New-York tribune., 1922-09-06

formed sort Of league Ia order !.
assist its poorest members. 7hs
"Adelsbund" 49, Noblemen's Lesgus-.
undertakes to raise voluntary subseriy-
tions TO give relief to the really
destitute. With this purpose Ia vlsv
each provincial town has formed a
center of it's own, which is respoa.
sible for certain districts and brings
the hard cases to the notice of the
members Of this society. know Of
instances In which several members ot
one family are obliged to share one
room and tiny sitting room. theit
sole diet often consisting Of vegetables
To these. the arrival OF rabbit froz
country friend is a great luxury.
1t is the members of the aristoeraey
with the small fixed income, amps
for pre-war conditions but now insuf.
ficient to purchase the barest necst
saries Of life, that are ths most to be
pitied. The same applies TO tie
bourgeoisie, to professors, 1awyen
doctors. and other members of hs
"intelligentsia" who are In q state II
dire poverty. Too proud to reyssl
their penury, they suffer in silsnx
Under the outward, fictitious pros
perity of the people the real cundisssH
of the "petite," and even "grsnde,'
noblesse and the middle CLASSES lies
concealed from the casual obssvsr
One mas really 20 visit these people Ii
their homes to know the trush,
Shortage of Houses
The housing problem is scuts, ewing
! to the influx of fugitives and refugees
from the occupied territory and -.
nexed territories, such ss Aisses'ler-
raine, Upper Silesia. and parts os 70
land, which belonged to Praasis sd
Posen. AS in England, the building
trads is practically SUSPENDED. ibis
being due to the high rate Of wages
and the prohibitive cost Of produetioa
and raw materials. To meet these ss-
normal conditions. the magistrates Of
each town have taken the situatIsa ID
hand. and have formed buresr h
order to obtain control Of all tbs
houses and fats available. w'ithesi
the permission of these gentiemen %
accommodation can be let or disposed
Of, all contracts having 20 sesr shslf
stamp.
i To each person in each houss
allotted one room and the use sf
common sitting room. Any owner q
spacious building, a large flat q
house. is liable to have it con.
mandeered at any moment. Msni
prefer to have their own friends o.
relatives quartered upon thems other
to "take In" strangers. Thus, It Z
not unusual to call on friend biliesf's
ION doctor, dentist. or Kerr Prosss-
sor, or to find an entirs family v5is
series of relatives occupying ths
sans narrow walls. To msny 'n'
roverished families this is 8 vertssbit
source of income, and the arrival q
enforced paying guests" is quits vsi'
come.
The condition Of the country squiss
is less precarious. Those Of the o's
regime who were fortunate enough =
| possess country house with ? HV
acres OF land have retired to tns's
estates. there to cultivate the isns'
econonize. and live on their niafsss
produce. Others have been fossusas
enough Co turn these sstsses my
really profitable concerns; sonss has'
speculated successfully and are qas'.
affuesat Generally speaking, the isns
owner is comparatively prosperous s.
day, in Germany, the possession 8
land Is o decided asset and aestss
OF income. although it is cnis =.
richest who can afford 10 raake
splash in town, whers they pay g
casional visitc