Stead's Review of Reviews, Vol. 51

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Excerpt from Stead's Review of Reviews, Vol. 51: May 3rd, 1919 The money required for reparation and restoration is an ascertainable quan tity once it is decided what reparation is. That is the sum which Germany will have to pay, has already agreed to pay. But obviously enough the reparation claims put forward by the representa tives of the different countries concerned are wildly exaggerated, and are set out in the anticipation that they will be dras tically cut down. One would imagine that the treaty would definitely set out what reparation consisted of, and would depute a Commission of enquiry to as certain what the total amount required would be. A fixed sum as first payment on account would be asked for. The German Government would presumably agree to such terms because they would conform to the Fourteen Articles, and were definite. It might take several years to find the money needed, but there would be no question of a fifty-year tribute running into hundreds of millions annually. I still adhere to my original estimate that would be the amount required for restoring Bel gium and France, and providing repara tion for damage done to civilians on land, by sea and from the air. We may subtract the demands made by Italy, Serbia. Roumania and the non - partici parting Allies, like Brazil and Siam, which have been added to swell the general total, for the damage done in Italy, in Serbia, and in Roumania was the work not of Germans but of Austrians, Bulgarians and Turks. As there is no Austria left to negotiate with. As Turkey is bankrupt, and as ar rangements were obviously made with Bulgaria before she gave in, the three Allied countries mentioned will have to be satisfied with territory in lieu of money payments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.