The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09
FOOD SHORTAGE
ALARMS EUROPE
Problem Admitted to Be the
Most Serious Now Before
Peace Council.
MANY DYING IN GERMANY
Neutral Countries Also Suffer,
While New Republics Near
Starvation.
MANY DYING IN GERMANY
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LONDON. March S.--Grave alarm IL
felt in all the European capitals over
the food situation. which is generally
admitted TO be fully as bad as pictured.
In England there is particular appre-
hension lest tho threatened mine strike
interfere with the distribution east
ward and southwark of American food
supplies.
While limited amounts of supplies
have reached Italy the situation there
is reported to be as acute as ever,
with scarcely any diminution Of prices.
In Portugal there Is a woful lack OF
necessary foods. and the workmen
there have adopted a sharp resolution
demanding that the people shall not
be deprived Of bread.
In Greece the situation is 50 bad
that the Food Ministry has lifted the
ban against free transportation OF
foodstuffs throughout the country. In
Holland prices are still abnormally
high, and the Minister OF Agriculture
,r,.,
other grains in making cattle food and
other commercial products.
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MeetAess Oays In Switzerland.
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bsen Instructed by the Government to
~ tooo fesu!at'ons
'' 70 iii'eo ioF some cohsideraoie
e
that orders have been issued resembling
the prohibition against the use OF wild
berries for manufacturing food sub
stitutes.
The various allied and American mis-
sions are doing their utmost to relieve
these dangerous situations. but except In
Poland and certain parts OF Austria they
have not made much headway The
trouble does not lie SO much IN lack OF
supplies as In lack OF an efficient or
ganization for distributing them.
And while distribution waits anarchy
grove. In certain parts OF Bohemia
and the Czecho-Slovak areas conditions
have become 90 bad that there Is grave
and immeoiae danger OF anarchy and
political rum
On ell sides 1t Is more and more real
lied that the essential problem with ref
erence TO Germany Is 10 stem the tide
OF munger mama tnat IS sweeping west
ward ana 10 ger reHei measures work
ing before the German Government
crumoles ana leaves nothins with which
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nav "a'er7is IacH'hS'
In addition 70 the lack of food the~.
4. . CORRESPONDING lack OF raw material.
to unemployment In the Central empires,
ths nolitIoal situation
pu, ,ood 4. The b;g nrob,er, ,rd ,bora
No ,onga- .ems,ns a doub, IN the MIND.
~ Tho associated investigators that the
danger ia desperate. In Germanv I, Ga
w.u authenticated that hundreds =,
d.a,h. occur daI,v dus 10 starvation .,d
90, d..ni,a the insAcur,t, ., ~. 90
80 y. p0
V1iohsi 'o'e'hn'ehl II mas oeeh touhd
necessary 70 INFORM .ne people that there
must be another reduction OF rations
! this month.
! One OF the most tragic features of the
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nois.i''.s.s "Ho Ate e au'a"'ase
OF the situatioh 10 ADVANCE their own
interests become oolder as the situation
grows worse. They are now openly ad-
yocating that food stores be looted and
that all holders OF any kind OF wealth
h. n,undered
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