Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-01-16

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bills He u counting 100 bills every
minute. He works ten hours day.
seven days week. He - trying to
count the money spent on the world
s war. But he will never, never be
able to dott-not he nor his son. nor
his sons son. NOR many generations TO come.
10 count out In 80 bills the money spent on
the war would take more than 1000 years.
2ethuselah, who lived to be, $50 years. old.
might have done It BY working nights. No other
mortal could.
It must not be overlooked that Methuselnh,
either In his own time or ours, would soon have
eun out Of currency. The world does not have.
and never will have. in money Of any denomina-
don, the appalling sum Of $221 600 100000. Some
thing like that Is what the world has spent on
the war that Is passing into history writes Glen
don Allvine In the New York Tribune. = ~
These are figures that outdistance the compre-
oension OF the wisest man that ever lived. The
cost of the war transcends all the monetary con.
ceptions which even fnancier can conjure up.
Nor Is 1t much easier to conceive the ton Of life
that the war has taken. 49,
Great Britain alone has lost in the war about.
100000 men. France has lost perhaps 100000
more In general way these figures mean
something to us, but IAN illustration may help
visualize these allied dead. ri
Not more than 100000 persons have marched
In the greatest parade that Fifth avenue has
sbly the Third Liberty loan parade. totaed that
oumber of marcl,ers. All day long they marched.
and until after shutdown. We thrilled at the sight
Of these living Americans.
Let US visualize the march Of the British dead.
At daybreak they start down Fifth avenue, 70
abreast. Their fallen comrades follow few PAGES
behind, In close marching order. Until shutdown
these men who have "gone west" march down the
avenue. The next day there Is similar parade.
and the next, and the next. For ten days the
British dead pass IN review
For II days more the French dead file down
the Avenue Of the Allies Three weeks of march.
ing dead men.
The Russians who died lighting for their empire
that was would require the daylight hours of five
weeks more. And for the other brave allied fight
ang men we must reserve a fortnight. Two months
and a half for the allied dead to march past
given point -. ~
The enemy dead. although definite figures are
not available. number about 100000. For them
to pass in review would require more than six
weeks.
Throughout all the daylight hours Of June July,
August and September, then the CHASTITY process
sion would continue. It is an appalling picture to
contemplate. ~
, As preliminary punishment for the fugitive
Kaiser, for whom SO many horrible fates have
been suggested there may be torture available
here For him to stand Mt attention throughout
four hot summer months, while the ghosts Of
those he sent to death pass in constant review
surely. that might inflict mental agony enough to
appease the most vindctive.
Historians will finally agree that 1921 600 OOO,-
OOO-or some such hgure-was spent by the M
tions involved. They will eventually place the
toll of dead at 100000 or thereabout They
may decide that shipping was destroyed to the
value Of - 000.Oo0,O00 But never. in computing
the cost Of the war. will they be able to estimate
accurately these indirect losses:
Physical suffering.
. Increased illness.
81 Increased death rate.
:, Lowered race vitality.
q Decreased birth rate.
4 Curtailed education. -
Moral degradation.
Property destroyed
Crops and trees devastated.
Cargoes sunk. - b
Property damaged by idleness.
Industry crippled by diversion Of men, :.
Production diverted from creative to destructive
purposes.
Business development checked.
sInfation of currency and increased prices.
OF these indirect losses to the invaded territory
which has been redeemed by the allied armies
Andre Tardieu. French high commissioner to the
United States, says: -.
The territories which have been under German
occupation for four years we're the wealthiest
part of France. Their area did not exceed Q per
cent OF the whole country. They paid however, Is
per cent Of the sum total of our taxes These
territories. which have been occupied again by us
ct the cost Of our own blood and the blood of our
allies, are now in state Of ruin even worse than
we had anticipated. The very. ground Is torn.
overturned, laid waste, damaged with shell splin.
terA, and for months, maybe for years, unit for
production. The fruit trees have been cut sawed
down to the level of the ground.
@Of the cities and villages nothing remains but
ruins: $4,000 homes have been DESTROYED To
build them up again-I am referring to the build.