TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-04-19

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ENGLAND's VICTIMS PLACE TIL
BLAME.
New York. The only peopl,
actually boasting of prosperity are tii'
manufacturers OF arms and ammunition
n few horse dealers and makers oi wal
supplies. In New York soup kitchens
bundle stations, hotel de ginks and tbs
bread line arc the order. The other da,
notorious gunmsn shot q child dead
in the streets in wanton disregard o.
/ life, but the event excited far les'
comment in the papers, and occupied moi
half the space usually devoted to stories
OF German "barbarities" and "atroc'
ties". Meantime the population In the
occupied districts in France and Belgium
is facing starvation. but the blame does
not fali on the Germans. doing all they
can to relieve distress, but on England
and the French Government. senor
Azpeitua, n writer, who has been In
France, and at last accounts was IN
Paris, writes "a follows from the French
capital to the Madrid newspaper a. B.
c..
From all the districts occupied by
the Germans in Belgium and France.
from Antwerp, NAmur, Lille and Cam
bray, come bitter complaints 70 Paris
that the inhabitants are suffering for
want OF food. But the starving Belgians
and French do not accuse the Germans,
but their own governments, and partic.
ularly the English, for STOPPING the
landing Of provisions by sea. The mayor
Of Lille has appealed TO the President
OF the Swiss Republic to permit the
shipment Of flour and provisions from
Sutherland; the German authorities
had given every assurance that all ship.
ments would go to tie civilian popula.
ton and not be taken for military
purposes. The mayor openly accuses
England OF stopping the shipment oi
supplies from abroad.
"T-he English are not concerned
whether the French and Belgians In
the German zone Of occupation are
starving or not, so long as they can
embarrass their enemy. And the All
thorities OF France, who have delivered
themselves into the hands Of the Eng
lish. find 1t just and right that England
should treat their fellow citizens in this
barbarous manner. They hypocritieally
accuse Germany Of allowing the In.
habitants TO perish Of starvation. What
more can the Germans do than permit
the import OF supplies for the Belgians
and French Under the laws Of war
they could seike everything that il
available Tor military purposes. That
they should iced millions Of their
enemies out Of their own supplies Is
more than any iair. minded individual
can expect. But what are the Germans
doing' They levied war tax on Lille
and are paying for all their acquisitions
in gold and treasury notes ON the Ger
man empire. So Lille is not in need Of
but Of provisions.
"That, however, Is not Germany's
fault, but highlands and Frances. Ger
many is in the condition OF besiegei
fortress; it is eut off from the outer |
world. French and English warshlps
are on guard TO see that not even ons
.aek OF flour enters Germany. France
and England think they can conquer
Germany by starving her. And yet Il is
expected Of Germany TO commit suicide
oy helping 10 feed her enemies in Bel.
,ium and France Such unheard-of
which they would not prac-
ice themselves. may please France and
sngland, but the Berlin Government
must realize in view Of GeTmany's own
situation that such sentiments would be
adly out Of place. Were Germany in
he fortunate position Of France and
England Of having unrestricted access
@ the sea, 1t would probably have an
,pen hand for the starving Bclgans
md French; but since the distribution
u supplies Will only reduce her own
means OF feeding Der people, generosity
n this direction would be indefensible.
''Tbe inhabitants OF the French cities
ully realize this. and hence they ad-
ress the Swiss republic and accuse their
WI government, and even more that Of
.ngland, OF having beesn unable in the
irst instance 70 avert the misery Of
eeupation and now 10 be unwilling to
elieve their distress. England, which
fas unable to prevent the conquest OF
'elgium. England which could form no
lear estimate Of the assistance IL could
fer to guarantees the Independence Of