The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-02-17

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four corners OF the Authorizations Germanys ability
her indemnity.
The French unanimous the opinion fifty
billion dollars which has been placed upon
not too large England rather nient France woulI
possibly be willing for slight fine; and
United States in view Of her relation Germany
her remuneration Of the Versailles treaty with the
tons not in position to opinion. With
standing they are it is not idle ask Germany
shall II live question in the minds
interested in international proceedings.
1t is vital question have gone in
and the verdun soson
Of Ypres of Mons and Of three hundred tyve smaller
cities and villages the
Belgium To those who have ridden six hundred miles through
what the fertile fields Of France Flanders
barren waste and of desoaon this question becomes
live The question: Sha Germany pay?"
to the dweers of three hundred and forty thousand homes that
completely destroyed by the invasion of the Hun But
kindhearted soul will say that the fine heavy
Let anayze the figures if of proportion
other less worthy ndemnes that have been imposed
nations
At the close of the ussian Germany took
the of Asae and Lorraine and imposed indemnity
of two billion dollars France The fine to be paid in
three and the city Of Paris and other large cities
held under military control by the Germans until settlement
The indemnity settled within years and the sol
ders Of Germany marched Berlin stepping the tune Of
Deutschland Deutschland Uber Allies"
France paid billion dollars year. the time losing
valuable living burden enemy
Of occupation Now Germany touched by the
Of and national wealth five times
that possessed by France in II is asked to nav one and
mated that fifty billions of dollars with fifteen
billions in 1871 because Of the difference the times In 1871
Germanys wealth about double that Of France and it is
easily from these figures that the indemnity of fifty billion
against Germany today demand that nation
than and half billions would have been France in
1871 France could have paid and half billions them
not counting the loss of valuable states within
The terms Of the Treaty Of Versailles called for the disarm
amen Of Germany Germany military and naval be-
the World War Of billion dollars annually
II Germanys and reduced to peacetme coast
guard and domestic police force there will be saving of
and half billion dollars annually which will than the
indemnity The cry Of Germany cannot pay is
false alarm 1t st that Of propaganda that fourshed
in this during the from 1914 to 1917 That
Potsdam Americas aloofness and indpositon
cooperate demands Of Allies that Germany
is helping TO make matters
The better policy toward Germany TO demand of her dis
demand that she the full indemnity and to keep
sufficiently impressive soil bring punctuay in
all settlements In order to guarantee her ability to and
establish her national integrity trade relations should
he all the allied In after the
Gemanys export trade in dyes and above
bids double anything she has done
of all the allies who
lives keep Germany from dominating the civil
cation Of world should be that Germany shall