The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-15
FINDS WANT
in CZECHO- -SLOVAKIA
(By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent

CUdIIsA Correspondents
PARIS, Feb. 14.-Starvation in the
midst Of potential prosperity is the
terrible condition found by DR..
Alonzo Taylor, of the University OF
Pennsylvania, in Czecho-SlovalSia
and in other portions of the former
Austrian empire.
Dr., Taylor, who has been con-
ducting an investigation for the
United States food administration,
gave the United Press a review of
conditions he found in Prague, vi
emma, Budapest and other large
cities. 1t is the first unbiased re-
port of these conditions, made by a
man selected by responsible author
ity to conduct a thorough inquiry.
The picture DR.. Taylor drew is
one of closed factories, stilled in
'dustries, and streets filled with
hungry, unempoyed men and wom-
en-. The factories are there, and the
workers, but there is no raw mate
rial on which to go to work.
The Czecho-Slavs, however, remain
rndismayed, DR.. Taylor says, and
have established strong govern
ment. There is no factionalism in
this new republic, but strong feel
ing of nationalism which is bound
to pull the people through their
time of trial, provided some assist
ance is furnished.
THE people of the world must re-
alize," said DR.. Taylor, that four
CT five divided parts of Austria
Hungary must be dealt with entire
ly apart from Germany. They have
nothing to do with Germany. The
Czecho-Slays, of course, furnish the
best known example. They never
symapthized with Germany or with
German Austria and thousands of
them were shot by the Austrian gov
ernment because OF their opposi-
tion to the war. NJ Kimaracz, pres
ent Czecho-Slav premier, was in
prison 26 months under sentence Of
death, becsIse of his anti-Austrian
attitude.
After more than 100 years of op-
preston, the Czecho-Slavs now see
the realization of their national
ideals just ahead. But they look to
America for help, because OF Amer
ica's disinterested position with re-
gard to European politics. Thy
need foodgand raw materials.
They cannot pay cash at present,
but point to their textiles, their sug-
ar and their coal. Their textile in
dustries are comparable to those Of
their iron industries
with those of Pittsburgh. Bohemian
glass and porcelains are known
throughout the world.
"All these struggling Czecho-Slavs
as kis credit and chance to work.
They want nothing for nothing. but
will pay for every pound Of food
and raw materials, if America will
help them to get upon their fec.
now"
DR.. Taylor declared the people OF
ustria-Hungary realize that they
are thoroughly beaten Aside from
a fe waristocrats in German Aus
tria, he says, the entire people IS
disillusioned about the
Germans.
Bolsheyism, DR.. Taylor declared is
threatening to make rapid progress
in the various units that once made
up the Austro-Hungarian empire.
There is no spirit of bolshevism
among the Czecho-Slavs," he said
but it is coming at them from the
outside. Bolshevists from industrial
centers are urging the Czecho work.
ers to seize the shops ana mines,
declaring everyone has money in
Russia except the rich. The boil
shevists propaganda among the
Czech coalfields is coming from
Silesia.
"Food and work are the only eff
ective weapons with which to fight |
'olshevist propaganda
As to the food situation, DR.. Tay-
or said: There is a great short.
ge of potatoes did not see a po- |
ato in the markets of P4arue. Bala.
est or Vienna. There is less than
, per cent of normal supply of
lilk. Meat is scarce The poor
we on coarse bread, cabbage, tur-
ips and roots commonly used for
attic feed The fat ration is 60
rams weekly There Is some tea,
ut no coffee"
tuberculosis ana other diseases
ue to undernourishment are wide
pread, the investigator said. The
cath rate among infants and old
srsons is far above normal. Hos.
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