The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-07
FRANCE ENRICHED BY WAR.

1t seems strange that country in
vaded as was France by an army ben
upon her destruction and which did de
stroy everything within its reach, shoulc
have actually made money out of the war
yet we have good authority for the state
ment that the people of France never had
as much money as now and that the
average citizen is simply "wallowing il
wealth" because the war brought to them
more money then they had ever dreamed
of having.
1T may seem strange, yet when one
comes to analyze the situation it can
easily be understood why the French
people have so much money and are en-
joying such unusual prosperity True,
France has been the invaded country and
has had to fight for its existence, but
she has not fought alone. England Bel
GUM, Italy and the United States sent
troops to France and kept them there
1t is estimated that there were 100000
foreign soldiers OH French soil during
the last few months of the fighting and
that these men had to be supported and
cared for while there meant that vast
sums were spent for this purpose. Eng
land built great docks, warehouses and
store rooms and the French people were
employed at higher wages than they had
been accustomed to, to do this work
Then came the United States and spent
hundreds of millions of dollars for per-
manent improvements among them be-
] he money spent for this went int, the
pockets of the French people
But probably the greatest source of
wealth to the French was the money
spent by the American and British sol
diers The Americans were the best paid
soldiers III the war. They drew $50 per
month and sustenance, and it is esti- |
mated that 90 per cent of this was spent |
in France. A number of very wealthy |
men were in the army and it is said
that some of these spent several hundred
dollars per month, each. The Americans
are the most liberal spenders in the
world and the American soldier is no
exception.
Conservative authorities estimate that
for many months there were 100000
foreign soldiers in France who spent an
average of $50 each per month This
makes a grand total of $1o0,OOO,OO0 per
month turned loose in Farnce and most
" spent among small shop keepers and !
people of the middle or lower classes .
] his IS an enormous sum and millions
Of French peasants have received more
money since the war began than they
lad ever hoped to have during a life
1me- They too, are spending il more
Freely than ever before and the result is :
hat money is more plentiful in France
oday than it has ever been While the
var has brought untold hardships and =,
uffering to the people of France and q
las cost the nation a sum which will r.
:cep it in debt for generations, it has O
ctually brought prosperity to the French -
'eop1e who will regret to see the sol ..
iers of their allies return to their homes h.
nd stop the golden flow of wealth that a.
as been pouring in steadily increasing a.
tream into French Golfers for more v,
han four years. es
HEALTH OFFICER DOES DUTY n,
The Star Mirror must commend the fl
FORK of DR.. w A. Adair, city health III
fficer, for the work he has done in III
andling the influenza situation. His is nc
ertainly an unpleasant task, but he is er
andling it well. Probably no one in ex
1oscow is in closer touch with the in ", w
uenza situation or understands it bet sn
r than Dr. E. H Lindley, president of m;
,c University of Idaho, and Dr. Lind ia
y said to the writer: 81 think Dr. gu
dair should be highly commended for M
le splendid work he has DONE | only trt
ish the people of Moscow could know un
of the facts and realize how hard his m
,sition is and how faithfully and well GU
!. had performed his duties I think me
+. Adair's work is largely responsible ev
r the improvement in local conditions -,
There is the opinion of one who knows thu
r. Lindley has been thrown in closer url
UGH with the influenza situation than wa
y person in Moscow, owing to his mn,