American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-07

these different items we reach as regards indus
trial needs a total of 2 5,000,0 100000 francs.
ITO resurrect these regions, to reconstruct thesea
factories, raw materials alone are not sr1nclentF
we need means of transportation. Now the enemy
has destroyed our railroad tracks and railroacl
track equipment. Our rolling stock, which In the
first month of the war, in 1914, was reduced by,
10000 cars, has undergone the wear and tear or
80 months of war.
Our merchant feet, on the other hand, has JeN
more than a million tons through the sybndrine
warfare. Our shipyards during the 1st iou
years have not built any ships. For hey h"V0
produced for us and for our allies cannSn' a
milton and tanks. Here, again, forums ne
alone Of means of transportation we must hsuo
on an expense of 2,500,000,0 600 francs Ihls maAee'
II l sum up these different items, a'neeo OIL r""
material which represents in cost, at the present
rate of prices in France, not less than oo'ooo,oVor
600 francs.
and this formidable figure does not cover
everything. l have not taken into account inc
loss represented for the future producuon oh
France by the transformation of so many rae
tories which for four years were exclusively de-
voted to war munitions. l have not taken ihto
account foreign markets lost to US as d result
of thn destruction of one-quarter or our productive
capital and the almost total collapse of our trace
I have not taken into account the economic weak
ening that we shall suffer tomorrow owing to the
loss of 100000 young and vigorous men,"
Compared to these, the losses accruing to the
United States as q result of the war are, of course,
slight. America has scarcely been "bloodied." 1t
is true that the war may cost the United States
possibly 5000 lives-every one a precious offer
ing to freedom-bu several times as many Amer
leans have died at home during the recent infu-
enZa epidemic.
When we consider the number Of Americans
who died in our Civil war, our present losses
seem almost trivial. The deaths from all causes
,ssN - A1A,lol Q1O -ahnn 4 ma
MS many lives as the world war cost the United
States. Those killed in action on the Union side
alone-110,070 men fighting for the North-out-
number more than two to one the Americans who
have recently died fighting overseas.
The financial contribution, America has made to-
ward defeating the central powers is magnificent
but comparatively a small sacrince for the rich
est country in the world.
To date the total war Indebtedness of the Unit
ed States is $17,S52,3770o0l distributed as follow
First Liberty s2WO.0aa
Second Liberty S,S0S,9H
Third Liberty 4,17eso0
Fourth Liberty 6.9S4OO
War Savings stamps. ,........"..s.".... VS.
Ethe
fifth loan is being planned to help d4css1d-
cost of the war. The tax bill now undin NOT
GRAFTON by congress and other taxatisti spend
net the remainder America has spent,
10 finish up the dlsagreeable job. srco SOS.
But even If the war finally costs RED from
0oOOooOO0-othe estimates hav1 is a small
$20,O0UOOO,O00 to S50,O00,OO0, 900 the amount.
portion Of its national wealth! kxar compares
the United States has spent or these agur.s.
with its economic wealth anGgerents mag be
stand for the principal otheLeA no exnct fig
seen from the following eS
ures being available:
National w~ealsSS.@eccoo s1OOOOO.O0'
United States. s25OO0,Os s3r~"%cOS S~a0oo,ee
Great Britain. so0oo0% 3to Oo Co SSS@aea
i F5PRss :. s ss.%Ss tSS$S'SSS' i!5s sSssSsS'
Russia .~~..'-'' *.os<e NssOcGyoO.O 81, 400 200 Oo
s~noO.OO.O Oe ,.lss. 900 oo
Empire ..""@e9 soo.@o@O s~.sssoa.oos.
Hungary GOO 'S.oN.@O@O s,ls0Oo.0o
Total 90, from their neutral vantage.
S.,s. hoEF0h4 nations spend money on a
SWISS oa/cAe&bwn, have estimates tba -
point havf4V~s for the 1857 dsys tbs wo-as
scale My "oru
was Pr $4,000. 600 600.
5000. 600 600
1914 ttrsM IS 600 Oo 600
1915 soWo.oo.0o
1876 ST. maooo GOO
.zzI Oo. ooo.oo
es used in this discussion. both refer
VOC ana treasure, are accurate wherever
T*hgures have been made available nv the
ehts involved. The figures for the centred
are necessarily, estimates.