Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-06
Why Shouldn't They Pay Their
Debts?

ICCUtoS
A speech made in the senate last
week by Senator Borah, gives the
reliable figures to show the amount
of territory taken from Germany by
| France and England, as a result of
the World War. Senator Borah is
one of the great outstanding figures
in this nation. He is worthy of con-
fidence and what he says is worthy
of profound attention.
England has acquired 1000, 900
square miles of territory-not in
Guiding Persia, which she controls
without resistance.
France has acquired 480,495 square
miles of territory. Together, you
will see the gain is 2,4SO.495 square
miles they have collectively acquired
as a result of the war. 1t was a war
| of conquest.
Germany holds these United States
responsible for the success attained
| by England and France.
What did the United States get?
Listen. Just nothing at all, and if
England and France do not pay their
notes-given in return for money ad-
yanced and turned over to those
countries to carry on this war of
Will SSI dIlX
Senator Borah says this territory ex-
ceeds the square miles contained in
the following states: Washington,
Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada,
Arizona, Utah, Montana. Wyoming
and Kansas. Friends-readers of the
Country Home Column-let your
school children bring you the map
OF these great states and see the
amount Of land taken from Germany
and Austria as the result of this
World War. Germany being helpless
at this time, all the revenues of this
counqered section are draining into
the Golfers of France and England
right now
England has paid a little interest
money on her notes, but France pays
nothing, is not inclined to pay any
thing. If France ever pays any.
thing she must be made to under
stand that she will be compelled to
pay. Nothing is palmer.
Senator Borah says: mo one can.
estimate the wealth of this con-
quefed territory. 1t could not be
estimated at the time of it's taking
over.
Subsequent developments have dis
closed that in oil and other mineral
deposits it is rich beyond comparison
with its previously estimated values.
The United States came home
without claiming any part or parcel
OF this territory. Instead of getting
anything the United States is repre-
sented as the ShyIock clamoring for
what is owed to us.''-(and abused
as a disagreeable creditor in both
countries, 1 will here add-Mrs.
FELTON,.
1t is proven by clear figures that
our debtor has accumulated vast as
sets instead of being impoverished
and suffering by war.
France obtained from Germany,
as result of this war" says Sena-
tor Borah, 40 per cent of her blast
furnaces, 80 per cent of her steel
works and % per cent of her rolling
mills.
These mills are in active operation
now and in 1921 France exported
10000 tons, when in 1913, before the
war began, France only exported
$4,000 tons from her own mills and
furnaces. France has q good thing
here to work France is getting
enough money out of Germany today
to easily pay the interest on her
notes, owned by the United States.
France has an army in Germany to-
day, taking over enough real money
by force-to pay the interest on
her debt to the United States. Yet