Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-08
"Six Months in
Hell and Bdck "
German Socialists Vicws after
Six Months Traocl Through
on! the Empire.
by IGNATiUS KINAST.
Copyright. International News Bureau

While in Switzerland had heard
The frequent remarks about the won
derTul German substitutes. In truth.
lou"u 'hcrc are very few real sub
stitu,es in Germany. They should
nave been styled food frauds" Most
I Of these frauds have been found highly
dangerous to health, and have ALREADY
pceh toroidden' and in the process Of
preparing these thousands of so-callcd
food substitutes. much real material OF
/ food value has been wasted
! The German authorities have io,,.
orH'N guarded the news from Gltcrins
from the fatherland. but it is already
known even in Switzerland tina, to-
DAY in heriln thee are nott more than
'VV dogs was told that these 800
or Il &c" more. dogs have been en-
''uSicu 20 inc care of their owners and
their owners are bonded. guaranteeing
that their wards" would no, bc di..
posed of. Beside this. about 800 other
dogs have been Communicated by tho
authorities. aud arc being taken carc
Of 10y the government; for the pcrnc,r-
alton and safck coping OF different
breeds out Of nearly 10000 OF regis
| tered dogs in the Berlin district. in
l'la' so | was told. the authorities
were able to save only 1000 dogs
Nearly 5000 others have died of star
Fation and neglect by their owners
while the remaining numbers could not
be accounted for
Another by-tragedy OF the war is
tho frightfui condition OF the social
"utcasts that Gocli the streets 'ot largo
industrial cities in every part Of Ger
many, and especially in the north.
was Informed that Berlin alone had
5000 population of such outcasts req
iS;ered before the war These unfor.
Inmates suddenly found themselves de-
privcd OF their livelihood They are
women unfit for any useful occupation
IN life. Many serious attempts have
ocen made TO employ them as house
maids. but no ono could be found 10
'aNc them to their homes. Physically
'heE arc not nj for other industrial en-
pio%mont They are tried in ,nuni.ion
'H'tories and found utterly unfit from
social and physical standpoints.
These OF their number who made
serious attempts TO fit themselves to
the now !:fc. have been transportod %
other places. and employed in families
a. "onestics They were then tried
as street railroad employees. but IT,;
social effect was found to be disastrous:
ohpicasant incidents occurred when
people learned the origin OF thcse
women. In .hc new Bear child for
the fathcriand" propaganda they. too.
nave been tried and tho experiment: has
proven very unsatisfactory. While tho
humane and prudent members OF tho
government arc now straininE every.
oHort 10 solve this one OF tho greatest
war problems OF Germany. the ignorant
and cruel police OF Berlin have made IL
their principal occupation TO haunt
these unfo; tunatcs from street to
street. Scve'al times witnessed cruel
scenes when police officer boa, such
an unfortunate cruelty on his way with
nor 10 a station. The authorities were
compelled to provide these creatures
with bread cards and whenever they
are found fit FOR certain employment,
thcy arc forced 30 WORK In every case
they arc employed in segregated de-
par,mcn's as Their presence "A, a Ger
tain workshop has alway; threatened
i; with tho shortage Of other women
workers. SO il is This problem is The
NEST serious problem that every Ger
man municira !ty must deal with.
The large German Industrial ccntcrs
arc to-day rcck!nr with petty crime.
committed By thcsc women. Like the
.Apachcs OF Paris Of prc-war DAYS