El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-13
GERMANS CHEER
WILSON'S WORDS
Strikes in Germany Give
Promise Of Trouble for
the Kaiser Soon.

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ciques. INSCRIPTIONS and with enor
nous financial power. excites tn
fear that they are attempting in do
nestle affairs also 10 carry throug
their reactiOnary. anti popula
schemes, and TO intrigue against tn
necessary reforms promised BY tn
I'VE must demand that the soleml
assurances given 20 the German PEG
pie by the highest quarters al tn
outbreak OF the war be observed ani
carried out On the ground Of thes
promises, the workers ask:
81 A general peace without OpeI
or yelled annexations and contrtou
tons with recognition OF the right Of
peoples to self-determinatiOn
90 Abolition Of the censorship, ful
freedom OF the press and OF public
80. No Imprisonment or other pun,
ishment for participants IN the strike
"4 No militarisatiOn Of the fac
tories
IS. A timely reform OF the Bavariau
constitution. and Of the measures
based on IT
IS. The speedy passage Of a gen
eral, direct. equal and secret from
chise for Prussia
a. ReguIarized labor arbitration
and the provision Of adequate means
OF support for discharged soldiers and
their dependents on rehabilitation
g. Prompt measures TO reform the
food conditions.
The meeting authorizes the elected
committee 70 lay this resolution be-
fore the Bavarian government It
also expects the Bavarian premier 70
win q hearing for the above demands
rom the imperial government The
committee is authorized to report 10
factory meetings on the result Of ne
fr+ u
Torkmen's committee IS 70 remain Ia
touch with the executive Of the So
cfal Democracy. and report there all
that happens. orders or demands
from any other quarter are TO be ig-
ncred- Every WORKER is bound IN
honor TO work TO these ends"
Food AEgravates Situation.
The fermcut Of unrest in enemy
countries is undoubtedly mainly
caused by the food shortage.
Detailed reports from Germany and
Hungary concerning food con-
diuons ID TO the last week In Feb
ruary. which 7 have been permitted TO
study. show that the temporary lull
En- revolutionary agitation can be
traced to hopes Of relief held out by
the peace concluded with che Ukraine
and Russia
A few sideIights on food affairs in
Germany viii make clear why the
people cling TO these probably IL
luserT dreams like drowning man
clutching a straw. DIT. Dienemann.
The chief medical officer Of Dresden,
in a report on the emancipation OF
the DeoDle said Sufferers should
go 10 bed early. take a midday rest.
wear warm clothing, indulge in no
unnecessary exercise. The human re-
serve material is in many cases al
ready used I'D. and the want Of pota-
toes especially has brought ABOUT
symptoms which. from DESCRIPTIONS OF
former times. are recoEnized as ao-
compartments Of starvation To be
noted in this connection Is the IN
crease in intestinal diseases
The peace requirements OF the
German nation used 10 be 1910 food
caI0ries per head: they have now to
be content with 200"
Terrible statistics concerning child
mortality are explained by the fol-
lowing description ~ rauOns Tor IN
fauts in Berlin. "The necessity FOR
the preservation OF the reduced num-
her Of children Of the rising genera
tion seems clear, vet the present sup
ply shows no recognition % this Ber-
lin allows infants monthly one noUnd
Of flake oats and. for the present IN
fants up to one year old-four quarts
OF milk. children Of from one to two
years get three-Quarters 0f quart
The milk is Of very Inferior quality.
and a supply Of vegetables Is a1sO-
&.
those supplied IN peace time are not
to be had, but those ought TO be man
ufactured again in sufficient guam
tity TO guarantee the intanrs 1000
supply. IF there is not sufficient
wheaton flour available. food prepar-
atoms should be issued on the bread
cards Of the mothers
New Famine Disease.
Conditions in German Bohemia may
be inferred from the following report
issued by Dr. Holitscher on the dis
covery Of new famine disease
@Ocdema-r as the doctor christens the
complaint, is not an organic illness
bur a watering Of the blood as result
Of insufficient nOurishment IL NOT
properly treated. ocdema IS fatal" the
doctor saws at is not the lack OF any
uarffcu1a- food but q general pow
erty Of nourishment that causes the
illness. The only cure Is a sufficient
amount Of calories. In the Saxon
ErzEebirEe. where 400 caloric units
are distributed daily there are no
cases Of ocdema- In the German-Ho-
renfen border territory $4,000 cases
Of ocdema were observed last sumner,
Of which about 1000 were mortal IN
November there were again 50 fatal
cases Of ocdema- The remedy pro
posed is 70 bring ID the daily amount
Of calories 10 1zO0-l41O- Tne autnorl-
ties see the need for increasing ra-
lions. but TO do so is impossible Oc-
dema leads not only TO skin disease,
but also to tuberculosis What is TO
come to German Bohemia Death on
the battlefield and pestilence at
homer"
one result OF the low official food
rations has been the buying by cor
oprations and factories OF extra food,
at Illegal prices above the fixed max
fmum. for distribution TO their en-
nloyes in order 10 maintain their
working efficiency. This Illicit trade
has spread so that hundreds Of thou
sands 81 not millions OF people
throughout Germany are involved. and
the whole food distribution OF the
empire has been thrown into confus-
ION The rations are fixed on the
available supply. ard 81 by Illegal
purchase some people get more than
their ration, II means others must get
Illicit Trade in Food.
On the other hand. the government
has been warned that II the Illegal
additional supplies are suddenly cut
off there viii be trouble among the
workmen. Steps have been taken al
ready to stop Illicit food trade In the
The Big Piano House