Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-17

mitted the better. in respect to GER
tain articles of food, even, | Thought 1t
should be removed at once. On the
other hand, my view was that Wlde
development of cooperative societies
and unions of producers, as auXillarles
of the government, was urgently re-
quired These were, however, not yet
sufficiently established in all districts
EngIand's Way a Better Ono.
1t was above all important that the
prices for various products should be
raised and should be fixed carry
enough to enable farmers to make
their arrangements accordingly The
commissariat chief, who shared my
views put them encrgetcally before
the war food office. 1t would seem
that England, with her system of min
imum prices. chose the better course
for her production certainly increased
enormously.
The farmers worked we'll The large
owners in particular achieved won
ders. The country has again been able
to see that, Just as the army is the
basis of order so our agriculture IS
the foundation of our economic, in
deed, even of our political life. If we
had only borne this in mind before the
war our way would have been easier.
1T is now the foremost duty of the
state to make good what was then
neglected and that of our agriculture
to promote intensive cultivation
had many confidential discussions
with both the presidents of our war
food office, Won Batocki and Won Wal
dow. Different as they were from
one another, they were both full of
the sense of their grave responsibility,
of iron loyalty and deep patriotism.
The army often helped the people.
With the heavy duties they had to
undertake, the troops were no better
off than the men at home, | acted
| throughout in the deep conviction that
| the army and the people IN all re-
spects were the same. The supreme
army command. indeed, always acted
on that principle.
Army Food Cut 10 Aid People.
In Berlin people seemed at tunes
| to have the idea that the army ana
| tho people were two different bodies.
! with different stomachs. This view
| was a sorry demonstration how little
the war was understood at home. Very
reluctantly the supreme army COM
mand had often to reduce temporarily
| the rations of meat. bread, potatoes
and fats. and also of oats and hay
This was done to support the people
at home. and keep them fit for the
war The war food office, however
thoroughly understood the armyH
needs, and especially the fact that the
men in the front line were deserving
of the greatest consideration.
The men often did not have enough
even when they received the fun al
lotted ration. The food was, besides
too monotonous. / heard many com
plants from the communicative CHIEF
on this point, but ! could not remedy
any matters in detail. At home the
troops in depots did not get enough
to eat, and many difficulties arose
I4uxuries became rarer and rarer
The horses in particular suffered
their rations being wholly insufficient
Their corn ration was too small anc
great difficulties were experienced
with their other fodder.
Rumania Saved Them.
The occupied territories helped III
with foodstuffs, The lines of com
munication inspectorate drew on then
in particular for meat. and saw to /
; that their agriculture was carried OF
on the best lines Wherever troop
! were stationed for any length of tim
they themselves worked hard both il
cultivation and harvesting; but FIRE
uuent movements prevented us iron
= gaining much benefit from TINS Il
: the year 1917 only Rumania enabled
: Germany, Austria Hungary and Con
stantinople to keep their heads apoV
3 water
, The food situation in Austria-Hun
gary was always exceedingly strained
4 Hungary had enough; it did, 1t
= true, undertake the supply of yer
!. considerable part of the army. but
Y gave no assistance to starving Austria
4 In the latter country the cZeh cultiVa
tors refused to supply the more scan
i tily supplied districts inhabited b
$ Germans.
: The clumsy Austrian system or gov
: eminent created additional Difficult
: ties, so that, in spite of orders
: Draconian severity, there was neVe
e any real hope of procuring the neces
h sary supplies or of distributing thel
properly. l shall never forget IN
: way in which a high Austrian offiei'
!. begged me to help him against Hur
/. gary in the question of supplies. IN
# army starved in part, as did German
: Austria, and especially Vienna. :.
q Two Allies Were "Rotten,'
v Although agriculture was very pr
g mitive, the situation In Bulgaria We
= better, but the system of governmel
J.. was rotten. The army often ran sho