Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-13

l'ftdblt hNlh- IN iHe ArAh~ptFt FI~lne~~
created IN German industry. : d daily re-
hinder that after ~ TIC interests of lIo'
and do not wholly H. ia the destruction q;
Gcrmany'S iorsaEs cuInElsrcc. Holland. ~
addition 10 handing d great snri VI Ger
many supply oi food. also carried fully
onc-iourth on the raw material imported
BY the German manufacturers and abou.
one-iiiih OF the German exports. havin.
almost entirely the traffic originating in
Rhenish- Prussia. Nes;phaha and other
parts of the empire enjoying canal trans
portation faciltic- accessible from the
Rhine.
What the conditions NJ tins traffic will
be after the war, j. q problem with the IIol-
lander. Certain il D. that Gerrnany's in
du~irIal position could not be reduced
without causing serious losses 10 the Meth
erlands-of this some go. 900 men. women
and children suffering from unemployment
are the evidence. Formerly about 300 sea-
gong vessel, entered the pert III Rottcr-
dam every week. Al present the average
= below thirty five. and mo.i Of these are
said 70 be with bali cargots. River and
canal traffic i al hnt paraiy.ed. and the
railroad receipts are dwindiing constantly.
y a member of the local chamber ~ com
merce remarked "tur railroads are kent
busy hauling coal FOR themselves" lie
might have added that when not doing this
they are obliged 10 handle one-tcnih of the
Dutch army back and forth. the men under
arms being entitled 10 one day with their
families every tenth day.
Much has been done by the government
10 avert disaster, employ the unemployed,
and lessen the suffering Of those unable ~
find work. The government has issued
"Zilvcrbon~-~crip calculated IA replace
the actual currency which disappears from
circulation n soon a. war threatens. The
cities. too, have been given the right TO
issue such money, backed BY the municipal
property. This has had the tendency IL
restore confidence and recently much silver
has been taken out II hiding ~ that now
conditions are fairly normal.
Public work which had been DELAYED for
one reason or another has been inaueurated
~ the national government. and most elite,
are having their sewers gwen u thorough
overhauliHg. III Rotterdam. for instance.
many streets have been torn up from one
end to the other, and u large force i be-
mg employed IN lifting black, evil smelling
oozc from the canals by mean, of wiz.
baskets AZ the end oi a long pole-a print
tive way Of dong things, but one which
helps To keep people IN bread, II not In
Then, too, the artificial advancing
OF food prices has been given much atten-
tion.
ProclamatIon~ and announcements
everywhere direct that this or that be- sold
a such and such q price.
Money i being collected for the support
the poor. The fact i thar Rotterdam.
like all port cities, has 4 sub-stratum ~
To whom bare feet. ill-cIothed
backs and empty >tomach~ are Of greater
concern than all else. Already the police
men patrol in pairs, and where formerly
= was q crime 10 spend a night sleeping
q bench ~ the park thi~ no longer
arouscs even the slightest attention.
What will come with the advent Of win
ter D something of which men think but a.
not talk. There will BE- an enu even "a the
amount Of money the better classes of tho
can spend in charity work. Reali-
zation Of this was sienalized when n few
days ago the Chamber Of Commerce and
other cIyic societies decided ID bring col
lcctIon> To "A definite basis. Contributions
mad III certain amounts and NJ stated
intervals, but their continuation ncce~>ar-
NY depends upon the economic conditions
Of those who make them. With bushes.
almost Al a standstill there Is no tcIlln.
when that iime will be reached. With the
coming OF winter, too, the demands are
to become heavier and needs more
pressing. All thl~ D. best understood when
one sees and hear that the better cla~-e.
taking the wise precautlon of providing
against mob violence against their homes.
The systematic interference OF England
France with Dutch shipping l. not
reliShed here. Holland. II has said has
given every proof that she /, willing III az
her best Tor the preservation Of her neu-
trality. That some grain has entered Ger
many from Holland can not be denied. but
recently the government has put a stop To
this. All railroad ear entering Germany
are now examined by the military authori-
ties along the border. and all contraband
J. cOnti>cated. The Dutch government ~.
agreed that TODD belonging to those ar
ticies which have been included in the list
~ commodities coming under the read of
hostile assistance" and nj present Ger
many ! getting acme OF these. Some time
ago Il wa learned that some Dutch farm