Evening star., 1919-03-21
Estimate Of War Expenses.
Total for central empires. :. .sol ,7oo, 600 600
Triple Annual Budgets.

Triple Annual Budgets.
These figures represent triple the
annual budgets in practically every
| country in the world. In many coun-
tries the governments had extremely
great difficulty in meeting their ex-
penses before the war.
The situation of Germany is doubly
onerous. according to the fair
minded allied deliberators. Germany
will lose the rich colonies which she
once possessed in East Africa, with
931 ,460 square miles of territory. Her
Pacific possessions covered &c. $50
square miles and her Asiatic 200.
With the taking of these the allies
will prevent Germany's dream Of
great colonial expansion. =
The economic drains occasioned by
the war have been dreadful and near
slain and another four million wound
ed, which will embarrass her eco
nomic and Industrial activity for
many years to come. Germany's debt
to her own people is already $780,
DOT, zoo, 900 and already the people
have begun to chafe under the heavy
burdens which this imposes in the
way Of taxation.
Transportation in Chaos.
Owing to the progress of the war all
phases of industrial activity have been
seriously crippled, not to speak of the
portation lines. Today finds Germany
loser of vast sections of territory, in
dustries at standstill. millions of
men unified because of war service
to work to their full capacity and
other millions OF the civilian popula-
tion weakened, emaciated and revolt
ing because of extremely trying eco
nomic conditions.
Though the chief problem has been
the imposition of penalties upon Ger
many direct the purpose being to
leave the question Of Austria, Bull
garia and Turkey until the last, the
debts Of these latter countries have
been gone into. In view Of the fact
| that Austria has been practically lost
to the world because of the partition
amount which German Austria can
| pay truly is problematical. Czecho-
| slovakia, which is composed of 25,000,-
600 people. all Of whom resided within
the Austrian empire, has designated
it's willingness to assume such pro-
portion of the Austrian war debt as is
just Certain sections of the new
Jugoslav nation have not been as
eager to assume their part Of the bur-
den, but as the price of liberty and
| allied goOo Will may later willingly
consent to do 50. The Jugoslavs have
a very evident desire to slide to the
allied hearthstone by virtue of af-
fliations with Serbia. an entente pow
er, but the outlook Is in doubt.
As to Bulgaria and Turkey.
Bulgaria likewise will be treated
with firmness, as will Turkey but m
asmuch as the latter is sure to lose
nearly two-thirds Of her former do
main through self definition of sub
ject peoples. the extent to which she
can go in paying anything toward
reparations 10 a moot question. Owing
to the extremely chaotic condition Of
the Turkish treasury it is doubtful
that Turkey can even survive within
herself. without outside assistance,
aid which naturally must come from
the allies if from any one. Most cer-
tainly the German grip will be for
ever loosed from Turkey.
Bulgaria's financial condition is
chaotic. but Bulgaria will be forced
to contribute to the general repara-
ton fund. as one way of Furnishing
her for her perhdy and trickery In
iallying herself to Germany