The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-06-26
Starvation Appalling,
Industries Paralyzed

The following story and its illuStra-
ton filled nearly IL page in the current
issue Of the Cult Dirision Bulletin,
published by the American Red Cross
for circulation in the states of Alaba-
ma. Mississippi and Louisiana. Tn
derneath the illustration appeared the
wording: Families and cattle living
together in ruins of homes wrecked by
Huns. All Eastern Europe Is suffering
terribly from famine due to German
ruthlessness.' One is not necessarily
put to great pains in sumnlOning in
mind what the picture looks like. Here
is the article in full as published:
paralyzed industry. hundreds OF
thousands especially in Eastern Eu-
rope-literally starving to death, idle
hess and general decentralization!
Such is the black picture Of condi-
tiOns throughout Continental Europe,
and particularly in Allied countries
where the Hun has ruthlessly destroy
ed industries to prevent future compe-
titiOn. recently brought back to !Ameri-
ca by Frank A. Vanderlip, the New
York banker. after three months
economic inspection of Europe. during
| which he talked to ministers Of finance,
leading manufacturers and labor
leaders.
That it will devolve. upon America
largely to help Europe 90 to work SO
that 1t can struggle out Of the deplOra-
bic conditions everywhere prevailing,
was the main point in an address by
Mr.. Vanderlip before the Economic
Club, Of New York. Mr.. Vanderlip's OBJ
recent announcement by DR.. Livingston
FarraEd. chairman Of the Central Com
mittee Of the American Red Cross, of
the necessity Of the Red Cross to make
a drive for additional funds this fall
for both European and domestic pur-
poses. The financial craftiness Of the
retreating Germans was also revealed
by Mr.. Vanderlip. who said, in part !:
CRAFTINEss OF THE GERMANS.
In Belgium, the Germans forced Il
Il
notes: it flooded the country with
marks, and when the Belgian Govern
nlent got hack there they had to take
these marks up; had to issue their
own notes, or. In part. bonds, against
the marks-sOme 6,OOO, ,OOO,OD marks
were SO taken UP. When France got
Alsace-Lorraine, she got about 6,OOO,-
OOO.OOO marks along with it, and had
to redeem Them 1t cost France
$1,OOO,OOO,OOO in her bank note cur.
rency. So that currency situation
makes a great difficufty.
And there is another paralysis that
affects every manufacturer, that affects
the whole life Of Europe more than
you could imagine, the paralysis Of do.
nestle railway transportation III some
parts Of Europe that has become ex-
; tremely serious. Why. Mr.. Hoover told
me that the breakdown in transpOrta-
ton in Central Europe and in the cOun'
tries east Of Germany was SO serious
that there was hound to be starvation
of hundreds Of thousands Of people
simply because the food could not be
moved If ports were full of food
there would still be many, many, many
thousands of people starving. Straw
ing people know they really
Starve to death by hundreds of thou
sands. 1t is a long way Olive d.
not get 1t: we do not understand it.
THE STARVING APPALLING.
"It is a sort of oratOrical expression
that people were starving. Why, il
Austria, cZecho-Slovakia, III much O1
the Balkan country the starvation has
been appalling; will continue to be ap
palling, and the people will face veal
. from now Il food situation worse than
they have faced this spring, and l sa!
!, that OH the highest possible authority
We'll. now, why Is that! Because
Russia has ceased to he Il producer fO
export: because Rumania. which sen
1.OOO.OOO,OOO bushels Of grain into Flu
: rope. has been swept clean Of her worl
! capital, was without seed, and coult
only plant a, part of her fields; ant