In the three tables published below, the "Morning Post" shows the Joost of the war to the Allied Powers in a simple tabular form, supplemented by the notes published under Part LI. These tables have been prepared after extensive research; but while the "Morning Post" has. made every effort to ensure accuracy, it is apparent that in preparing tabulated statement of such Jgigantic international effort as that. made by the Allies during the war is impossible to guarantee that the huge figures are meticulously correct to the last digit. Preliminary, researches, indeed, resulted in the collection "of several groups of figures for certain countries which, lon analj is, did not agree. Finally, the figures collected and published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace were selected, and from those statistics the following tables have been prepared.
The cost of the war to the chief Allied Powers is shown herewith, The totals have been obtained bs lading to each country's gross war expenditure, including advances to Allies, the figures of the respective property losses andthe.
value of. the loss of life. ware has been, based jon the computation of M, Barriol, French actuary, as explained in detail in Part LI. below.
The sum of £1,009,000,000 has; been subtracted from the cost the war to the United States, as Great Britain is now repaying this. sum, representing the principal and interest of the American Joan to Great Britain during the war.
The advances to other Allies by, Great Britain and America are injeluded in the totals, as these loans ave not been repaid and no attempt fas been made to repay them.
Thus, at a glance, the cost of the war to the four chief Allied Powers British Empire £10,054,000,000
France 28,126,639,000
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