The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-22

E If had passed through Germany ! and obsefved present day conditions { Guperficially, l would have come out and published to the world the news that Germany was rocking with re- < bellion. Judging from the surface expressions any casual observer could not help coming to that conclusion. 4 But after closer study the investiga- #tor must sorrowfully admit that the present discomfort of the German people is on of the quality that will Emake revolution. It is an immoral land selfish discomfort, and it is a dis feontent not accompanied with scien- ktific reasoning. In the Socialist and fIiberal quarters, it is true, people Rare cursing their rulers and their Kaiser freely, but these are not in power or within the reach of power. Whenever the discomfort of the work CTS becomes serious, the authorities find some way to first remove their leaders, and then increase their food ration or their wages little. Every such incident means that the middle class will go shorter.
 In the district of Munchen during the period of 1917, the death rate be- tween the ages of 55 and 75 was twenty-one thousand. I was authori- tatively informed by a Bavarian ot- ficial that this was nearly nine per thousand more than the peace time average death rate, during the last ten years. Alotting to Munchen dis l trict a population of 100000 souls this ratio of death rate means that 1 during the year of 1917, 5000 more people died between the ages of 55 Ssnd 75 than did in the years before tho war.
 Heavy Civilian Casualties
 Judging from this rate, and assum- ing that Germany has a population of s0,000,000 souls, it must be con ciuAed that 72O, 900 more people be tween the ages of 55 and 75 died il the year of 1917 than died during tn years before the war. It made m. heart sad and I tried to refute it But these were not my own specula tions These were the finding Cf { well-knoWn Bavarian scientific inves tigator, and the conclusions were tn result of anxious searchings afte truth.
 Sometime later when I approaches
  official I became struck with surpris when that dignitary smiled reassur ingly and informed me that the au thorities were well aware of the fact
 "Then ycu admit, excellency, tha we are in the process of extermina tion?" I inquired agitatedly.
 What Makes Germany Invincible
 Once more he. smiled serenely, an assured me that there was no caus for alarm. And this was the way h reasoned. Admitting that 'he 720,O0 abnormal death rate is correct, proves that every day the Germa power of resistance is increasin. Men between the ages of 55 and do not create food, or any othe Commodities. If it is true that durin the year of 1917, 720,000 more pet pie died than in the year of 1918 ( 1914, it is an incontrovertible pro, that in 1918 the food reserve of tf Empire will be that much more. E went on to prove to me by tf gramme' that in 1918 the food ratio of the German people would be much increased. The more people III ward from 55 and below 10 years
 age died, the more invincible wou become the Fatherland.
 Heathenish Reasoning
 I had to admit that his heatheni! and cynical reasonings were too tru If the life and happiness of a nati' must be judged from it's power of r sistance during a blockade, then was right. The exterminaticn of t productive ages would leave t remaining population unimpeded t unhampered to conduct destructi warfare. Nevertheless these are [ reasonings of a desperate and defes