The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-28
is INDEMNITY TOO BIC?

comparison between what victorious Germany eXaeted oi
France what tho Allies demanding OF Germany
defeat both pertinent and illuminating in the opinion OF some
our editorial The indemnity paid by France after
the Franco 50oo0O00OO francs Sl0oooVo
and the Germans did retire until paid full The pres
ent bill against Germany 226O0000O0 gold marks payable in
orty-two years experts estimate equivalent present cash
payment OF which less than the war debt OF the
United States alone says the New York Tribune
"ow does the bill OF $l0O00OO0O which Germany presented
France compared with the tentative S2lOOOOOOO bill which
the Allies have submitted to Germany!
az great change occurred in the purchasing power OF the
gold the fifty years Gold has deprecated more than
oneha So the basis OF 1871 gold values the bill IS not more
than SOOooOoOOOo
"Secondv the present population of Germany is about
double OF France in 1871 Measured per capita then what
asked OF Germany be haved again to make true
comparison The reparatons BILL when Judged relatively thus
Thirdly individual wealth per capita Germany some
thing like times what in France IN 1871 Allowing tha
half of this due gold depreciation the other halt may be as
crbed positive increase wealth accumulation and another
cutting in is needed to arrive at true comparison ms
brings the reparations total down to S2,5OOOOOOO
"Fnaly the German bill i'll 1871 not to repair damage
Germany invaded German brick disturbed but
solely for warexpendures On the contrary France to get
nothing for her about one-a enough to
repair her ayaged territories She the poorer IN actual property
by billions tho Germany her bill in full and longer than
fortywo her thrifty taxpayers Will be budened to meet the
cost of cxpeling the Germans.
at high recognize exactly what the new German
propaganda implies 1t means only that Germany to pay
relatively little than did France in 1871 but that an intact
Germany having wanonly begun is to emerge from the
conflict in condition distance France in economic compe
ton
II fifty years ago Germany justified in demanding ST.
OOOOO0ON from France for brief conflict carried almost
wholly in French territory remarks the Troy Record such de
mand Germany required to meet are in no sense OF
the word excessive And the same paper goes on to say
an the Franco Pssian War France had suffered to the ex
of billions from invasion by Germany and the postraon OF
its industries Still an immense indemnity was asked an
indemnity which modern figures would be at least twice as
Its demand enforced by the presence OF German
garrisons
quired France in H. to the entire costs OF the war
Germany only compelled to pay small fraction Of them Dur
ing the struggle Germany kept its enemies out OF ITS TERRITORY D
crooked interpretations OF treaties and by the srapPng OF
others 1t suffered at all in comparison with its enemies
1t whining because its babies have not enough food yet
retains 100000 which stole IRON Belgium and France
and which promised return Its whole has been
contemplate and savage from the beginning The only
understand its defeat by making pay for that defeat
According Mr. Louis Koz French Minister OF Finance
about 5ooooOoo0oo francs gold discounted what the 5o0o
100000 paid Germany III would amount to at in
Speaking recently before the French Chamber OF Depu
ties saws Paris dispatch to the New York Times he argued that
lowing Belgiums priority claim France would get Of
the first years payment by Germany and that 1925 France
would receive only four five billion marks gold Moreover
considering Frances part would be only 0000O0 francs and
that she owed lo00000OO0 to America and l3OOOoOO to
England Mr. Kotz thought that France going to have
tough time doing much reconstruction work.
Another fact that of papers urge us not to forget IS
the German attitude toward ndemnes when she thought she
late the middle Of 1918 the Germans announced the intention OF
imposing the whole OF the computed by themselves
the nations they about conquer and proclaimed that
1--WE will compel them drag the chain for hundred years
Paris correspondents also remind that the Germany that
is protesting itself horrihed the size OF the Allied bill
considered itself able the time Of the negotiations to
paw an indemnity at the rate Of 0ooOOOOoO gold marks year
This offer made by Count Brockdor Ranzau German
penpotenary the Peace Conference The total he suggested
that the Allies accept however only ooOooooooOO gold
marks While the total now demanded by the Allies than
this amount present plan calls for payments of only
billions the years three the three years, and then
four five and six annually during the Of the perodteray
Digest.
used to be the bright lights that dazzed; it's the
moonsllne that blinds-Seattle Times.
There said be million idle and in England
counting the nobiity-Daa News
The first step national disarmament campaign will be
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