Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11
Price Partially
Against Tourists
Charged to Berlin
Residents Make Counter
Charge That Foreigners
Have Advantage Of Tx.
change in Renting.

Berlin. June lo-(By A, P0-
While complaints have been appear
ing IN various quarters OF price dis
elimination against tourists in Ger
many. objections are now belni
raised by the Germans TO alleged dis
elimination in favor Of foreigners II
obtaining apartments.
Cramped by the housing shortage
Befliners often are forced 10 wait 4
year before they can obtain inde
pendent lodgings, The charge u
now heard tha, doubtful methods
and inflated values OF their curreneies
enable foreigners 10 lease apart
ments that are beyond the reach o'
Germans. In some sections housing
officials are blamed. and the sugges'
ton is made that the whole situation
should be regulated by the foreign
Office.
A, the same time consideration Is
given to the fact that some 2.ON
members OF the diplomatic personnel
must be provided with residences, be-
cause the hotels are not suitable 10
their SPECIAL needs.
f. Association Hears Complaints
Berlin inhabitants are actively
striving TO offset the impression that
they have been discriminating against
tourists. To this end the hotelkeep-
ers' association recently entertained
the American correspondents III
order 10 hear their complaints and to
exchange views. Such complaints as
were presented chiefly concerned
over charging and discrimination in
cities outside OF Berlin. To these
complaints the hotel men responded
that they had no control over places
outside of the capital.
The hotel men pointed out that
their prices were about half as high
as those in New York. Paris and
London. despite the effect Of the
eight-hour law here, the high cost OF
supplies. unending tax levies and
other economic difficulties. They
also denisd that their rates varied as
between foreigners and Germans.
The sentiment OF the German press
favors Qualification of the situation
lest homeward bound tourists, espe-
cially Americans. carry on propa-
ganda detrimental to Germany. The
suggestion is made that whether the
discrimination is real OF fancied.
there should be a definite undertake
ing that foreigners and Germans be
charged alike in hotels and shops.
Eight-Hour Day Is Problem.
The introduction OF the eight hour
day in Germany has confronted big
industrial plants with the problem of
affording their employees diversion
calculated to keep them out of mis-
chief during idle hours.
While the abbreviated working day
has induced the youth of new Ger
many to take up sports, the question
OF profitable pastimes and self-im-
provement for adults has resulted in
the Inauguration of free circulating
libraries in shops and factories. One
publishing house is now specializing
in assortments of books adapted to
general reading. as we'll as publica-
tions of a specific character for
workers wishing to specialize in some
subject.
Il Despite the efforts to keep work
'ers engaged during their increased
number of spare hours. industrial
leaders throughout Germany are
convinced that the eight-hour day
will soon be abolished, not only be-
cause they regard it an economic fall
lacy and inimical to the nations need
for enhanced production. but also be-
cause many workers already are vol
unteering to put in two or three add
ed hours a day for the purpose of
earning the needed extra money.