El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-21
AUSTRIAFEEL5
NEED Of MONEY.
Industries Are Paralyzed;
Business Enterprises Are
in Need of Help.

Vienna, Austria Sept. 21.-Financfal
strain Is being felt throughout Austria
hungary because OF the war and the
! consequent paralyzing Of industries in
the dual monarchy. The stoppaEe Of
! industries has threatened the ruin of
some OF the largest industries, notably
the refining Of sugar. millions of
pounds Of which are annually sent 10
/ Great Britain, India and other points.
Refiners are endeavoring TO find some
means Of getting their products to
England, Notwithstanding that the
/ countries are at war
Numerous suggestions for the boy
colt Of goods coming from hostile
countries, notably England. have met
with poor support in the most influen-
tial commercial circles.
The Prague chamber Of commerce
fatty refused to enforce such a pro-
pOsal- saying It would be useless at the
present moment, besides being very
dangerous 10 austrian commerce later.
Country Is LifeIess.
Outside of Vienna and Budapest. the
country is hfeless, presenting a strange
oppressive quiet The streets Of the
small towns are deserted. save for a
few children here and there. There are
scarcely any workers In the fields.
Women are performing the heaviest
The trains on most Of the lines are
running on restricted schedules and
there are few passengers Solitary SOL
bridges and tunnels. Troops are seen
rarely, all having gone TO the front
Red Cross stations have been set up at
the principal stations. and stetchers are
ready to receive the wounded
The question Of caring for the unem-
ployed IS assuming serious proportions
especially IN Vienna and Budapest
Many hundreds have been given work
constructing Qualifications along the
Danube in the neighborhOod of Vienna
Hundreds more have been sent from
towns INTO the country TO work in the
field
Peasants Exploit Government.
The Austrian peasants are showing
great ingenuity in exploiting the state.
4ney refuse to pay wages TO workers
from the city and feed them miserably.
Tor which they claim q dollar a day
from the state for each worker The
government, however. declines to yield
TO such eXOrbitant claims.
In Vienna funds are being raised pri-
yateIy TO feed the unemployed but the
demands are fast becoming intolerable,
Tor besides the unemployed, the city is
crowded with Ga1ician refugees
Apart from a certain seriousness eX-
hIblted among thinking people, life in
vienna purSues much the same course
as before the war. CAFES are filled and
some Of the rheaters are open The i'm
perial court opera and the court the
alter will be opened soon for perform
ances four times a week.
Street Car Employees Enlist.
Over half the street railway employees
nave been called into the army and as
a consequence the street railway serv-
ice has been greatly reduced. Nine
hundred new men have been employed,
put some time must elapse before they
become competent
So far there have been no demonstra-
ions against citizens Of hostile coun-
tries and there is no longer any neces-
slIy Tor guarding the British and
French embassies
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