Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-07
The Warning Of Austria

His earlier book. Now It Can Be
Told" was the reported "best sell
err" of all serious books in 1920.
This earlier book related the hor.
rors of the World war time. The one
that lies before me tells of the time
since the World war, and it is still
horrible in many sections. The story
of Austria is peculiarly tragic. The.
republic of Austria was created by
the Versailles treaty, and it will not
be forgotten that the World war
broke out in Austria. 1t has had
a CHASTITY beginning and a CHASTITY
ending.
Having been the capital Of great
empire, a highly cultivated, artistic,
music loving folk, full of life's lux
uries, like other great cities Of Lon
don, Paris and New York, they sud-
denly find themselves cut off from all
their old sources of supply and from
all trade relations with other gov
ernments.
To quote Sir Philip Gibbs, cit was
like New York had been amputated
from the United States, as though
London had been cut off from all
great shipping centers from all it's
shipping wealth and it's imperial
greatness" Vienna has only been
saved by international charity. To
this thousands of babies absolutely
owe their life. Vienna had no room
for strangers flocking to the stricken
and enfeebled population. There was
no food for them except at famine
prices, no fuel, no trade. no hope
for any Of them in Vienna. 1 knew
it was verify a city of tragedy after
these years of war filled with masses
of people, semi-starved, with rickety
children, so wizened and so weak.
that they looked like little monkeys.
after six months of life. with dis
eased mothers unable to feed them
at the breast. with men of good ed
ucation, and good birth, slowly but
surely starving on a diet of cab.
bage soup; with beautiful girls sell
ing their beauty for one nights
meal. and middle class women
watching their children wither and
die; with hopeless misery among
these millions in their back yards OF
this splendid city, with it's palaces
it's picture galleries. it's glorious gar
dens, it's noble architecture of banks,
and officers and mansions. 1t is 4
European malady which must be
cured quickly lest we die"
Profiteering was shameless i'll
Vienna during the war. etc.
'ThiA state of things in Austria
ought to be a tremendous warning
to all Europeans. What now hap
Fpening in Vienna and all Austria,
will become apparent in many coun-
tries of Europe unless there is a
speedy cure of what I may call
the whitening of civilized life-a
spreading blackness over areas, con-
stantfy charging. The whole OF
Russia is in this condition. Its peo-
Pile are fighting with hunger-fight-
ing with DEMONSTRATING for the
barest necessities of life. This Rus
sian disease is reaching to neighbor-
ing states. These are whitening
from the came causes-lack of food,
devitalizing of labor, physical dis
ease, general debility.
POLAND has a strong soul with
stricken body. Already at the end
of last year, hundreds of thousands
of children in Germany, were suffer
ing from malnutrition, and not only
the children, but working men.
Seven hundred thousands of children
and mothers were being fed on char,
ity. The shadow of starvation hangs
over the cities, in acute and terrible
stage is creeping over the country.
$50 far as I have ascertained Aus
tria is the worst case of national de-
cay"
What a commentary on the after
math of war! These are words writ
ten by philanthropic Englishman
and his character and high rating
are the guarntees of his truth speak
ing-and his headline:
"The Warming of Austria"
The Activities of MIR. Henry Ford
When the history Of Mr.. Ford is
finally written, the people Of the
United States will understand that
we have had among us a citizen
whose zeal never tagged, and whose
energy was monumental. He is
living wonderland if he is allowed
to carry out his plans with the Mus
Gle Shoals project, he will do more
for some of our southern states with
this property than any other living
man ever contemplated on this west
ern continent, or at least the south
western part of this nation. The trip
made by Mr.. Edison and Mr. Ford In
company to eXanaine this Muscle
Shoals plant was a very notable one
to both Of them. They were quietly
considering one of the greatest OF
undertakings known to American
history. Mr.. Edison's discoveries
have immortalized him and it was
entirely fitting that the inventor or
discoverer Of great things should go
with Mr.. Ford to give the latter the
benefit Of his great brain and meth
DDS, in northern Alabama.
Mr.. Edison's new invention, simply
called a power shovel" will exca
vate the bed of the Tennessee river
in highly approved style; when Mr.
Ford begins to complete the Wilson
dam, this nitrate plant will fur
nish fertilizers to southern farmers
without limit Mr.. Ford believes that
transportation by water, If this great
undertaking Is successful, will I'M
mensely cheaper the present rates
for the west and south.
He thinks it will be the greatest
asset left from the World war, one
of the greatest of the victories OF
peace. Having lived beyand the al
lotted time myself, and having seer
the first appearance Of telegraphs
telephones and Mr.. Edison s magnifi
cent inventions or discoveries, hope
the readers Of the Tri-weekly Jour
nal will, for their own satisfaction
give due attention to the progress 81
this giant undertaking.
The Atlanta Federal Prison
Very few of our readers have per
sonal knowledge of the number O.
inmates or of their activities-in the
Atlanta federal prison.
Some one, who is interested II
me, has been sending me a monthly
copy Of a small magazine-printee
by the men who are confined therein
. From November 81 to December
10, a census is prepared and print
ed. There were 2,183 convicts be
hind these walls. One hundred ant
for+1y 3o11r rxJaro reoaivn6 during tha1