Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-26
.AUsTR|A's PLIGHT
CROWS DESPERATE
Allies Interest Demands RELIEF
for Central European
Countries,
my Universal servic..

VIENNA. May 25.-what most
strikes the wayfarer in Central Eu-
rope is the extreme poverty of the
poor anu the senseless luxury OF the
rtch. They call for comparison with
nc state OF AFFAIRS at the time of
The rich people in Europe. from
me North Sea down'to the Mcditer-
irinrnean are living Ia unparalleled
n,e, or happy-Eo;iuckin ess in that
closed or working at Il highly re-
dnred output for want OF coal. The
Hi msy wIy OF ityeihoSd is Illicit trad,
German speaking parts Of Europe.
FetinS. feasting. dancing; this is
Inc IN craze ut present in the modern
""oEiohs or Central Europe.
No safety Mt Night
lists; Luculian feats are extended
until the dawn. Struggled French
omunnasne. caviare. rare sea fishes
Steps ste s' nuIch,ss al such ors!ss New jazT
thc steps resemble nothing ever seen
IN London or New York
~. nnneing and night clubs. of course.
WI want no musie Quite a new generation
ot composers has taken the place OF
me Old Gilbert l.ehar and Leo Fail
9 9nNe disappeared. E:nglebc,ger and
should should NOT be surprised IL their
catchy music soon captivaies Lon.
In sharp contrast TO the rich stands
.h' poverty of tn" poor. ZEN can
s .!ny describe their misery.
charles BOOTHS accounts OF the
tale OF Paradise compared with the
suffering OF the V.cnncse or the
aweliers In the Budapest sIums.
Ierded Like Cattle
is common sight to sec sixteen
OF seventeen people living in one
In Vienna the poor re, state
s st.,t,i In Budapcst none. hut the
10 80 S orGw IL fare Il amounts
OF meat costs twice ,hat amount
,rd ne only solution Is work. work.
an, ma Gg nrl work. But how TO start
u. \ handful OF small
safes states; arc barring each oth"r's way
, ohine.e walls. not or stone and
t ,,iorsmr: but of mutual dis,ru-t. petty
por, regulations have been crcctcJ
c, ne ne emnicss acquisition of viscs Is
arrnirs erIn,ic or IN. present state OF
3}ourney one has TO pass four or Nv,
'rGpr',ers. each needing II Wise.
one o. 81 the apprn TO be citizen OF
days of waiting in endless o',cuss
something's and undressings a., ,hn
frontiers are your lot
Co-operntIon Hopeless
breaking up of tho economic
tlcs which used to bind the ola ma
bers or the Austro- IIungarian am
pre- was foolish and senseieEs with
OUT supplying Thorn with tn. nerca.
sshry means OF corporation. II ia
within. from
;. Glunee at the industry or Aus,rIa
NIennese industry depends entir.,y
on 'Zech brown coal and SiInsIIn
~, hr ;i. Both are in czech hands.
~, aHecns are reluctant To supply
!he necessary coal for Austria, hon.
ing TO remain masters OF Tho I,J,,s
trial market.
AUSTRIA, FOR the hundrcdth time Of
S nas,a cannot live under present
,crsals and all possibility of aco,iir.
hands. ~Hee"
iiungaES:is perhaps in. a worse con
aI.,om I hn and a hair million
inc motheriand. The Hungarian is
an ultra patriotic man. his nationai.
ism rests on thousand years OF
history and tradition.
Seca Hungary War.
am certain that sooner or later
hungary Will so TO war for her un-
T,fedeemed territory. dissatisfied
OF trouble In the heart OF Europe.
The peace robs her OF all possibility
OF a bare existence
There is Il game which chlidr.n
play tand sometimes grown-ups)
which consists of sticking blIndfold
me tall or Il pig into it's proper posi- .
tioh. After years study OF Tn.
conditions applying in Austria and
hungary believe the peace confer
ence played this game when they
pa:ccied out the old Austro-Hun-
garian empire
An Austria and a Hungary i'm
noverishcd. starving. idle, driven 10
desolation. despondency and drsn,lr.
Inc prey OF communism ana auatcuv
viii not be able to pay the indemnity
or reDarations expected from them.
our own selfish interests demand
thattthcsc countries should he lifted
from their present misery into 4
state OF comparative well-beinG.
hHTINM 10 TANrh ANAIaNr