A Revision of the Treaty: Being a Sequel to The Economic Consequence of the PeaceKeynes, John Maynard
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A Revision of the Treaty: Being a Sequel to The Economic Consequence of the Peace
Keynes, John Maynard
Treaty of Versailles (1919 June 28); World War, 1914-1918 -- Reparations
Destroyed. Cleared from Leveled. Plowed.
shells.
Arable land
(hectares) 3,200,000 2,900,000 1,700,000 1,150,000
Destroyed. Reconstructed Under
and working. reconstruction.
Factories and works 11,500 3,540 3,812
A much earlier estimate is that made by M. Dubois for the Budget
Commission of the French Chamber and published as Parliamentary Paper
No. 5432 of the Session of 1918.
[69] A more recent estimate (namely, for July 1, 1921) has been given,
presumably from official sources, by M. Fournier–Sarlovèze, Deputy for
the Oise. The following are some of his figures:
INHABITED HOUSES
At the Armistice: Totally destroyed 289,147
Badly injured 164,317
Partially injured 258,419
By July 1921: Entirely rebuilt 118,863
Temporarily repaired 182,694
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
─────────────┬─────────┬───────────┬────────┬────────┬───────────
│ │ Municipal │ │ Post │
│Churches.│ Buildings.│Schools.│Offices.│Hospitals.
─────────────┼─────────┼───────────┼────────┼────────┼───────────
Destroyed │ 1,407 │ 1,415 │ 2,243 │ 171 │ 30
Damaged │ 2,079 │ 2,154 │ 3,153 │ 271 │ 197
Restored │ 1,214 │ 322 │ 720 │ 53 │ 28
Temporarily │ │ │ │ │
patched up │ 1,097 │ 931 │ 2,093 │ 196 │ 128
─────────────┴─────────┴───────────┴────────┴────────┴───────────
CULTIVATED LAND
Acres.
At the Armistice: Totally destroyed 4,653,516
By July 1921: Leveled 4,067,408
Plowed 3,528,950
LIVE STOCK
─────────────────────────────┬────────────┬─────────────┬────────────
│ 1914. │ Nov. 1918. │ July 1921.
─────────────────────────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼────────────
Cattle │ 890,084 │ 57,500 │ 478,000
Horses, donkeys, and mules │ 412,730 │ 32,600 │ 235,400
Sheep and goats │ 958,308 │ 69,100 │ 276,700
Pigs │ 357,003 │ 25,000 │ 169,000
─────────────────────────────┴────────────┴─────────────┴────────────
[70] Even if we assumed that every house which had been injured at all
was totally destroyed, the figure would work out at about $7,000.
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