Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-03-18

VI supposedly nuHdnely IuCilHSu Ia
tons met at The Hague, which for
some reason or other it was thought
would be the permanent seat of hui
manitarianism, altruism and of peace
among the peoples of the earth.
The use of gas in war was discussed
in that Hague meeting. Great Britain,
France, Germany and some other ma
lions agreed not to use it in the pos
sible wars of the future France and
Great Britain abided by their pledged
faith until Germany broke its word
with the same lack of conscience and
conjunction that it tore up the scrap
of paper which was supposed to safe
guard Belgium from invasion and spoil
iation.
Must Be Prepared to Be Safe.
To get down to the nub of things.
military men here seemingly believe
that no nation can afford TO remain I'M
prepared to meet gas with gas in case
an enemy proves faithless to its word.
The nation which has gas, they say,
and which uses it against a nation
which has no gas will win its war.
The question that is being asked to-
day is this: IF nation finds itself
on the verge of defeat in war and
knows that it can be saved by gas, will
it refrain from its use because once
upon a time it signed a pledge?"
France and England will continue
I their gas service for purely defensive
purposes in other words, they intend
to be prepared in case some enemy OF
either on the day of some future Ypres
shall violate its word and use gas Of
fensively for the overcoming of it's
foe.
The United States, through its chem
ical warfare service, developed and
perfected in the United States by Maj
Gen. William L. Sibert, and in the
American expeditionary forces by Brig.
Gen. Amos A. Fries, has gas equip
ment and gas knowledge second TO
those of no nation on earth. The
choice of the future lies between the
placing of dependence upon the word
of nations, already in one instance vi
Olated, or continuing for purely de-
fensive purposes a service which has
shown itself to be so essential In the
case of withdrawing on the part of
another.
1t is said by army men that it Is
as foolish to assume that the next war
will be fought without rifles, machine
guns and artillery as to think it will
be fought without gas. 1t is urged that
the absolute guaranty against a gas
attack by any belligerent power will
be through defensive preparation
against such an attack.
There has been a feeling in the
United States, army men say. that gas
is more barbarous and inhuman than
other weapons of warfare. Gas service
men say that this is not the case.
Cost of Floating Liberty Loans.
Before long the people of the coun-
try will be given an oppOrtunity-per
harS privilege is a better word-to
subscribe to fifth Liberty loan. AS
vet nothing definite as to the rate of
interest which the loan will bear is
known. Neither have some other ques
lions relating to the cOnvertibility of
the bonds of other loans to bonds of
a new Understanding rate, and some
other vital matters, been decided.
There seems to be misunderstood
ling throughout the country concerning
the cost of the floating of the fourth
Liberty loan. A statement was print
ed not long ago that it cost Is pei
cent to place that loan. If it had cost
this amount the loan hardly would
have been worth the floating.
The truth in the case is that the
treasury department is allowed by law
only a maximum one-fifth of one per
cent for selling the loans. That is, al
expenses must be kept under one-fiftE
of one per cent. Take the fourth Lib
erty loan of nearly $7,000.0G0000, fOl
it lacked only eleven millions of bein}
that sum. The cost of floating it wa
Only SS,727, 65S.12.
One fifth of one per cent of $1,000
100000 would be $14,000,000; therefore
it is TO be observed that the cost o
floating the fourth Liberty loan wa
only a little more than half the maxi
mum allowed by law.
All Expenses Included
1t should be remembered that thi>
total expense includes even the cost OF
manufacturing the bonds, which in it
self includes the safeguarded papei
and all the engraving required in tn
various processes. 1t includes alsC
all the costs of maintaining the Lib
! eTty loan organization in the II federal
reserve districts. and the necessary eX-
pense of subordinate committees.
More than million volunteer work
ers engaged in selling bonds durin.
the fourth Liberty loan camuaign. The
total cost to the government per cap
tia of these workers for thee weeks
time was less than IS
Here is a table which shows the cost
of floating the fourth Liberty loan
bonds and the War Savings certifi
| Gates:
SUMMARY FIRST LIBERTY LOAN.
Total other than through Fed
eral Reserve banks ............S 1,503, 0l9.21
Total through Federal Reserve
banks l,Zo9,5l6.S5
Aggregate .......-..........$ 2 49,, 536. &c
Second Liberty loan .............$ ,539, 062. SO
Third Liberty loan ............... S.293 519.94
Fourth Liberty loan.............. SIP, 65S. u
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