TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-12-20

Wy LII. marry WI,
Richter and his wife who a few
days ago returned to Chicago
from Germany where they spent
a long time, The purpose is to
convince the public that the
newspaper stories telling OF Ger
many starving and ready to
make peace under all circum-
stances ATE more or less the
products of imaginative minds.
We let DR.. Richter speak in
the following:
II make the statement calm.
ly that Germany, should the
war continue FIVE years, will
have solved the food supply, as
to fats and meats particularly,
in a manner that is not only
characteristic but not be marvel
ed at by those who know mo-
dern Germany.
The True Meat Situation.
Take the meat situation: II
England only knew the real
Germany Of today she would
not pay so much attention to
the starvation system on which
she is waging the contest with
the central powers. Ii is quite
true meat is scarce just now.
At that Mrs. Richter and |
were permitted $50 grams of
fresh meat daily, more than half
a pound, and, while nothing is
wasted, we had plenty Of food.
So has all Germany, considering
the abnormal conditions into
which all the warning nations
have been thrust.
The answer to the shortage
Of meat and all fats is character.
istic Of Germany. The govern
ment forbids the slaughtering
OF all young calves and pigs.
Why? To provide a breeding
basis for a larger supply. 1'enI-
porarily the shortage, which in
powise approaches a famine, as
has been pictured, is endured
that four or five years from now
there may be an abundance.
Looking Five Years Ahead.
What the war bride pre-
caution means to the replenish-
ing Of the human race in some
Of the warning nations Ger
many's treatment Of the meat
bearing beasts means to the
permanent meat supply Of four
or FIVE years hence. Germany
is doing everything this way.
While there is supreme conhd-
ence that they can never be
whipped, the government is
providing for any emergency. 1t
is, in fact, preparing now for
war conditions five years from
now, should the war continue
that long. She is preparing,
rather, for war conditions TWEEN
ty years from now, while not
anticipating, Of course, such a
protracted struggle.
"Ihe point is that Germany,
SO far as foodstuffs 60, viii be
prepared to continue the fight
ing a hundred years. 1t is
merely a part Of the German ef-
hcicncy.
But as late as September l
paid 3 cents a pound for bread
ind 10 cents a peck for pota-
toes. AT that time the price
Of vegetables was lower than in
Chicago today.
Five years from now Ger
many will have solved the pro-
blem of living entirely Of her
self so far as the necessities of
life go and living at moderate
pfices, war or no war,
Mrs. Richter, for llustra-
tons. has six cousins in the
trenches. One Of them is but
IL years old. / asked one Of
the officials why so many young
men Of seemingly tender age
are in the army.
"The reply was that they
couldn't keep them out.
Germany has hundreds
OF thousands Of prisoners and
hundreds OF thousands are
working, voluntarily.
j lay particular emphasis on
voluntarily. They are not fore
ed to work, but are given their
choice, and when they work
they are paid more than the
soldier receives in war.
Tie soldier gets 50 pfennigs a
day; the war prisoer so pfen-
nigs a day, and in some cases
more.
in one locality the farmers
got together, formed an organi-
zation, and offered the prisoners
pfennigs a day. With all
the Young men one to war and