[ [303] Excess of births over deaths (yearly average).—Cf. L'Information, January 20, 1919:
| Germany | Great Britain | Italy | France | |
| 1861-70 | 408,333 | 365,499 | 183,196 | 93,515 |
| 1871-80 | 511,034 | 431,436 | 191,538 | 64,063 |
| 1881-90 | 551,308 | 442,112 | 307,082 | 66,982 |
| 1891-1900 | 730,265 | 430,000 | 339,409 | 23,961 |
| 1901-10 | 866,338 | 484,822 | 369,959 | 46,524 |
[ [304] Professor L. Marchand. Cf. La Démocratie Nouvelle, April 26, 1919.
[ [305] Dr. Walter Rathenau, in a book entitled The Death of France. I have not been able to procure a copy of this book. The extracts given above are taken from a statement published by M. Brudenne in the Matin of February 16, 1919.
[ [306] Germania, August 11, 1919. Cf. Le Temps, September 9, 1919.
[ [307] M. André Tardieu in a speech delivered on August 17, 1919. Cf. Paris newspapers of following two days, and in particular New York Herald, August 19th.
[ [308] Cf. speech delivered by M. André Tardieu on August 17, 1919.
[ [309] On this subject of reparations the Journal de Genève published several interesting articles at various times, as, for example, on May 15, 1919.
[ [310] Speech of M. Klotz in the Chamber on September 5, 1919. Cf. L'Echo de Paris, September 6, 1919.
[ [311] D'Estournelles de Constant. Bulletin des Droits de l'Homme, May 15, 1919.