our sense
OF our patriotic duty, viii impel our
people to furnish at once the necessary
means to the government TO win the war
and thus avoid the necessary compulsory
pa yments to the extent OF lmpoNeTish'
ment and other indignities involving
slavery which, in case of German victory,
would be forced upon us at the point OF
the bayonet?
What then. is the moral of these
facts? II is economy and serviceable eff
fort. We must not only do but give.
When the nation calls, the thing it asks
for must be given. quickly, freely and
generously Buying Liberty bonds must
not be considered sacrifice, but a priv
ilege and an opportunity. Therefore,
buy Liberty bonds. Don't delay
them to-morrow-at any bank. You
can buy them for cash, or partial pay
ments. Buy them, and later-burn them
il the condition of your country requires
t. and buy more Liberty bonds. It's the
pressing duty OF the hour'