TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-03-08

Milk Means Death to Infants, Den
YER Judge Tells 0 Wiegand.
} (By Karl n. Won Wiegand, Special
!, staff Correspondent Of The World
copyright, 1916, by The Press Pub
fishing Co. - The New York World
Especial Wireless Despatch to The
World.)
BERLIN. - 'sThe only effect Of the
English blockade and starvation
policy, as / g IL, as an impartial
American and neutral citizen, is not
to make war on the German people
but upon German babies" Judge Ben.
Lindsey declared to me as he took a
train for Amsterdam, where he viii
lecture st the university prior to
sailing for New York.
England cannot starve ont the
German people. Her starvation policy
is not having, and has no prospect Of
having such an effect on the adult
population as to be able to justify
it On the ground of military advan-
tage or effect. That is my firm
opinion after what / have seen in
some weeks in Germany.
england by her illegal stopping Of
non-contraband in contrayention of
international law viii have a really
serious effect on but one class, and
that a class which appeals to every
human heart-namely, the babies.
Death to Thousands.
@England's policy may mean death
or a life without health to thousands
Of German babies. There's one thing
every baby needs and must have, and
for which science has found no ade-
quate substitute-that's milk. The
greatest food shortage we have found
there is in milk and butter. Adults
can life for years without them, but
the little ones cannot.
EVERY TIME ENGLAND STOPS
SHIPMENTS OF MILK, SHE is
STRIKING A BLOW AT THE
GERMAN BABIES, AND NO ONE
CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE A
PARTY TO THIS WAR. ENGLAND
ICANNoT EVEN CLAIM THAT, AS
IN THE CASE OF A BEsIEGED
AND BOMBARDED CITY, SHE rs
GETTING THE ADULTS WITH
THE BABIES, BECAUSE SHE is
NOT.
81 BELIEVE / CAN CoNSCTEN-
TT0USLY SAY THAT | AM NEU-
TRIAL. / HAVE NO FEELINGS
lONE WAY OR THE OTHER ABOUT
THIS WAR. ACCOMPANIED BY
MY WIFE, / CAME TO GERMANY
TO STUDY THE CONDITIONS OF
THE CHILDREN AND FOOD CUES
TION. WHAT / SAW APPEALS
lTo NE STRONGLY n BEHALF OF
THE LITTLE ONES.
81 have seen hundreds Of babies In
various places, where they were
brought for milk or to be taken care
of, and where small rations of milk
were doled out. / have seen lines
one or two blocks IN length Of women
and children, patiently standing for
hours awaiting their turn to get q
small piece Of butter.
aside from this I've found no
real shortage Of food anywhere. /
visited small towns and villages and
found the people had sufficient to eat,
and the prices considerably lower
than in places Of corresponding size
In America. I spent two days visit
ing the markets Of Berlin, observing,
buying and pricing foods, which I
find greatly increased, but at that,
considerably less than IN Denver.
aside from the lines at the milk
and butter depots, there were neither
riots nor even crowds. Women were
buying carefully and closely, making
every cent count, but there was plenty
for everybody. ] heard but one com
plant everywhere; that was Of the
shortage of butter and the inability
to obtain Sufficient milk for babies
and children.
Commercially, the greatest scarcity
is Of rubber. II England slieves the
starvation policy win cause or mate
rally aid the defeat Of Germany, my
belief Is she win be doomed to a
bitter disappointment. ! don't believe
it can be done IN ten years, and it is
now only inficting suffering, misery
and death on the unfortunate children.
England in my Judgment, is not
and cannot possibly accomplish what
she expects BY this form Of warfare,