The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24
GER MANY WILL
PROTEST. ALLIED
CATTLE CLAIMS
Demand to Deliver 100000
Milk Cows Called In
human.
WOULD HARM BIG CITIES
Depletion of Diaries Threatens
to Impoverish Milk Supply
Of Nation.
WOULD HARM BIG CITIES
ny RAYMOND SWING.

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specicl Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1870, BY THE NEw YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Berlin, Oct. %.
A new campaign of complaints has
been begun in the German press
against the necessity of delivering
$4,000 milk cows to France, Belgium.
Italy and Serbia. All the Nationalist
newspapers publish dissertations on
the inhumanity OF this provision Of
the peace treaty. and these are none
the less genuine for coming somewhat
tardily.
The first news Of the Enteute's fix
ing the final number OF cattle to be
required was noted some weeks ago
without arousing much comment. Now
a campaign of bitterness is being or
ganized.>
The peace treaty left open the fixing
OF the final number of cattle and horses.
and only set the deliveries required
within three months after ratification.
In this period Germany had to send
10000 cows. but the figure now fixed
upon runs over four years at the rate. OF
about 100000 COWS year. Considered
only statistically, the burden of the pro-
Vision Is not onerous. In 1912 the Ger
many of its present geographic area
Possessed over 100000 cows and on
June /. 1920. II had 100000. So the
Entente is taking slightly more than 10
per cent. of the present supply annually
and is allowing four years for replace
ment But the Germans point out sta
tlstics showing tho resultant harm to
German cities.
Virtually 80 per cent. of the present
number of cows In Germany are owned
by small farmers. with one or two to the
farm. These essentially are for milk and
bitter for the farmers household. and
now are needed for draught purposes to
replace horses killed In the war. If the
small farmer could bear the brunt of the
deliveries to the Entente the cities would
not be injured, because very small part
OF the dairy supplies of the cities come
from the small farms. But the loss OF a
cow to a peasant. in the majority Of
cases. would mean the loss of half his
livelihood.
Fulfilment OF the treaty falls prin-
cipal1y on the large dairies and II Is
Just these upon which the cities depend
for milk and butter. High prices and
the scarcity or FODDER already have
diminished the dalries to dangerous
point.
Berlin. which In peace time consumed
a million litres of milk daily. had 100000
In August. 1916; $4,000 litres a year
later. and to-day. 100. 1000. German cities,
according to medical estimates. now
have from one-fourth to one-half OF the
minimum milk supply necessary for
mothers children and invalids
Concentration of the cattle on tho
frontier stations. where they are exam
ined by Entente commissions, Is an I'M
fortunate consequence. The latent hoof
and mouth disease outbreak was car
ried back TO the big dairies by cows re-
jected by the Entente agents. In South
Germany, particularly. the pest was
decimating the cattle and dairy owners
had to recoup their losses at heavy ex-
pense by purchases In Austria.
Now they face the surrendering even
Of this replenished stock 10 the Entente.