The only data required for the calculation are the actual French rates and the numbers of men mobilized and of the casualties in each class of the various Allied Armies.

None of these figures are available in detail, but enough is known of the general level of allowances, of the numbers involved, and of the casualties suffered to allow of an estimate which may not be _very wide_ of the mark.

My guess as to the amount to be added in respect of Pensions and Allowances is as follows: British Empire $ 7,000,000,000[106] France 12,000,000,000[106] Italy 2,500,000,000 Others (including United States) 3,500,000,000 -- ------------- Total $ 25,000,000,000 I feel much more confidence in the approximate accuracy of the total figure[107] than in its division between the different claimants.

The reader will observe that in any case the addition of Pensions and Allowances enormously increases the aggregate claim, raising it indeed by nearly double.

Adding this figure to the estimate under other heads, we have a total claim against Germany of $40,000,000,000.[108] I believe that this figure is fully high enough, and that the actual result may fall somewhat short of it.[109] In the next section of this chapter the relation of this figure to Germany's capacity to pay will be examined.
It is only necessary here to remind the reader of certain other particulars of the Treaty which speak for themselves: 1.