The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-10
Returned to Sumter, Richard Steiner Talks.

Sumter, Feb. 6-"There is no war in
Germany" said Richard Steiner, just
returned from the city of Lubbock, in
his native land, this morning. ~ mean
to say" he FASTENED to add, "there is
not the excitement. despair and starva-
ton in Germany that many papers 10
this country, through erroneous news
reports, lead their readers TO think
there is.' Mr.. Steiner is one of the
proprietors OF the New York bakery OF
this city. BE went to Germany on a
visit to relatives>in his home city, Lu.
beck, early in July and was caught
with hundreds OF others in the war
zone almost before he realized it. Mr..
Steiner is a naturalized American cit.
izen, but is loyal son of Germany
withaI, and has absolute confidence
that his country will whip the al
lied nations.
Continuing his first statement, Mr..
Stelzner said: 'If you could have been
with me in Lubbock or any one of a
hundred more OF our large cities and
towns, you would never have known
unless you had been told that d war
was on. I did not.eveu hear cannon
fire. The principal things to remind
one that war is in progress is the ar
rival OF wounded from the front, and
the playing of the children at war in
the streets There is some difficulty
about staging a real war scene, how
ever" he added with smile, ''as none
of the kids are willing to take thc Part
of Russia. l have often seen them pa
rading through the streets with a bag
stretched between two poles and a
dead soldier of 10 or II years being
carried to the hospital.
KEEPING THEM OUT.
Germany is keeping the enemy out
pretty well, don't you tnink?" went on
MIR. Stelzner. "Our people think so.
and their enthusiasm is unbounded,
Bands play as usual in the cafes; they
are crowded nightly, prices are no
higher, and everyone is fairly content
ed considering the hard proposition we
are up against. OF course, as we see it,
the three little words that tell the
story of the real cause of the war are
"Made in Germany" and I think after
all the real issue is England and Ger
many, England has for years been en-
vious OF Germany's commercial sue
cesses aud this var had to come as the
result "
Speaking of business conditions, a1r.
Steiner says that while naturally some
businesses have been "killed," others
have profited much by the war. The
foundries, large and small, are all
working for the government, be said.
The German government has in hand
the distribution of all of the flour, sell
ing it to retailers and bakers. Prices,
says Mr.. Stelzner, are from SO to S12
per barrel.
"Where does this flour come from:"
was asked Of Mr.. Stelzner.
sit just comes" he answered.; "the
government doesn tell, and the peo-
pie haven't too ouch curiosity about
it. Personally, have seen as maEv as
II steamers landing provisions in Ger
many which came from Denmark. l
suppose Denmark buys these things
and then resells them to US. We are
also getting an abundance Of bananas,
oranges, etc, by train from Italy"
INDUSTRIES BUSY.
Yes. said MIR. Stelzner, in answer TO
another question. "many industries are
working overtime, for instance, the
clothing factories: they are busy max
ing things for the soldiers, and just
here let me tell you that Germany is
good to her own soldiers and captured
soldiers of other nations as well. There
is special kind OF box ia use for mail