New Ulm review., 1921-12-14
GERMANS I AGING
GRIN 4 |. ST AR VI'ATIoN.
DESPERATE CIRCUMSTANCES
CAUSE MANY CASES OF
INSANITY.
MRS. ELIZ. TAUsCH RELATES
HER EXPERIENCES IN
! FATHERLAND.

A large and attentive audience
greeted Mrs. Elizabeth Tausch at
Turner Hall, Monday evening, who
had come here to explain to the citizens
of New Ulm the necessity Of continuing
the child-feeding work in Germany,
which is now being done by the
Quakers and which will come to an end
unless the Americans Of German
descent in this country will be able to
raise $4,000, 900 Of the 100000 fund
which is necessary to continue the re-
lief work until the crops are harvested
next year. 1t may not be generally
known, but it is a fact, that the Ger
man government has agreed to supply
So, ,OOO,O 900 Of this fund, if the balance
is raised in this country as is now con-
templated.
Pleasing Personality.
Mrs. Tausch has pleasing personal
ity and impressed her hearers with her
message, which is not solely for the
purpose Of just simply appeasing the
hunger Of hundreds Of thousands Of
children in Germany, but it is for the
purpose of saving those upon whom
will, in years to come, fall the burden
of upholding the traditions and the
ideals Of the German people. Ac-
icording to the speaker the large
ddle-class Of Germany, those who
represent the real German culture, are
in a fair way to disintegrate and
crumble away unless outside help, in
sufficient quantities, is forthcoming
and at once.
Students Become Idiots.
Mrs Tausch mentioned innumer-
able cases Of young men who were at
tending universities and other higher
institutions of learning, who, on &C
count Of insufficient food, especially
brain-building foods, broke down un-
der the strain, became idiots and had
to be taken to insane asylums for treat
ments. This, the speaker said, viii
continue, unless conditions in Centra.
Europe will soon be materially i'm,
proved, and pointed out that the citi.
zens in this country of German ex.
traction should consider it an honol
to help along in such a noble cause
She also told in what poor circum
stances the families Of professors IL
Germany live. The proflteers il
Germany, she said, live high, of course
as they do in all countries, and th,
camille of the working people are no
so badly off, because they succeeded il
llgetting wage increases from time Il
4 time, which was not the case for tn
teachers, doctors, lawyers, editors
artists and the sintelligents in general
who are actually suffering want an
are facing starvation.
Creed Barriers Dangerous.
Mrs. Tausch mentioned also tina
q there was danger that the So. 900 90
fund might not be raised, because 9
i the lack of that spirit OF solidarit,
which is necessary to van out. Sh
J. .says there lis too nuchaof the feelin
prevalent which only wants to hel
Speople of their own denomination an,
sof their particular faith. There is a
yet lacking that spirit Of unity for
commonlcause which is so necessary t
make a,success of the drive.
Given Cold Reception.
Sunday Mrs. Tausch spent {
4 Springfield and she must have bee
livery unfortunate in not getting int
touch with the right kind ofspeople, ID
cause there are certainly enoug
Americans Of German descent in an
around Springfield who are not asian
I ed of their parentage and who a
: willing to help along IN such mob
7 and worthy cause as that Of keepi1
II human beings alive. She was pc
! mitted, she said. to speak to two sSu
I day school classes about the. chill
4 feeding, but was admonished not
II speak longer than 4 slrsin'1tes and
"a the course Of her remarks not to me
: 1 tion the name of Germany II
Sunday School superintendent, WI
81 by the way, is quite wealthy Nv
enabled ditoaccumulate his pile throu
: the trade given him by Americans
Z German descent He evidently is n
Z aware that the war is over. Itsis j
8 grettable that one man should be al
Z to create such a wrong impression
Mrs. Tausch received while in Sprir
], field. 8ss
Films Show Quaker Work
8. The films thro own on the screen af1
{ I, the lecture showed ia the minute
: tdetail the work that IS carried on .
= the Quakers in the after of ch
81 feeding and which ~ IS aimed to &C
q tinue by means Of the present dri'
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