Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-15

tinues. THE armies have not refrain
ed entirely from requisltioning mich
COWS. The peasants are in the great
est terror that the few animals that
remain TO them may be taken. They
are. therefore, killing them and dis
posing of them for what they can get.
Meat is selling abundantly at half It's
usual price in some places. II this
process continues, such localities will
have no livestock of any sort by
spring
Agricultural situation.
Regarding the agricultural situa
tion, the commission found that au-
tumn harvesting has somehow been
done ana that it is conceivable that
Belgium may continue TO raise most
of her own potatoes, fruits and fresh
vegetables No one Is calculating be-
yond the next harvest and such reck-
oning indicates that a harvest is eX-
pected' the report says Everybody
is trying to help everybody else.
I'm France we found that Il was
clearly the policy Of the German oc-
cupation. behind the lighting lines,
TO promote the planting Of next years
crops and to spare mich cows and
breeding animals. II would naturally
he the policy of the German occu-
patton in Belgium 10 encourage the
raising of foodstulfs."
Count Rcventlow repeats the Ger
man order. the declaration OF when
he declares is consderate warning
and adds
ed Whether It Is regarded or pro-
tested is Of secondary importance.
Criticlses Tone of Note.
"If its consequences are depicted
as 'lnexcusable Count Reventlow
continues. 1--WE may believe that the
United States government misjudges
its ground. The same can be said Of
the remarkable phrase in the note
that the United states government
will see itself impelled to hold the
German imperial government respon-
sible for such action OF its naval au-
thorities. one cannot escape the
conclusion that President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan in their communica-
tions with the Mexican pretenders and
rebel leaders have accustomed them
selves TO a tone that is not suitable for
communication with the German en-
pire.
In connection with the destruction
of houses and property the report
saws that no estimates can be OBJ
tained of the total either Of the mill
tarv reqnisitions and levies or OF the
destruction Of property but that trls
total must be enormous while the
German army was fighting It's way
across Belgium" it continues, the
soldiers of both sides took poultry
food supplies, wines and bedding u
the limit Of their immediate desires
or beyond.
Since then the German occupation
has requisitioned grain, canned goods
food supplies, livestock ana horses
from towns and countryside. ii has
also requsitioned such things as cot
ton and wooden stores, both raw anu
manufactured, copper fixtures aho
implements in some factories, motor
cars, gasoline and any machinery thal
can be used i'm the manufacture OF
armaments.'
DestitutiOn Complete.
The commission found that the ae
struction Of tools and Implement
cannot be estimated. In smaller places
and in some large towns Ike LouVail
aud Malines, where there was lighi
ing or wholesale burning, II appear
that nearly all the remaining houses
have been looted" the report says.
The population, the commission re
counts is denied the use OF the teie
graph and telephone and there Is III
mail or other means of communlca
ton with the outside world except
through German channels. The COZ
lapse of the banking exchange th'
commission found to be due ~ TN
fact that reserves of coin and nesotia
Bile securities were removed IN au
vance of the INVASION German
, requisitions are paid for, not IN none!
but by receipts which are said TO p'
! often of the most informal sort, th'
! report declares
Civilization Paraiyzed.
! Modern society has opNlousl!
4 evolved itself around highly com
/ plex mechanism for transport, com
munication and exchange. In Bei
/ gium this mechanism has been com
1 pletely annihilated
Commerce and industry are thu'
! ut a standstil. The only tradespeopi'
4 who do any business are those Wh'
( sell foods or clothing. All govern
mcnt employees trallWags' poSioi ~ ~, SS
! otc..) are therefore either necessary y
out of work or are striking against tll'
! German occupation.
The report notes that some Goa
mines. factories and shops are work
ing on short time.
! in connection with the alleVlatini
Influences the report concludes;
THE disaster being national II
scale is shared by all The emefgeh
ey has summoned every eouraseou
virtue into expression Furthermor
the universally of the calamity auto
noaticallv distributes the burden
There is a general moratorium Tor IN
very poor. Tenants pay no rent am
though the landlords are thereby iln
poverished the tenants are not eFlct
ed"
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