The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-10

reserviees Of the German army W1acn
wa were not able to understand. we
can now see why they stole the ma
chinery from our factories. why tne2
destroyed the coal mines or Lens Why
there was all the wanton aeVa s,a1: ~. u
French territory. even when they Wero
in retreat. It was thought to be part
of their tactics Of military 1rtShGot-
ness. Instead. We can see now ufat ~
was a part Of their deliberate CONNER
cial design.
ing effort, they have not been ato-
gether unsuccessful. The industrial hte
Of France has been so Wrecoeo - iS
resuscttatiou Is most difficult while oy
reason Of her military SURRENDER, Ger
MANY has been able to save her tao-
tories intact and ready for inmeoss1s
efficient operation
Industrially and commercially. an
between France and Prussia; 19T LOS
present. the victory is with the hun:
And financially. by reason OF the
BLOCKADE (the value Of which as m,!a-
tary factor, no one VIII qoeSoohJ Ae
German war deot is almost "nohy
debt to her own people: Gasny fe = on.,
which must be- paid. Here again tne
war has proved something like pSfrn"
1The French fortune invested abroad
before the var was large; some 10y ny
Trancs.j What has become OF that
fortunec The best that We can hope ior
10 that payments on about t~o-lnltuS
OF il may be considered as SIMPLY oe-
ferred; that the immense sum aeGuinu 5
lated by French thrift and loaned aofoao
will be collectible eventually
France has something Nke eSe0y
billion francs invested in Russia Two
thirds OF that sum IN RUSSIAN Soe
ment securities and the reI nt 49,. -
Mo had other billions in Balkan and
turkish Obligations. Then just oe1ore
the war. tho disorders in Mexico &c
priyed US Of any revenue 1Io1n -.
two and a half billions OF francs n
vested there. and We arc having lHe
900 e,nerience with several other Oils
IN south America notably the immense
french investments in railroads
~ mention some of these hnanslal
details to show how the Frenc3 con
no longer derive large income from
abroad. The paying investments aoaoadd
are relatively inconsideraole. compass
10 the debts that Franco mas con- IN
a9rq and America. The French soy.
crnment has also loaned conslderaole
sums TO her small allies. Just ~
America has done Win her as'oeN'eS'
We look forward. therefore, to an
immediate future in which VIC Hlu
rerrlariy meet great interest charses
in America and elsewhere aproao, "
provide which VIC Will nave only ''-'
~ our national debts were due only
"a onr ovn people. the problem would
not be- SO difficult. because we Houlo
not then have to consider inc S-ut.S
out Of the country of great sums AZ
rates OF exchange. Inc
money collected from the trcnch people
for interest on tho national loans
would be distributed among tho french
people, uncqually perhaps. but never
thcicss tho interest payments would re-
main in. the country In nr usec ParIIE
for construction and az capital TOT the
Of our Industrial mo.
"Evcn as 20 the mIittary ,,s ,tiap no,
altogether without disqu'ctlnG i'a'"rrH
for France 1t is quite true mat tnC
allies have taken tho fcrhia'l nay GU s
in large measure have diSarm"d INC
yet fruitful Russia from, "hich Irea'
hclp may, bn drawn by III" IrhIonS.
with tho British army dcmohliiz"d;
Inc American army hack homo ana
France isolated. thor" might n" danger
splendid. platform laid down by Frcsi-
bv Germany which might rmbarraSS US
were il rot for the aSSuranr" Whl"h
President Wilson gave uS IN tue rhain-
her Of deputies the other day that uader
ihc operation Of tho league OF Eal'rns'
Whenever Franco or any other lrtc
people is threatened. tho whole world
will be- ready to Vindicat" it's liberty so
that there r"vrr shall l,' any doubt "f
waiting or SurmiSc.' This has gwen us
great ~nlac. and 50 We bid thr departing
American soldiers Gind speed and
happy return to their peaceful firc*id"s.
''Of course a Socin:y of natihrs in
which America ard Franc" enter must
be supported profoundly BY the convic-