Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-30
SITUATION REGARDING.
SUPPLIES IN GERMANY.
NOT SERIOUS JUST now
Wages Are Not Keeping Up
With Raise In Prices OF
Commodities.
By Webb Miller

With the American Army o. Oocu-
patton, Dee. 28.-(Delayed.) The gon-
eral situation in Germany as regards
supplies of all kinds is bad, but it is
not Immediately serious, reports Of Am
erican intelligence officers showed to.
day.
After two weeks investigation
throughout the entire area occupied by
the American forces, these officers re.
ported that the food situation is not
dangerous at the present time. They
believe that within short time work
ing people in the towns will begin to
feel real pinch. Stocks now on hand
it is asserted, are sufficient to las. 50
til February or Is in the towns, while
the farmers have been sufficiently fore
sighted to store their stocks until they
have enough to last through the win
ter. lnasmuch as greater part Of the
region is agricultural, conditions as a
whole are fairly good. Many persons in
the Moselle valley, wine growers, will
be forced to buy foodstuffs. In the
towns war rationing is still being en-
forced There is a serious shortage OF
butter. eggs and milk. These are prae
tically non-existent in the towns The
wcaltbicr citizens are able to Obtain
them by back door dealing.
official Food Allowance.
Tho official food allowance dur;,,u
the last week in December for each
person was four pounds, eight ounces
Of bread, twelve ounces Of flour, set
EN- pounds Of potatoes, ten ounces OF
canned vegetables, enc egg, two ounces
of butter, eight ounces Of sugar, twelve
ounces Of turnip tops.
There was no meat to be had. Heavy
workers were permitted an addit,saa
pound Of potatoes.
The cost Of this, the Intelligence re
port shows, averages about ten mark,
daily, while in the cities, it is mucl
higher.
German officials claim the potat,
crop on which is placed the greatest de
pendence for feod, is partial failure
and declare the situation may beeonl,
serious late in February unless stock,
not now scheduled make their appear
ance.
Due to unsettled financial condition,
dealers are not reple aishing their stock,
as usual and their shelves are prowins
bare.
Pay Not K eping Up.
Pau for workers is not keen;no n,
with tho advanced cost of bv,lo.
borers arc avorao;no ware of f;v,
70 seven marks q week h,ouros 90,
lcctcd on labor cond;t;ons show a hssi
for comnloints Rusinosa mon or NJ
,.o estimated tbot a;obt morLs a 40,
constitutes a fair living wage but tb
workers are not oetting II
Tbov ara .varae;no ebout f;ve mort
while tho women workers ar maid mucl
less
Tho chief of tba Coblanx Rankars as
sociotion estimates that hnsiposa nil
to tbo sign;no of tbo armist;eo ,yo
about Ga no. cent of ito normal ~,
and tbat now Il has dronnod off 70 A
nor cent Interviews with o+bcrs hoo
ont this statement Estahlisbman+s :,
sunrl;os oro NOT Ioolod forwos :,
Iopr os nol;t;coI oond;t;ons orc ruoo,
tlad
Clottiino Situation Rad.
Tho situat;on .s reoards clotb,rs ,
much worse tban with food A com
mon s,;t 70. c;v;I;ona cost. from &so /,
s10o and stocks ara low Tbo ccs, =
IN, Lind of nIoth for annoroI il wol
n;gh nrobih;t;ve ,arad Will ~
soeio af woaos Nevortheloss noonlo !;
: tho stroots sro ,voII olotbod ~ nno.,
snoo
/ A. rooo,ds eootwo.r +bo,o Ia No.
s;nrIo ns;. oe Iosthos shoo. = d;snIa
;n 3ha p ahan u;ndows Co ronvsa on nn,lpa,
Gov ,nnora wh;lo some bavo sola. =
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