Evening journal., 1921-01-07
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M ordinarv comfort IN Vienna. The
professional pcople-dOctOrs. lawyers,
musicians. are worse Off than the day
laborors. because salaries have not
advanced in keeping with the advance
Of wages. an,
Literally Vienna Is dying rapidly.
once a fi0urishing industrial city
largest il The AustrO-Hungdfian mon
arohy-it Is today a town or sihohe-
less chimneys and stunned, slaNins
people.
The cost OF living for a family or
four. as worked ont in a careful esli-
mate. shows 1900 krOncn ar the re-
duirenent for one month. This would
mean from So go $40. according 20 lhe
present value az the kronen.
The income OF most lamhue, Is
under 5000 krOnen per mOlth, 50 thdt
10 only half meets the cost OF expenses
for food and lodging, much less Duy-
The death rate OF 1874 per thousand
is the highest for any city IN EUROPE
while the birth rate for the same pe.
riod was 1871 per thousand, SO iiiat
the deaths are more numerous ulaii
births.
tried a last desperate venture 10 teeq
the people. A huge system or tood
distribution was inaugurated, suDsl-
died with a government contribution
of 500 10000 kronen monthly. But
the system failed miserably, because
even with this government help'
prices are too high for the people. one
pound Of lard sells for 100 kronen
six pounds OF rice now sells Tor 2h
kronen. while in the old days the
same amount OF rice brought one
These figures explain why fifteen
out Of every hundred babies die soon
after birth.
Physicians estimate 20 per cent OF
an Vienna children are afflicted Win
tuberculosis. The extreme cases ol
this dread disease affect the flesh and
bones instead OF the lungs. and can
only be cured by long, tedious and ex-
pensiye treatment.
Many nations are trying to hell
Vienna with charitable gifts: espe-
cially England and America. But the
surrounding states, CzechO-SiOvakla
Poland, serbia. and Rumania are un.
willing 10 lit a finger to help th,
stricken dying capital.
Americans are feeding more thar
10000 boys and girls In all OF Austria
every day. A Swedish committed
known as the "Redda Barren" feed,
and clothes thousands OF children O
an ages. The American Joint Distri
button Committee maintains Jewsl
children. But nothing Is being don,
for babies and young mothers. or FOL
children over A years Of age.
Hitherto 10000 children OF Nienn'
were taken 90 Italy, Switzerland, Hol
land or Denmark for several months
where they were adopted into homes
News has just reached Vienna that ihl
last three named countries viii dis
continue shcltering the starvelings
The dazed Nicnncsc are at a loss q
know Why this charity has beer
Stopped n is said politics is yer,
uns5ibN The cause
Meanwhile. there Is Just enough
food inside The country 10 last ihre
weeks Bat the people have long sine
ceased toFflrin az such a situation
There's hefer any more food IN Aus
tria during thc winter months: 10
which every Austrian blames thl
Treaty Of 81 uGcrmain. and thel
thanks heaven FOR the American fool
shipments nlpi hqyo kept the coun
Try alive sincf tkf elaat war ended
They know ,,t1I.6n aid can't don
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