Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-30
German Treasury
Drained By Bonus 81
For Workle.s People

Berlin, Oct. 5.-(By the Associated
Pressl-The voorhees, support. hos
NUS that thousands upon thousands
LOT rnen and WOMEN now are drawing
tn Berlin and Germany is proving a
heavy drain On the treasury-and it
is charged that the bonus lis SO high
that many men who In peace times
we're. unsktlled workmen now receive
more pay for idleness than if they
Weeff..backs to their labor.r@,tet So. ! -,
Begun, under The stress Of the revo-
luton and with the intention Of tenn
porarily alternating distress, complaint
Is made that this bonus system has
that sucks millions from the govern
ment that cAn i'll afford: 1t. .g..Ns
The number Of persons idle in Ber-
lin during August was nearly a mill
lion. It Is estimated that 100000 OF
them do not want work because they
are being supported by the state and
are free to carry on the. .illegitimate
pursuits of the unlicensed street deal
er, the hy-by-night gambler, the soap
and cigarette vendor.
The streets and squares: Of Berlin
where people c~ongregate most are.
despite occasional attempts of the po-
lice. swarming hives Of humanity,
selling or buying poor soap. wretched
matches, immoral postcards and in
decent literature. and cigarettes that
are sold at ridiculous prices, espe-
cially in the cas Of American Gig
arettes which now glut the market.
Recently the police have begun to
raid these vendors.
The first ~"razzia" as such raids are
called q unexpected, and 80 many
to be e to collection points and
then were transferred from there to
The various police stations. The con-
f1scated food h goods required auto
trucks for It's transportation.
Roulette and little gambling games
played on Z tiny board that can be
hastily concealed. as the crowd scat
still attract more voorhees, than other
strata OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
voorhees, have time to- kill, and o
to spend and likewise the strong in
c%lination to spend.
One Of the most unpleasant fea-
lures OF Berlin street life Is the array
Of wounded soldiers, suffering from
broken or missing legs and arms shell
shock or alleged shell shock. who sit
~forlornly IN the principal street and
manipulate. a, violin or a -harmonfca.
With hands. and features that trenn-
BILE these relics of the war beg from
morning until long after midnight
Their Emusic" is always narrowing.
/. "A. one-legged man with the face Of
q criminal. dirty to the last degree,
with a rough. unkempt beard. seems
to. have no difficulty.with tho police,
he hobbies up.and down Unter den
Linden. positively insulting passersby,
especially women. He fastens onsthern,
often holds them by tho arms, and de-
mands, not be3a, aims Couatless po-
1icemen pass up and down, but tho
man is always there. !:
The police no sooner put down one
gambling club or street gambler than
tho passion breaks out elsewhere.
Thus ,recentfy. in lieu. at some cheap
clubs. q round table is widely used q
. racetraek Tor six tiny automobiles.
The 1stter, Of = busins@ nan Of
Berlin telling Of his experience when
trying to get some repairs made on
typical OF the spirit OF dislfke Of work
that prevails in Germany since the
revolution. He writes:
II intended 70 have my. ,houso re-
paired and therefore sought . work.
man who before the war had Zone
little t1fih8v for me. I did not And9hfua
a. hts house. Only his, 7-ysar-sold hoy
where b your fatherys / asked.
He q sailing cigarettes ON the
Pctsdaner rlatx,'s the youngster re-
piled.
"a: q s:,!iss .esp = u Aanita,s
wen, = 40 one sass 5hesSr
collect the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tor fAth-
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