The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21
80 by KARL ]. Won wIEGAND.
Staff Correspondent OF the Internn
tional News Geryyiea as

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by KARL II. vow wIEGAND,
Staff Correspondent OF the Interna.
tional News Service.
New York. Jan. 2o.--"Durcho-
halten, aushalten, maui halten." In
literal English: Hold through--hoJd
out--hoid in COR hold tongue)."
More freely translated, "endure.
stick it out, keep mouth shut" Theae
words OF Balm the great Germaa
captain Of industry. to me some
months ago, have become famous
through all Germany, and even Aua-
tria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Vt has become the slogan of the
| German people. 1t is taught to the
children in school. 1 have heard
youngsters of seven shouting It on
Inter den Linden.
Berlin had particular reference to
the economic conditions in Germany
which we were discussing. And notla-
ing better exemplifies the spirit OF
Germany under the tremendous ecO~s
nomic pressure OF the ring Of from
surrounding it than this slogan.
EXPECT MANY PRIVATIONS.
But WILL TOUGH TT OUT
With this spirit even among thu
little children. Germany will Eoes
through till the next crop comes H.
The German peoples may have hard
winter. There VIII be privatfons.
perhaps some suffering. among th0S5
civilian combatant population.
who make great sacrifices for this
men who fight.
In its effect the British blockade,
which the Germans persist in calling
Illegal and "inhuman," St,its es-
peclally hard the very young and the
very old. There is a scarcity of rich
milk. OF cream. of butter and So
called butter fats" so necessary to
growth and health in tender years.
Old people require the most
nourishing foods to keep up slowly
waning strength, to resist disease and
Withstand the ravages of oncominG
years
Germany will get through. The
Germans assert this officially and my
own observations and Impressions
lead me to the same conclusion In
dependent OF that assertion. There
may be people whose hunger will not
be entirely stilled. but there will be
no starvation. 1t may call for fortf-
tude. but history shows that the Ger
man people have that in abundance
and they have 1t today.
Can Germany hold out eco-
nemieaiiy ?" That question is more
than ever to the fore now that the
soidly united the German peoples
and war to the hilt" may be expect
ed. 1t has been asked of me more
often than any other question since
my return to New York the end Of
Decem her.
AFTER NEXT CROP GAN HOLD
OUT INDEFINITELY
without assuming to have. the
ability to rend the veil that concea1s
the future. my Impressions. based
upon observations. are that Germany
can and will hold out through this
winter and spring and after that VIM
SO far as food is concerned. be IN q
position to hold out indefinitely. Ny
observations have not been solely
from the Adlon Hotel. the Wander
bit or Biltmore of Berlin. a. have
been those OF some who have writ
ten books on Germany.
| have criss-crossed Germany wcSs
to east and north to south many
times. perhaps more often than any
other foreign correspondent during
the war. Whether riding on trains.
on street cars. in the subway. in ele d
vators or visiting smaller towns, x
have made 1t point to put questions
about food.
Food" and what had to eat
today" Is close to the heart and
"tummy" of every German today. n
is a standard topic OF the day. You
hear II everywhere. behind you and
around you in the theater and operAs
street cars. trains and subway.
You hear little children on the
streets telling with great pride to-
arouse the envy Of less fortunat0
youngsters, oh We had piece of
goose today" or we had this or that
to eat" l have visited markets and
have watched the standing lines
for butter. My impressions have been
based on such observations. After
ALL II Is not the menus In the BIZ
hotels but what the working people
have to eat which will decide the. Allsz
important question whether GerrnAnXS
will hold out In the matter OF tool
MANAGE TO get ENOUGH M
TO GET ALONG" rs STTUATI01E
Many times / have been tc.s
answer to my inquiries that Il uA1
difficult to obtain food. required muck
"hustiing." but I'VE manage 70 CO.
enough to get along usually 49, tl1Gs
concluding phrase OF the replies
that best characteristics the aood
tion III Germany today. ~gef n
to get along. sA
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