The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-12
What the World Owes Us
Total Lendngs of United States to 20 Nations Amounts
Total of $10,102, POI.

has repaid $14,609,O total accrued
interest amounts to 51,391,987 and
net debt, $428,515,73 Belgium
bought munitions and supplies in the
United States.
Russia, before the fall of the Gar
list government which was our ally,
borrowed $192,6o1, 297; she paid in
terest amounting to $7.717,333; ac-
crued interest is$35,O19,427 and net
debt. $227,62O,724. All Russia's ex-
penditures were for munitions and
supplies in the United States. The
status of this loan is much in doubt
The existing Soviet government recog-
nizes none of the old debts. 1t is not
likely Russia will be recognized by the
United States until Russia acknow-
Lodges this debt
Sixth in the list of debtors stands
Poland. The loans to her were made
after the treaty because prior to that
event she was not a nation. Chiefly
they were for food and medical sup
plies. She borrowed $135, 662,867; has
paid interest of $1,290,620; accrued
interest is 17,380,785 and net debt,
$153, ,652.
In the same class is Czecho- Slo-
vakia, another treaty country She
borrowed, chiefly for food, S91,8S7, sos;
paid interest S304,17S; accrued in,
terest is $12,797,876 and net debt,
s104,685,545.
Serbia, belligerant ally, borrowed
51,104 595; she has paid $685., 059; &C.
crued interest is $7.336,455 and net
debt. $5S,441, 051 Siberia bought nu-
nitions and supplies in the United
| States and also used some of these
funds to meet the expenses of de.
| tanning German and Austrian prison.
| ers Entrusted to her custody
Roumanio borrowed $50, 128,494; she
has paid $263,313; accrued interest is
| $5,2S3,95S and a net debt, Sal, Az, 453.
Roumania bought American supplies
and, at times, urgently needed this
financial assistance to pay her army.
Austria borrowed S24,O55, 708 wholly
| for emergency food relief after the
armistice. She has paid no intsres.
and S2,165,013 has accrued, making the
net debt, $26,220,722.
| Smaller Loans to other Nations.
! Greece borrowed S15,000,00 she
has repaid $1,159.153; accrued interest
amounts to $4,000 and net debt, SIS,
| $4,000. This money was used largely
/ by Greece to stabilize her own cur
rency. Much of it was retained in the
United States on deposit in gold, as
| a currency reserve for Greek circulat
| ing notes.
! Esthonia, another treaty country
borrowed Sic ,999145, after the arn1is
tice. She has paid no interest ano
S2,OS9,625 has accrued, bringing tbs
net debt to S16,0S8,771. This was 2
food loan~to a large extent
Armenia borrowed S11,959,917 fol
food relief. She has paid no interest,"
and $1,677, 1856 has accrued, bringins
the debt to S13,637,174.
Finland, a treaty country, formerly
part of Russia, borrowed SS,2S1 1926 TO
rehabilitation. No interest has beef
paid and $1,012. 436 has accrued. bring
ing the net debt to $9,294,362
; Cuba borrowed $7,740.50O during tn,
war to assist her in military prepared
ness. She has kept her interest pail
UP to date.
! Latvia, a treaty country, borrowe,
$5,132, 2S7 for rehabilitation. She ha
paid $126,266 in interest but s643.57
; has accrued, bringing the net debt t
, S5,775,864
: Lithuania is a debtor of the sam
class who borrowed $4,9S1 ,62S; ha
paid no interest, although $747,244 ha
accrued, bringing the net debt to S.
728.S72.
> Hungary borrowed $1,6S5,S35 as a
) emergency food loan after the wal
, Interest to the extent of $202,30 ha
! accrued, none having been paid, so tn
| net debt stands at S1,1SS,135.
, Nicaragua, another war ally, boz
> rowed S170,5S5. That is her net deb
= f0' che has kent her interest paid III