"As far as taxation is concerned, Britain compares favourably with Germany. The German married man hat to pay income-tax as soon as his income has reached £65 a yeat. The British married taxpayer does not begin to pay until his income is £225.
"In Britain, there are ample supplies of food, and it is not yet necessary to introduce rationing. In Germany rations are already in force, and the ration is pitifully small.
"The British Empire produces three times as much wheat and twice las much sugar as Germany, and Britain has half as many people to feed as Greater Germany.
"The British Empire produces twice as much iron ofo 2s Germany, four limes as much oil and petrol, seven times as much copper, and nearly three times as much lead,"—Reuter.
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