Evening star., 1919-05-25

I HAVEN'T talked with the physicians at Ver-
L sailles-there is certain professional ett-
quette among physicians that initiates against
discussing the affairs and troubles of their pa
tients. But mere are some Of the things, re-
duced to plain terms and figures we may
sumo that they considered before prescribing:
The $4,000. 100000 taken the basis for
our calculations may be regarded from two
angles. 1t may be treated in terms of the
value in the world markets of raw and finished
products of Heinie's industry. That is the
angle from which the allies look at it. 1t
makes the debt far less burdensome than treat
ing it in terms of the money value in Germany
of Heinie's producing capacity: 500 worth of
Heinie's and his fraus time year. But with
the purpose of making Heinie's case the worse
possible for him. and then showing that the
peace conference has had due respect for his
health while making the treatment sufficiently
effective as sudorif1c, let take the latter
angle. Let US assume that every dollar of the
fifty billion is dollar out of Hene's yearly
earnings. Then there can be no comeback
based the claim that German capital will
force German labor to greater exertion for a
proportionately smaller wage to meet the losses
of capital.
At first glance 1886 2-3 strikes as too
small sum to induce healthy perspiration
in the course of year. Hene protests damp
ly that the treatment will undermine his
stitution. He raves of economic bondage and
SUCH Without being overimpressed by his pro-
testations. remembering aversion to
inclined to look into the matter.
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CALCULATIONS of the German imperial
~ statistical Office, made in 1908. showed
Heinie's average yearly earnings as an adult
male workman to be $341.50 In 1910 the
port of the British labor party and trade union
commission life and labor in Germany"
showed his earning capacity to be $36O.S9.
Heinie's wife his sister his female
cousin, as adult female wage Garner, amassed
SO cents day in March, 1914, according to the
imperial statisticians or $193.45 If she worked
every day of the 365 in year. If Germany
is eventually admitted into the league of ma
tions the earning capacity of Heinies children
(518,S21 were employed in mills mines and
factories in 191D will be lost to her. It may
be assumed that she will eventually be ad-
-aitted.
These are the latest figures available. The
increase in Heinies earning capacity between
1908 and 1911 was 1899. or $S46 1-3 year.
A proportionate increase to 1920 would show
him earning $420.O6.
Let us accept that minimum figure Let
assume that his wife or his sister his cousin
can still only $193.45. Let US give him
the whole benefit of the doubt and base our
calculations the assumption that the Ger
man family of six is composed Of four non
wage earning children and Heinie and his wage
earning frau. That places the family burden
of 500 upon two shoulders Heinie and Mrs.
Heinie earn together $613.51. They will be re-
qured to pay to the allies 16A per cent Of
their total earnings.
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THAT looks big to Henie. 1t looks big to US,
/ too, big enough to keep the pores open at
all events, but it doesn't take on the
aspect of economic bondage. And there are still
other things to consider.
The peace treaty practically frees our per-
spring patient from the long-endured taxes