GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 October 1915, Page 8

GERMANY.

A SCARCITY OP MEAT IN BfcKLIN. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, Qit. 22. The Socialist paper Vorwaerts says it is no exaggemtim to 3»y that tbouk sands in Berlin are struggling daily to obtain tt scrap o: meat and a morsel of lard. The absence of weapons and bad language makes the fight no less bitter. Many wonvn declare they have tpent three or foar eomeentive uights in the interminable food lines outside the shops, unable once to obtain food.

WAR USURERS. STRONG ARTICLE IN OFFICIAL . "• * paper. ; Received Oct 23, 6.6 p.ns, , Amsterdam, Oct 22. The "Cologne Gatfctte," in a significant article, rails 'bitterly at the war 1 usurers, who see in the present economic conditions a wonderful opportunity of money-making. The paper declares that there is exasperation among the people, because the task of holding out in a long war is rendered so difficult, and describes war usury as the unsightly stain on Germany's white shield of honor. It contends that although the people are conscious of victory, and display the utmost self-sacrifice and endurance, the tension produced in the face of these large war profits is so great that a safety valve must be opened. The gazette concludes by predicting that if farmers continue to hold back food the Government will proceed to a general seizure of stocks.