Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-30
POPULATION Or AUSTRIA
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VIENNA. Austria. April ii.--lny|
mail) One MN population Of Aus
lria. l.eDoooo mcmbers Of The fam
lilies Of central provincial and mt
niclpal government cmplnycs. are
supported by The taxpayers. accord
ing 10 The paper. New Eghi
oCiork. IN an article questioning
q state Nv the finance minister
Dr. Rcisch.
IN the negotiations recently con
clnied between the cabinet enoncll|
ami employees OF The central COY
ernmcnl fora general increase To-
salaries and nllnwancra the top
hcaviness OF the Austrian govern.
mental machine was revealed For
eien observers and Investigators
having 10 30 with the peace settle.
mcnt repeatedly have commented
on the extravarani number Of civil.
servants employed IN all depart.
mrnis.
DR.. Reisch admitted in Tie ia.
cussione that the civil llsi mum.
herrd $4,000 persons The New
Eight O'Clock. however. challcnpri
that figure M too low and declared
That " the various liquidation com.
missions and other positions ere.
aied under anerwar conditions
were taken into consideration. u
would be- shown that there are not
for from 3Do0O0 government em.
plOyes.
Austria has only 6.Oo0oOo popu.
laticn. aud Il Is estimated that
each government salary supports
a family Of four. The newspapers
generally are uniting In a demand
that the civil list he reduced by
the immediate dismissal OF 10 per
cent.
The adjustment reached about
March IS adds a round 2.O00Oo0OO,
crowns 10 the already appalling
deficit that confronts the govern
ment. n Il 10 be met by another
increase IN the price OF iohacc,
: products and In public utilit,
rates. such as railway freight an,
passenger tariffs and possibly post
, are and ~ieleRraphs.
About the only concession tn
government won vas an incrcasl
o In hours Of from six 10 seven
!. day with the understanding that
q possible extension 10 an eighthou|
day would be the subject Of fur
ther negotiation.
Employees Of the national state
or provinces. apart from those o
. the central government r ais
= demanding a heavy increase IN sal
aries and allowances. AZ first the,
made an effort 10 join forces will
the latter. hut this became con
q plicated and was defeated by IN
n demand OF the municipal cmploye
, of Vienna 10 be admitted 10 IN
combination favored by the ne,
government scale. Govcrnmen
y servants In Austria enjoy a specia
. low railway rate. hut among IN
demands they made. which wa
& refused. was free transportation.
Figures just complied show tina
y In 1913 az average family Of fou
persons. living In the most modes
p manner and eliminating all lux,
ries. spent 1915 crowns a year
while now the same necessities. !
available. would cost about 23i ~
crowns.
n The moro thoughtful and seriou
r newspapers point out that the II
creased wage scale Is only anothc
step In the ~viciOus circle" an
that the uncontrolled merchand a.
will put up prices correspondence.
On every hand the question
asked When will the end come
and what them"
Meanwhile the government say
Il can not decrease the civil ~
and dismiss 70 large a number o
r men. when there N no employmen
- open 10 them. and emigration
practically prohibited. II would
q they say. bring about "a crisis"
y In some quarters. II n ASSERTED
v the government Is powerless
y break down the old hureaucrac,
n u a firmly entrenched relic O
the empire, u IA said. and IN toucI
u would mean political 1ca;h 70
l the severance. Grave enough