Show 7 Ij r 0 1 A S Substantial u b 1 F. F Friend d I IN C. C 1 of debts to the Uni United d lI N- N N THE payment debts States contracted dUrIn during the war the Brit Brit- SiC government is doing much to cement the friendly relationship established in the the- great conflict There is no disposition on the part of 61 f Great Britain in to dodge these financial rep re- re p nor is there any effort to fores forestall forestall fore fore- s stall ll payments As a matter of fact Great GreatA A Britain is bending every effort to repay these loans even to the point of hardship 1 Th The British government is clinging to this y policy in inthe the the face of domestic difficulties gr British tish taxes are extremely hi high h. h Income v I faxes in Great Brit Britain ir are the highest in the i o orld Her foreign trade is leaving her in J i hole with imports exceeding exports by byJ J 1000 million dollars ollars a year But in spite pite of f ali 11 this she clings tenaciously to the the I nation to meet the obligations contracted during dur dur- i. i ing ng the war ar the American to people pause comp com com- p pi rc this showing with the policy of France and aid other participants in the war it is apparent tent ent that Britain is entitled to their fullest respect Thus far Great Britain has paid r than million dollars on the loans during the war while France and others have not yet commenced to pay what they borrowed in London 5 There Is an n old saying that the quickest to way Io Iose loe e a fr friend end is to loan him money i There however are exceptions to the rule I arid add in iii world organization Great Brit Britain s seems iq tg be the exception Britain's postwar policies p l cies show that her friendship is worth preserving s f |