Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-08
FOOD PLENTIFUL
NOW IN NORWAY
NOT PLACED ON RATIONS THUS
FAR.
FOOD is CONSERVED
PEOPLE HAVE MADE
THIS POSSIBLE.
Stables Are Still Plentiful and 1t Is
Not Likely That the Sup
ply Will Fail.
FOOD is CONSERVED
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press) /!
Christiania, Norway, Aug. 6.-As
Gar as the food problem is concerned,
Norway has been in . better condl-
ton than the other two Scandinavian
countries and, although the public
more than a year ago asked that 1t
he put on rations of sugar, flour and
totatoes, the government has not yet
found it necessary. At present every
body can obtain all he needs of food
stuffs-if he is able to pay the high |
prices. The government and the mu-
inequalities are trying to help by pay
ing certain part of the excess
prices. so that the laborer. cor in
stance, has been able to buy milk,
bread, fuel, pork and some other ar
ticles of food at prices not mugh high
ere than under normal circumstances.
AS his wages have been raised from
40 to 100 per cent in the last three
years, the high cost of living is felt
ileses by the laborer than by people
working on fixed salary in the serv-
ice of the state or cities. These pub
! lie employers have not made the sal
aries follow the increased cost of liv-
ing. The result is that it has come
to crisis in the civil service. Young
we'll fittede men resign their positions
for bett rplaces with private employ
ers and the work in the government
tai departments is crippled.
Strikes Coming.
All railroad employees, from station
agents to the laborers, have resigned
,their places and will walk out Septem-
ber l, declaring their wages are too
low for decent living. If the gov
ernment does not yield to the demand
; for better salaries-a request unanl-
mously supported by almost the whole
> press of the country, the railroad serv-
ice over the whole country will be
; STOPPED September l.
AS Norway, except in some
branches, is unable to produce food
enough for the use of her own peo-
pie, an embargo has been placed on
most kinds of food. Hardly pound
Of butter is exported now, no pota-
toes nor flour. Imported articles like
sugar and coffee, eunder an agree
nent with the sellere. are not ex-
ported. Smuggling or the eXporta-
tion of embargoed goods has been
punished to the full extent of the laws.
1t is claimed here that very little, If
any, of the groceries or provisions
bought from England, France or the
1 United States are reaching Germany
through Norway.
4 Seek Food Figures.
In view of the fact that the United
) States has joined the belligerents, a
t governmental committee has been col
lecting information as to Norway'S
l needle of food and how to regulate the
consumption of it. The committee
found the country has supply suf.
ficient for three months, even if al
importation is stopped, without plac-
ing the people on rations.
=, Public opinion seems to be prepared
for voluntary or forced embargo or
!, all trade or commercial relations with
. Germany. Germany has itself pre-
. pared the way for such course by
its treatment of Norway. Therefore
the messages from Washington re.
earding the American control of ex,
:. ports to neutral countries have ere.
ated no anxiety here.
The national pride and self respect
are hurt and humiliated 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
rathy with Germany and needing all
!. foodstuffs and provisions for their
own use, gladly will submit to strict
embargo on all articles of food, and
on any other supplies, provided it
would help to shorten the war.