Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-27 | Page 4 | War Insurance

WAR INSURANCE W the talk of Germany Japan Russia TV Poland and Austria sharpening swords Lloyds worlds world's greatest insurers will sell anyone anyone anyone any any- one insurance against w war war r within the next few months The premium asked is pretty fancy but Lloyds figures it cannot lose i There are some reasons why the risk is not great No ar array arny y ever had defensive power equal to Old Man Ian Winters Snow and chilling winds cool the ardor of the most ambitious generals Letters that go back haek home from troops in the in winter make for sentiment sentiment sentiment sen sen- adverse to continuing operations that cause loved loyed ones to suffer so much After the snow melts there is the mud Armies must move move and and mud does not help It is in spring that field fjeld marshals' marshals fancies turn to thoughts I of battle Lloyds would seem to have picked a sure thing when they make the term of their war policies good until next spring Besides all aU this it would take nearly six mont months s for the governments to compose their official l papers so that they could prove it was the Other ot er fellow who started the war Then on top of that what nation could go goto goo goto to o war Yar without borrowing the money from the United States Uncle Sam mindful of the world war loans would probably require any chancellor chancelor seeking to finance a rumpus to leave his right eye with the secretary of the u treasur treasury for security So war war may be in the air but air but it will in all aU likelihood not blossom before spring