Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-11-21
HIGH COST OF LIVING
INTEREST IS GREATER
THAN BALKAN WARS
Father Meurer Returns and
Tells of Troubles He Saw
Among People of Germany
and Other Countries.
PRICES OF FOOD ARE
SOARING SKY HIGH

The Balkan war is attracting little
interest il European circles outside
OF the parties directly interested. "
said Rev Father Meurer to a Review
reporter yesterday. The people seem
TO be more interested IN the latest
Quotations on food stufs than in the
soaring headlines on the progress of
the TuTko-Balzan war. Europe is al
present in the throes of a meat panic
and in Germany one constantly hears
OF meat riots going on in the larger
cities. Meat costs about twice as much
IN Germany as il does in the United
States and the price OF other food
stuffs has gone up in proportion. All
Europe is being affected by the nigh
cost of living and there seems to be
the same trouble TO make the weekly
wage buy the ordinary necessities as il
does here, Salaries, however, have also
gone up until today a man can earn
about as much in the German cities as
he can N our own Eastern cities. You
cannot get any kind of labor for less
than the equivalent of an American
dollar. Clerks and artisans earn about
the same as similar wOriimen do
here"
Keep Labor al Home.
Germany has lately made strong
bids to keep her peasant class At home
and today you never hear OF whole
families emigrating to America as they
did in the old days. The old Schwartz
valid is being opened to settlers and
with the improved conditions on the
farms, thanks to the American agri-
cultural machinery, the farms there,
as here, are Offering the best oppor-
tInities TO the working classes. Scien.
tific farming has put a new Phase on.
farm life.
"COntentment and plenty are now
where formerly there was nothing but
misery and want / understand that
the German government will compel
the American implement makers to-
manufacture some of their products
there. You ind American implements
as plentiful in Europe as you do acre
You see the implements of the Ameri-
can Harvester company with their
coats OF red and stenciled gold letter
ing all over the country and il looks
rather strange TO see peasants cutting
grass with up-tO-date United States
Oh ground that was once
trOd by ancient princes"
Returns Election Night.
/ arrived in New York CITY on the
night OF the election and there was
much excitement among the passen-
gers as TO the outcome. We were con
arguing the merits of each
candidate and | understand some very
high stakes were Placed on the fav-
)Fites. In Europe the American cleo |
tiCn was taken nOnChalantly as ia
everything else at present. We had i
line "trip over but il was rather cold. |
Il was cold nearly all the time / was
In Europe. After leaving snow bound
Switzerland and the cold, damp Rhine
valley. was glad 20 take peep az the !
warm sun which was beating down ia
Italy.
Unfortunately couldn't spend
much time there. However, | am in a
much better condition than when !
left here and il is a pleasure to get |
back TO my parish and my work"
To Build New Church
Father Neurer then discussed the !
proposed plans for erecting a new
L dlbbllC tuAlGA III tAt tiAe- me ~ - |
cnt little church was too smi{i for
the growing Catholic community he
said The church, too. was also to much |
on a hill for carriages TO reach and |
though it might loom sombre and pic |
to see a procession Wend its |
way up the hill, Americans would pre-
fer having comfort instead Of pic
Plans are being drawn
40 and work will be commenced on IA |
new structure as soon as the primary |
details are complete. Father Muerer
was accompanied on his return to this |
by his brother and his family |
who are at present making their
home with him. The brother is az
present iii of pneumonia and has re-
CURED the fathers constant attention
but the crisis is now over and he will |
soon be on his feet again. Last Sun
day, the pensioners OF the Catholic |
church gave a Big reception in honor