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Show WOULD BE RESENTED. Former Attorney General Wicker-sham Wicker-sham and some other citizens, who frequently fre-quently speak and write before they think, have suggested tho 1'nited States cancel the loans mado to the allies. It is hardly conceivable that the United States will take such action. In the first place, our allies are not objects of charity. Great Britain especially is a rich and powerful country, and the British people would undoubtedly resent re-sent being considered as needing philanthropic philan-thropic gifts. It is true that at this time there are hundreds of thousands of French, Belgians, Italians and possibly possi-bly some English who are in straitened circumstances and need help. This is particularly true of the people living in the invaded districts of France, Italy and Belgium. We shall supply these peoplo with food and raiment, and otherwise assist them in getting a new start iu life, but there the matter will end. The suggestion is foolish and unworthy un-worthy of serious consideration. We do not know what idea Mr. Wickersham had in view when ho mado tho proposal, pro-posal, for he certainly must have been aware that this country will be compelled com-pelled to loan the allies hundreds of millions mil-lions more before -the calls for financial aid cease to come. Only the other day $.100,000,000 was placed to tho credit of Italy. Great sums will bo advanced to France, Belgium, Greece, Serbia and the other entente nations during the winter, win-ter, and these nations are not making requests for alms, but for tho loan of money which they expect to pay in full. |