Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
"My I ueLven1onth
at Krupp Plant"
Dutch Engineer $ Ansqzing Story
of Starvation and Cruelty
in Essen.
by VAN DER LINDEN
Copyright. 1917. international Ncwy
bureau.

I Happily, am blessed with a splen
did constitution. and this pulled IN,
through my punishment period in Tho
/ stokcholc, although on moro than on'
! occasion l was on the point OF col
| lapsing
( Once free. my sentence having ex'
pred. ! returned to Muliers house glad
! 20 know that conditions there, although
bad. were easy compared with those
had gone through. Al all events,
I had a cleonish he'd TO sleep III.
/ MY sentence expired At s o'clock on
the Saturday night: and was ordered
TO report for work at o'clock on tho
following morning TO an oiiciai
There is no Sunday rest u; Essen. all
workers being kept toilinC seven days
in the week When | reached Atu!lc"s
| was regarded as 4 sort Of hero. The
ncws OF how ! had led the revolt in
the shop and the dramatic discoveries
which had been made at the inquiry
had gone before me. and had evidently
been mach discussed by the men at
Mullcrs and the people in that part of
the town. The house was quite dark
when | entered. but | managed TO rni
my way into the mems living room.
being welcomed by Muller himself. y
faint cheer Of "Brava" WAS raised rs
l entered. and several OF the men
2
near to u tiny wooden fire. and all
seemed TO be eager for me 10 i've an
account of the events which had led
UP to tho revolt.
You are the first man who has dared
to stand UP against these damned
bu!lics at KruDps," said EenG. little
fellow. who. learned, was employ ed
in the cuppcrsmiths' shop
"Tell us all about it," chimcd in an
q ne
what happened to Daumhcrg ouah.
to be q lesson To these informal food
SuatChcrS and niger drivers" put III
a man named Gcsin"r. and added sig
nitrantly, The food thieves are not all
inside the works. arc they, boys?'
"No," came the answer IN chorus.
! happened TO glance in the direction
Of Muller. and while he pretended 10
hc uncCHccTuyd al this reference 10
food thieves. he seemed to ndtrct
nervouSIy. and made an attempt TO turn
The conversation hy saying suddenly:
Have you heard the latest success;
which our C-buatS have scored The:
have sunk = big British troop ship, and
the British are trying to keep il quiet"
Mullcc'S effort 10 :urn the converse =
ton did not succeed, ana the talk con-
! tiNucd to dwell upon the i'll trcatmcn;
and injustice under which the Erupn
workers We're suffering one interest
uG fact which learned that nisht
however, was iEat the discomfort as To
1000 conditions was not confined strict
I lE TO the workers at the factory. The
general population OF Essen had be
I come suspicious that they were b"inS
/ MADE IN" victims OF masterpieces
tr2dosm"n. who were rcaping big
/ profits by williully Withholding food
Even though ration cards were pro
I vid%d ii vas impossible FOR persons
/ unable a. brihc the shopkceperS. TO OBJ
,t'n '". h'Rttr PORTIONS allotted e
t.''.''' n",'S"'i"S 81 ration cares mac
, - .,'." ''',',S - w
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RAID on bread shops.
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