The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
HOLLAND RESTLESS
UNDER war BURDEN
Especially as 10 High Cost OF
Living by the European
Struggle.

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Living by the European
Struggle.
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TILE HAGUE, Netherlands. May e.
Popular dissatisfacron with the
heavy burden the war has imposed
on neutral Holland IS growing stead
tly, and finding almost daily express
sion. especial1y among the WORKERS.
Recently several meetings OF VOTE
ing men and women, as well as me
unemployed, have been held IN lead
ing Dutch Industrial centers 10 pro
test against the high cost Cd living M
duced by the wax.
In The Hague a meeting vas Held
in the -Concordia," a hall largely de-
voted to socialfstic and labor gatier
ings The hall was crowded Nd POI
lice were present, though there Were
"a large NUMBER within easy call In
the street outside The meeting was
preceded by parade Of the unem-
pioyed through the qufetest and mos:
select residential quarters OF The
Hague singing The International
and distributing hand bills calling
upon all Hol1anders TO stand with the
demonstrators in their fight against
hunger In Holland. A large crowd
gathered before the city hall, but was
dispersed by the police.
r Administration Assaiied.
The meeting was held under the
auspices OF committee OF agitation
against the war consisting Of repre-
sentatives OF The Hague trade coun-
ell and allied bodies the Social DEM
ocrattc party; the Star Garment
Workers Union; The Hague branch OF
the National Municipal Workers: The
Hague branch Of the Industrial Work
ers of the World and General Trade
Union Council L. de Fasser, young
labor leader, arraigned the present
administration of the Netherlands In
a speech in which Minister OF Finance
T-eub came in for attack The min
listers pledge made at the uotbreak
Of the war that there shall be no
hunger in Holland" was recalled in
connection with the rise OF from
twenty per cent to forty per cent and
even more in the price OF the bare ne
cessities of Life, within the last eight
months
The meeting criticised the work OF
the National Relief Committee as be-
ing directed to aid the large employ
ers OF labor in the Netherlands to
avoid increasing the wags OF their
employees. The demonstrators alles-
ed that while taxes. and the cost OF
living mounted constantly, wages re-
NAMED stationary, and. the relief com
mittee was urge dto stave OF the
logical economic crisis that ordinarily
would result from such condition,
by succoring those families placed by
it in imminent want The workers
further declared that they had al
ready more than paid their share Of
the cost Of the mobilization Of the
Dutch troops, in the increased prices
they had been forced to pay for food
stuffs; and they protested vigorously
against any general tax to cover mil
i1ary expenditures. They claimed
that the large property owners and
employers OF labor In Holland, who,
they said, have been growing itch out
Of the war, should be forced to pay
the full cost of mobilization through
a special tax on incomes above Ger
tain figure, and upon capital
Six Items of Demand.
The demands Of The Hague demon
strators were formulated in six items
for which the agitation committee
pledged themselves to conduct a
propaganda:
wages and under normal conditions.
.. Full pay for those who have
been modified and for the unempioy-
3. The national and municipal
control Of foodstutfs-
4 A nnoratorium Suspension OF
the payment OF rent and taxes} pro-
hfbsting the dispossession OF tenants
by landlords az
s. Payment of the cost OF the
above. as well as Of the mobilization
BY a special tax on capital and on
high incomes.
To these. the meeting added Pro
test against the war and against the
mobilization in Holland.
There is no doubt that the presence
OF thousands OF unemployed Belgian
refugees IN the Netherlands has Pro
duced an acute industrial SITUATION
AS many OF these are ardent Social
lists. the situation is not devoid OF
possible political aspects IN Holland
where the Socialists are not very
strong
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