New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
With the Enemy
The Neac York TIM.

me Neio York Tra..
f0re'aa Press Ba,sas
In reply to recent complaints brouess
against Hungary by Germans 1s Up
Hungary is selling very little fooas.ssu ause
Germany. Prince Ludwig wind;schs' !"
the Hungarian Food Controller. IN s'ae'
ment to the German press dec,s,.s a'e'
Hungary has just enough food for ~. '4@'
people and has no surplus which sbs .' ssa
export to Germany. He said that Hussa U'a
had a considerable surplus at harvs.. sa's ::
but that on account of commercial sn..4, LUG
tions the surplus had disappeared s'
promises that in the future he will co,..''
the food markets so that there will ~
surplus left for export to GERMANY
81 wish to deny the story" the gn,.
rian Food Controller said, "that then.
any surpluses in Hungary, and that tha,.
any food that can be sold to an al,;oa
friendly country without any serious inin,.
to the provisioning of our own peon,s :,
wish to explain the reasons why thor. =
a shortage OF provisions in Hunparr
thorough system of provisioning can -,
be introduced at the beginning of b....''
time, when the government can Law ~
hands upon the various agrcultu,,
products. That Hungary has at presen,
surplus of agricultural products. altbor.,
the present year has been more nrodn,.;.
than the last, is due to the fact that ~.
provisioning policy hitherto employed ~ -
Hungary has failed Namely, the cero..
have been left to free commerce, and con,
sequently they have disappeared from q.
market. Now this surplus is in part o;.l...
being concealed or in the hands of ae,,...
in cOntrab band.
GAS I have only recently becom. t,.,
controller, l intend to enter into coono..
ton with my Austrian and German mi
leagues. This will enable US to form
common economic general staff, which v,,
help to establish a single front in mn.
visioning during the present year."
The "Vossische Zeitung," of Berlin. plead,
for the German-American Alliance Of u.
United States and writes that the a,liar..
ought not be disbanded, for the followr,
reasons:
The German-Alnerican National AIR.
ance, which has more than two millor
members, does not deserve to be disbsnaed
Up to the moment Of the declaration y.
war the German-American Alliance hravo,r
fought against the jingoism of Wilson and
offered strong front against the stunid
hatred of Germany. Since April g. 1917 i.
has been more patriotic even than tba
British Americans. It's president. DR.. Hera.
mer, of Philadelphia, immediately alto,
Americas entrance into the war directad
an appeal to the members of the allisncs
which was interpreted as a summons n
a1he German population to form German
regiments which would be sent to Frencb
battleiields. HeXamcr, it is true. issued
statements denying such an Interpretation
OF the appeal, but the bitter taste still 70.
mains on the tongue. Also, it is sad that a,
the main witness there appears a German
Already two years ago Gustav Ohlinosr
wrote book, under the title Their Trina
Faith and Allegiance in which he dis.
cusses the hackneyed chapter about tbs
double citizenship of German-Amer;c,r,
and brands the national alliance as tbs
reservoir Of all treason of the fatberland
Also, other Germans have contributed tbs,
share to the stake at which the National
Alliance is to be burned and will bs
burned"
lie great extent to which the closing
dow,l Of factories has taken place in Cer
many owing to the war is shown by letter
OIL manufactures to the "Norddeutschs
Allgemelne Zeitung" The letter says:
Out Of 1,700 spinning and weaving mills
only seventy are still running at hgh
pressure, while in the boot and shoe indus.
try l.40o factories have been amacamated
INTO 800. In the oil industry fifteen fac.
tories working at high pressure nave been
formed out of the 72o works previously ez-
lstlng In the silk industry the number Of
spindles has been reduced from $4,000 to
$500"