Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-23

for men killed in the war to march
past a given point.
these different items we reach as regards indus
trial needs of $4,000. 900, 900 francs
ITO resurrect these regions. to reconstruct these
factories. materials sufficient: |
need means of transportation Now the enemy |
has destroyed our railroad tracks and railroad |
equipment Our rolling stock which in the |
month of the in 1914. reduced by |
$4,000 cars has undergone the and tear of
so months of
.Our merchant feet on the other hand has lost
a million through the submarine |
warfare. Our shipyards during the last four
years have not built ships For they have
produced for and for allies cannon ammu-
i of oeans ~ +ransnortation we must figure
on an expense of $4,000 francs This makes.
I up different items, need of raw
material which represents in cost at the present
rate of prices in France, not less than 5OoOoOOo-
And this formidable figure does not cover
everything. taken into account the
loss represented for the future production of
France by the transformation many fac
tories four years were exclusively de
munitions I have not taken into
account foreign markets result
of the destruction Of on-quarter productive
capital the almost total collapse of our trade
1 have account the economic weak
ening shall suffer tomorrow owing to the
loss of 100000 young and vigorous men,
Compared these the losses accruing to the
United States result of the are, Of course.
slight. America has scarcely been "bloodied'' 1t
is that the war may cost the United States
possibly $4,000 Hves-every one a precious offer
ing freedom-but several times many Amer
have died at home during the recent inf1u-
epidemic
consider Americans
who died in our Civil war our present losses
almost trivial. The deaths from all causes
the Civil war tota1ed 61S52S-about rs times
as many lives as the world war cost the United
States. Those killed in action the Union side
alone-11o.o7o men fighting for the North-out-
number more than two to one the Americans who
recently died fighting overseas
The financial contribution America has made to-
defeating the central powers is magnificent
but comparatively a small sacrifice for the rich
est country in the world
date the total Indebtedness of the Unit
States is s17.s523 77.ooo distributed as follows:
First hn1ey h9an S soS goo 600
Fonrth A Liberty i1 Loan esss COO
war Savings ssssoooo
fifth loan is being planned to help defray the
the The bill now under 5consid-
Grafton by congress and other taxation viii not
the remainder America has spent. viii spend
up the disagreeable job.
if the finally costs America $685.
100000. ooo-otner estimates have varied from
$4,000. oooo 900 to $50 00o, 600 ooO-that is
portion o wealth. he
the United States has spent the compares
the principal other beligerents may
from the following estimates fig
United
frsa IS &C.,
1a H g &C. GO = go &C.
Total s1ss 900
Hungary 49, sooeoooooo 2s.ooo.oooooo s.ss5ooo 600
Total s1o5.ooo esoooooo.ooo $500 600 900
Swiss bankers. who from their vantage
point watched "a nations spend money
scale hitherto unknown have estimated the an
as follows for the 1.o61 days the world
plunged in war:
1871 ss GO Ses eso
1918 81 600 600
The figures used in this discussion both refer
ring blood and treasure. are accurate wherever