The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25
NO IMMEDIATE
FAMINE PERIL
FOR GERMANY
British Paper Says Food
shortage Cannot Force
Peace Yet.
LACK OF FATS THE
GRAVEST PROBLEM
an,c,ai cor,,spondenee 10 Tns srx.

LONDON, June Sit Ia pointed out
that II is extremely difficuit to make
sny estimate Of the actual state of Ger
man and Austrian economic AFFAIRS. be-
cause GERMANY has carefully concealed
her trade returns since the beginning Of
the war. and also because the press
censorship Ia So vigorous. Lately the
press have made a show OF candor, but,
generally speaking, both enemy and neu-
trail countries knowledge Of 0ermany's
home affairs Is limited to sporadic put
bursts In the press which raw to be
pieced together.
The Manchester Gudrdtdn says:
There are two very awkward oh.
s,acles to contend with In making
am es.rma, Of the actual state
II German and Austrian economic
affairs: FIRST, the fact that Ger
many has considered II wiser to on
ceal her trade returns since the begin
ming Of the wal a policy which Austria
los, no time In copying and, secondly.
;he rgur and the lnnuendo OF the cen.
sorshlp Lately the press have be IN per-
mit,ed to MAKE a fne show Of daring
candor, but. generally speaking. both
enemy and neutral countries are limited
in their real knowledge OF Germany's
home affairs 10 odd outbutsts here and
there in the press OF occasional SEN
fences in various newspapers. which have
TO DE construed carefully together.
"Genuin. German private letters, such
A. those found on dead or captured Ger
man soldiers, are often very instructive,
There Is also Information which cones
through certain we'll Informed quarters.
hu' this is somewhat late. Consequently
Il Il impossible "a obtain any clear re.
VIEW c: he s.tuntion until some tine has
elapsed. But looking back on the POSI-
ton ot herman internal CHAIRS during
the months preceding April II g encour-
aslug to frd that the reports from all
sources agree in their circunstan initial &C
cogn, OF ,h- growing distress and dis.
comfort in Germany, which are the d.
re-, result Of the allied blockade.
Meat Problem Acute.
Perhaps the greatest, problem OF the
present m Is the meat problem. and
IN the light o. the recent disclosures dur
ing the organization ~ the meat 'icke'
], il interesting to recall that In April
the Prussian Gov rnment ISSUED a state
ment abou the present and Temporal,
scarcity Of meat to the effect that ii
people are duly modest in their demands
the existing supplies would prove sum
Client for the needs OF the army ant
the people, Meanwhile the meat ration
in Saxon was only eighteen ounces
person a week. and while the Minister o
Agriculture finds II necessary to ap
proach the Minister OF War regarding
reduction of the army's consumption o
neat during the next three months tn
Prusslan Minister of Agriculture conner
out vita an or Ter to XII! all crows. eta
.'ngs, sparrows. storks and also ro'
deer and goats In order TO swell tn
amount of food at the disposal Of Ger
mary $ population.
The increased cost OF living ha
brought with II the granting OF variou
fcims OF additional war bonuses to I'll
working classes. but II is now bein
pointed out that the need OF the middl
classes Gin the words OF the Nord
d'n'sche Ail0omCinc Z~etuWJ) 10 dali
becoming more urgent and requires re
medal Organization.
The tone Of intercepted German let
tiers varies naturally according to III
state of body and mind of the write
but II is interesting to note that e.
less m.stic letters continue their dei
ierdie assurances.
April was the month that hatche,
me public ferment regarding the irtegu
'ar!'les OF the flod supply and led I
Gngnerable demonstrations and riot
m Berlin, Chemn!tz, Vienna, Dresden
jena and other places, Bad feeling be
tween n. towns m the country am
INTO Prominence and crystallised In tn
memorandum OF the German Municipa
Congress, representing 10000 900 tow
d~ell'rs, to the Chancellor on the sui
jto, If the country supplying Its ow
needs first and sending Its surplus onl
t. feed the towns. Then the variou
FOOD bureaus sprang up. with the Cen
'ral Purchasing Company as an axis. I
control the imp Jrtation Of food supplies
While the food tickets steadily added
their number
'bn April I Germany was cheere
BY The announcement that 400 900 tor
o. "h'at and rye would be left over 70
next Years crop. instead of the goo
oNh tons allowed for. But this loi
heavily IN effect by the publication OF
special APPEAL for greater econoni!
complaints by the Union OF Berli
Grooers Of scenes taking place In IN
tHop, owing 70 the scarcity VI nOur an
~ "bs''uNt "phioihi'b ~
hanhg Of cakes made from wheat an
rye fours at Easter. There IL also
serious shortage OF fodder.
The sugar bureau has fixed the ra
'ion for the general public. includln
hotels, Sc, at one kilogram a mont
~ compared with an average pe1'
consumption Of two Kilograms. TIL
sugar famine IL indeed very puzxlinl
Germany usually supplied half the worl
wan sugar and had an exceptional
large crop, which was cut OF fro
%port to Great Britain. yet prices Al
nigh and stocks are extremely scare
\ wealthy citizen Of Leipzig. writing
'h"uK a Norwegian relative for harir
a. I's urgent request sent him ten poun'
- sugar, said that II was a relief
nave sugar IN the house again and TIL
No mad never thought that he would N'
TO sc" things come TO such a pass
L. zig.
Sugar Tickets IN Austria.
1u Austria the large consumption
aiRar was re lw ~ considerably by q
PRODUCTION Of the sugar ticket. viii
~nrev'nted the boarding NJ supple
Both Germany and Austria have great
r"ax"d the restrictions On the use n
Manufacture Of s~acchsr!na.
Bat by far the worst problem
h7'h Germany and Austria 10 the ahoI
age ~ edible fats, Az to 1trrnal
'orsh has been said to show the dai
ana often unavailing struggle TO obts
me half a pound Of butter permit
each week, while the price has increas
by 1855 per cent. since July. iSl