The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-06-15
POVERTY RAMPANT
IN ALL OF AUSTRIA
AVN MATERIALS OF NATIONS
ARE LOST. PEOPLE AXE
uERDED LIKE CATTLE.

vrFNNA.-What most strikes the
.farer in central Europe is the ex-
way noverty of the poor and the
tren oIoss luxury of the rich. They call
seL'oonlmnarison with the state of af-
I l!.. 'o Of the time of the decline and
ta m e the old Roman empire.
I"i The rich people of Europe from the
North sea down to the Mediterranean
a n0 living an unparalleled life of hap
az 90 thickness in that part of the
pyo, a. factories are closed or working
" highly reduced output for want
az "oaI The only way of livelihood is
~ ;iic;t trading. called "schleichhandel'
~ i,l- tho German speaking parts of Eu-
rope. ,; +h;s is
4bd craze at present in the modern
Rabvlons of central Europe.
No Safety at Night.
pnblic safety at night hardly ex-
;s+e Tnculian feasts are extended UNI
fl the dawn. Struggled French cham
naone caviare, rare sea fishes are
con,roon at such orgies. New Jazz
steps quickly become the rage, but
the steps resemble nothing ever seen
in London or New York.
Dancing and night clubs, of course,
want music. Quite new generation
Of composers has taken the place OF
tbo old, Gilbert Lehar and Leo Fall
have disappeared. Engelberger and
Stolz are now musical stars and /
should not be surprised if their
~, ,,us;c soon cautivates London.
In sharp contrast to the rich stands
the poverty of the poor. Pen can
scarcely describe their misery,
Charles Botth's accounts of the pov-
ertv of London reads like fairy tale
of Paradise compared with the SUI
ferings of the Viennese or the dwell
ers in the Budapest slums.
Herded Like Cattle.
II is a common sight to see sixteen
or seventeen people living IN one
room. l myself have seen seven
babies sleeping in a single bathtup'
In Vienna the poor get state sub
sidv, in Budapest none. But the state
subsidy is a farce. 1t amounts to 5U
crowns a week, and a pound of meat
costs twice that amount.
The only solution is work, work
and again work Europe is at pres.
ent Balkanized A handful of small
states are barring each others way:
New Chinese walls, not of stone and
mortar. but of mutual distrust, petty
uuarrels, pass revisions and passport
regulations have been erected.
The endless acquisition of vises is
characteristic of the present state OF
affairs. On a comparatively short
journey one has to pass four or five
frontiers, each needing wise.
This is the experience of an En-
glishman for whom regulations are
slackened. If you have to be citi-
zen of one of these unfortunate
countries days of waiting in. endless
queues, searchings and undressings
at the frontiers are your lot.
Situation Is Hopeless.
At the risk of being accused of
having been led away by plausible
Austrian and Hungarian propaganda
lists, | will say that the breaking up
of the economic ties which used to
bind the old members of the Austro-
Hungarian empire was foolish and
senseless without supplying them
with the necessary means of coop
Grafton from within.
Glance at the industry of Austria.
Viennese industry depends entirely
on Czech brown coal and Silesian an
thracite. Both are in Czech hands.
The Czechs are reluctant to supply
the necessary coal for Austria, hop
ing to remain masters of the indus
trial market
Austria. for the hundredth time of
saying, can not live under present
peace conditions. All her raw mate
rails and all possibility of acquiring
any have passed away into Czech
hands.
Hungary is perhaps in a worse
condition. Three and half million
Magyars have been detached from
the motherland. The Hungarian is
an ultra-patriotic man, his national
ism rests on 1000 years of history
and tradition.
| am certain that sooner or later
Hungary will go to war for her UNI
redeemed territory. A dissatisfied
Hungary will be continuous source
Of trouble in the heart of Europe.
The peace robs her of all possibility
Of a bare existence.
There is a game which children
play land sometimes grownups) /,
which consists of sticking, blindfold,
the tail of a pig into its proper posi-
ton. After a years study of the
conditions applying in Austria and
Hungary I believe the peace confer
ence played the game when they par
celed out the old Austro-Hungarian
empire.