Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-08
NORWAY SOL WING
FOOD PROBLEM IN
SIMPLE MAN n { R

CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Aug S.-As
far as the food problem is concerned,
Norway has been in a better condition
than the other two Scandinavian coun-
tries and, although the public more
than year ago asked that it be put on
rations of sugar, flour and potatoes, the
government has not yet found it nee
essary. At present everybody can OBJ
tain all he needs of foodstuff-if he is
able to pay the high prices. The gov
eminent and the municipalities are try
ing to help by paying 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 higher
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 a
fixed salary in the service of the state
or cities. These public employers have
not made the salaries follow the in
creased cost of living. The result is
that it has come to crisis for the
civil service; young well fitted men re-
sign their positions for better places
with private employers and the work
lin the governmental departments is
crippled.
All railroad employees, from station
agents to the laborers, have resigned
their places and will walk out Septem-
Der /, declaring their wages are too
low for decent living. If the govern
ment does not yield to the demand for
better salaries-a request unanimously
supported by almost the whole press of
the country, the railroad service over
the whole country will be stopped Sep
TENDER 1.
AS Norway, except in some branches,
is unable to produce food enough for
the use of her own people, an embargo
has been placed on most kinds of food.
Hardly a pound of butter is exported
now, no potatoes, nor flour. Imported
articles like sugar and coffee, under an
agreement with the seller, are not ex
ported. Smuggling or the expectation
of embargoed goods has been punished
to the full extent of the laws. 1t is
claimed here that kerry little, if any, of
the groceries or provisions bought
from England, France or the United
States is reaching Germany through
Norway
In view of the fact that the United
States has joined the belligerents, a
governmental committee has been col
lecting information as to Norway's
need of food and how to regulate the
consumption of it. The committee
found the country has a supply sufici
ent for three months, even if all i'm
portation is stopped, without placing
the people on rations
Public opinion seems to be prepared
for voluntary or forced embargo on
all trade or commercial relations with
Germany. Germany has itself prepared
the way for such a course by its treat
ment of Norway. Therefore, the mes
sages from Washington regarding the
American control of exports to neutral
countries have .9,s ETAOIN ETAOIN
countries have created no anxiety
here.
The national pride and self-respect
are hurt and Inundated because Nor
way continues to show a friendly face
to and to trade with Germany, which
has treated Norway in many ways, as
a hostile country AS a whole, the
Norwegian people, having lost all SYM
pathy with Germany and needing all
foodstuffs and provisions for their own
Iuse. gladly will submit to strict en-
barge on all articles of food, and on
any other supplies, provided it would
help to shorten the war.
Ann WnNEAN GITST