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Show u. s. am sent TO AID EUROPE America Since 1914 Paid Twenty-two Billions to Warring Nations. INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 13. CharR.s that the United Shitcu has failed to do its share in aiding the rehabilitation rehabili-tation of tlie world war nations v.. r. answered i,y Comptroller o; tin' Currency Crisslnrrer in an address here before the ndlana Hunkers' association, as-sociation, with the statement that in the past elht years, this country' has sent abroc.d nearly $22 000,000,000. ! "I feel," he said, "that the pres-ont pres-ont Is a not Inappropriate time to refer to this truly gigantic participation partici-pation by our country in sustaining and stabilizing the finances of the world. Th re are some people in the United States who persist that our country has not done und Is not dolnp Its full part and that the world can not be restored and replaced on the way to prosperity and order without with-out American assistance. HUGE TOT l - GIVE?) "My reply to this Is broadly that in tho last eight yenrs our country made a contribution to these ends, so great that if we ourselves fully appreciated ap-preciated It. If we were given fair credit for it by e.th.r peoples, it would win us the bright cuordon of helpfulness, willing co-operatloo and splendid uns IfJsbneM.'' Mr. Crlsrlnctr summarised the American Am-erican eonf rlhutlon to th financing of the outside world since August 14. 1914. as follows: Americ in securities purchased from abroad. ?3.00,rniO.OHi , American government gov-ernment loans. $1 o.ooo.iM , interest inter-est on government loans. $2,000,000,,-000; $2,000,000,,-000; commercial credit extended abroad $3,000,000,000; dollar s. eurl-Mes eurl-Mes bought from foreign countries ?3. G3i.ooo,ooo: foreign money securities secur-ities .-told lii this country. $620,000,-000 $620,000,-000 flnd foreign currencies bought by Ajnerlrjnns. $500,000,000 Mol WENT OUT "The point I am making." he said, Is lhat Wh other we have received necurltie-s on which the Interest Is1 reaefon.i.bly suro to be paid or other, securities on which It has not been 1 and may never be paid, pr currency I whose vr.luo has faded away to j nothingn's.H whether we have Ire- I ceived or have failed to receive real value If is Btlll true that wo have exported this vast amount of wealth." |