The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-31
NORWAY'S FOOD
WILL LAST FOR
THREE MONTHS
Railroad Workers to Strike
for More Wages First of
September.

-CHISTIANIA, Norway, July 81
Correspondence OF The Associated
Press. )-As far as the food problem Is
concerned, Norway has been in bet.
ter condition than the other two Scan.
dinavian countries and, although the
public more than year ago asked that
Il be put on rations OF sugar, flour and
potatoes, the government has not yet
found II necessary.
At present everybody can obtain all
he needs Of foodstuff-if he is able
TO pay the high prices. The govern.
ment and the municipalities are trying
to help by paying a certain part OF the
excess prices SO that the laborer. for
instance. has been able to buy milk
bread. fuel, pork and some other ar-
ticles OF food at prices not much high
er than under normal circumstances.
As his wages have been raised from
40 to 100 percent in the last three
years the high cost OF living Is felt
less by the laborer than by people
working on fixed salary in the serV
ice of the state or cities.
These public employers mare not
made the salaries follow the increased
cost of living. The result is thai it has
come to a crisis for the civil service;
young well fitted men resign their 20
sitions for better places with private
employers and the work in the govern.
mental departments is crippled,
Railroaders to Strike.
All railroad employees, from station
agents to the laborers, have resigned
their places and will walk out Septcm'
IA
low for decent living. If the govern
ment does not yield to the demand for
better salaries-a request unanimously
supported by almost the who.c press
of the country. the railroad service
over the whole country will be stopped
September L.
AS Norway, except In some branch.
es, is unable to produce foo't enough
for the use OF her cwn people. an ON.
barge has been placed on most kinds
o! foot. Hardly p2tu. OF butter is
exported now. nc potatoes. nor flour.
Imported articles like sugar and cot
zee. under ar agreemeI. with the sell
II. arc not exported
Sn .gsling or the cIpoTtlt,Cn u EN-.
fargoed goods has beef punished to
inc fiji extent OF the a"s. 1t is clair =
ed here that very little, II any. OF the
groceries y rovisiona boGSit from
tJeland, FIR .h.e or the E"u~i States
p rec hing Germany tlr.I.gii NORWAY.
Can Last Three Months.
In view of the fact that. the United
States has joined the belligerents, a
governmental committee has been col.
iecting information as to Norway's
need OF food and how to regulate the
consumption of it. The committee
fund the country has a supply suffic-
lent for three months, even II all i'm
portation is stopped. without placing
the people on rations.
Public opinion seems to he prepared
for a voluntary or forced embargo on
all trade or commercial relations with
Germany. Germany has itself prepared
the way for such course by its treat
ment Of Norway. Therefore, the
messages from Washington regarding
the American control of exports to neu-
trail countries have created no anxiety
here,
The national pride and self-respect
are hurt and Inundated because Nor
way continues to show friendly face
TO and TO trade with Germany. which
has treated Norway, in many ways.
as hostile country. AS whole. the
Norwegian people, having lost all sym.
patty with Germany and needing all
foodstuffs and provisions for their own
use, gladly will submit to a strict en-
barge on all articles of food, and on
any other supplies, provided it would
help to shorten the war.