The Detroit times., 1916-08-07
WILL
DECIDE WAR
tcon,insed from paxs oa..l

They fight the wars. pay for the
B wars and starve for the wars Tha,
ss the bitter truth OF the case.
Persons that have moderate "a
Arge salaries or incomes never real
X ~ get pinched when the cost OF hy.
Ing goes up. They utter the loud
roar, hut they are not vitality hit
Nth the workers il Is different
story. They get the bulge and u
hurts.
Unless there is spondiag
Increase in wages
In Great Britain the cost OF Ny-
ing has increased 81 per cent in two
years In the same time. wages
lave increased. IL Is estimated, an
average OF i2 per cent But many
wages have much exceeded thar
hgure. and II you include the gov.
ernment's separation allowances a
vastly greater wage fund has been
distributed than was ever known
\ there before.
In Germany in the same time he
coat of living has increased l39 per
cent But because Germany's out
side commerce has been parslyEed
her export and many other manu-
factures partly or wholly suspended
and her allied industries crippled
there has been less instead OF more
demand for labor. and the average
increase OF wages has been slight
Very few working people are bet
ter fed because OF the war, millions
are worse fed.
The average poorer class German
is now beginning for the first time
10 show plainly the signs OF di-
n,inished diet--show IL in face and
IN girth.
That is TO say. ne is shy of calor-
les
In July many municipalities be-
gan to feed the poorer people al
public expense. and thus a large
part OF the nation Was getting It's
meals. such as they were, at mum
Cipal kitchens. For more than q
year II had been 10 q great extent
on rations-that is. all the poor had
been. The rich could always ct
enough. and can now
These rations and the municipal
meals are calculated on the basis
3 OF 1900 calories day for each
n adult.
But your scientists long ago de
y termined 2.400 calories day TO BE-
the minimum for normal life
In Great Britain the present aver.
+ age consumption is said 10 be 1000
caiories a day.
So the German worker 10 shy 200
3 day OF the minimum supply and
probably l,s60 day OF the amount
& the more fortunate British worker
get.
The German governing classes are
still keen for war. they have plenty
\ OF calories. Millions Of German
workers are dead weary OF war and
\ are beginning TO demand peace
In the last month there have been
menacing outbreaks in Berlin Uwol
\ Munich (three). Coblentz. Bruns
wick, Osnabruck, Madeeburg Col
ogne (twol. Aachen. and elsewhere
Z One that rather startled people Ba'
In the Berlin suburb OF Charlotteu
burg.
Still more significant are the rev
n olutionary circulars and appeals
that, in spite OF the police and m,
{. riders. are being scattered in grcat
Numbers | have seen TWO OF these
and they are sizzling documents
n One roasts the government and th'
other (ominous sign roasts fh'
/, kaiser.
Add now the fact that one peace
demand OF the allies Is likely 20 b.
the retiremen, of the whole trib'
OF Hohenzollerns. and you can se'
us almost on the edge OF huge
changes.
I told you at the beginning g,
Z keep an eye on the workingman, h
would be king pin OF the situation
Behold him now In Germany, doubt
less unbroken in spirit, but gettinl
empty OF stomach and aocumulatin,
grudge against his rulers-aftej
two years OF IL.
n In that state he is likely to settl,
+ the whole thing.
T< No Jtalories. no war,