HUNGRY GERMANY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 93, 12 January 1918, Page 7

HUNGRY GERMANY

THE FOOD SITUATION A TRAGEDY

REVOLUTION PREVENTED BY IRON DISCIPLINE

New York, January 10. The "New York World's" Berne correspondent interviewed a prominent neutral, who has returned after spending several months in Germany. He says that the food situation is a tragedy. Only the richest are able to stave off the pangs of hunger. Dogs are seldom seen, for they have all been eaten. Epidemics of dysentery are raging. Eo saw terrible signs of the ravages upon, the health and stamina of adults in Berlin. There were many cases <.f hernia owing to the loss of girth. The visitor was amazed at the voracious and disgusting habits of eating at the best hotels. Only one helping was allowed, and the diners fell upon their plates and aie with animal ferocity. The malnutrition of the people had resulted in diminished production, and the output of the munition factories had declined greatly. Prices were fabulous. Geese sold at thirty dollars (£6); soap was unobtainable. The clamour for peace, said the traveller, was heard among all classes of Germans, and particularly the workers. The people hoped that the negotiations with Russia would relieve the starvation and open the door to a gene r al peace. A spirit of unrest end incipient revolt was spreading. The political prisons at Spandau were overflowing. Only the iron discipline of Germany prevents a revolution. Berlin regards the Kaiser coldlv, and all classes detest the Crown Prince, because he lives in luxury, in glaring contrast with the awful hardships of the troops. Aus,N.Z. Cable .Assn.