Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1919 — 18 THERE A DOUBTING THOMAS? [ARTICLE]

18 THERE A DOUBTING THOMAS?

U there any man in this country who is afraid* to Wuy Victory liberty bonds? Is there anyone who fears that he may not get his money back? If there is, he would do well to peruse the following table, which Uncle Sam has prepared for him, showing the worth of each of the important nations in the war, together with the total of their natlnal debts: Estimated na- Present national wealth. tlonaldebt. Great Britain ...890,000,000,000 836,675.000,000 France 65,000,000,000 23,000,000,000 Russia ... 40,000.000,000 26,400,000,000 Italy 25,000,000,000 7,000,000,000 Japan 28,000,000.000 1,800.000,000 Germany .. 80,000,000.000 Austria-Hungary. 26,000,*»,000 20,000,000,000 United States .250,000,000,000 18,000,000,000 Any Doubting Thomas, after reading that table, will readily appreciate that United States governments bonds offer •he safest investment in the