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GUN INVENTOR TO PAY
5700,000 INCOME TAX.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 20.
According to information received
today by Major Fred Jorgenson, ad
jutant genrral cf yuht jo n
Browning of Ogden. inventor of ma
chine guns adopted by the United
.States government, and which paid
him more than $1,000,000 for the in
ventions, must pay more than $700,
000 as income tax to the govern
ment. Krlort has been made to
exempt from taxation royalties ob
tained from inventions which assist
ed in the winning of the war. but
the conferees rejected this proposal.
GERMANS TO PROBE
' CARNIVAL OF PLUNDER
' Basel, Feb. 20. The German na-
tional assembly, in session at Wei
mar, has adopted a bill calling for
investigation of the plundering or
the industrial plants in France and
: Belgium, according to a report re
ceived here.
REPEAL OF DAYLIGHT
SAVING ACT PROPOSED.
Washington, Feb. 20. After add
ing an amendment for the repeal of
the daylight saving act, the senate
agricultural committee today order
ed favorably reported the $31,000,000
annual agricultural appropriation
bill with committee amendments ap
proximating $5,000,000.
The daylight saving amendment
proposed by Chairman Gore was
adopted by unanimous vote.
Chairman Lever of the house agri
cultural committee today introduced
a similar bill.
NEW YORK-WASHINGTON
FLIGHT MADE IN 85 MINUTES.
Washington, F"eb. 20. Unofficial
announcement was made today that
Lieut. Frank H. Harmon of the
army flying corps broke all records
between New York and Washing
ton yesterday by making the trip in
85 minutes with one of the new La
Pcre scout planes, built for Ameri
can air fighters under the direction
of a French officer. The little ma
chine carries a 400-horsepower
Liberty motor.
With a fair breeze. Lieutenant
Harman reported he made an aver
age speed of about 168 miles an
hour.
CLEfJENCEAU'S
WOUND- FOUND
TOBESERiOUS
Assassin's Bullet Penetrated
French Statesman's Lung;
"Condition Is Satisfac
v tory," Latest Report.
Paris. Feb. 20. The bullet which
wounded Premier t'kmenceau pen
etrated his lungs, it was revealed by
the official statement issued shortly
after noon today.
A bulletin issued i.'. 6:50 o'clock
this evening by the attending sur
geons says: 1
. "M. Clemenwau's condition con
tinues satisfactory. Pulse. 74; tem-
perature. 37 (centigrade), 98.6 (fah
renheit)." After the X-ray examination had
been completed, Premier Clemen
ceau walked out on the balcony of
his house, overlooking the garden
to take a breath of 'fresh" air. The
morning was a delightful one, the
first real spring day.
The premier seemed vigorous, al
though he spat a l;ttle blood.
; News that Clemenceau's condi
tion was more serious than at first
reported spread quickly throughout
Paris, causing widespread expres
sions of sympathy.
Refuses to Stay in Bed. j
; The premier, however, bore up
well this morning, refusing to re
turn to his bed and receiving num
erous wallers, among whom were
William' G. Sharp, the American
' ambassador, and Admiral Benson.
U. S. N.
The ambassador told the Associ
ated Press representative that he
found Premier Clemenceau in the
best of spirits displaying wonderful
courage and cheerfulness.
It was easily discernible, how
ever, that a more pessimistic attitude
was prevailing in v the premier's
household than last evening Madame
Brabant, housekeeper for M. Clem
enceau for years, seemed on the
verge of collapse, and her eyes jwre
reddened from tears and M. Clini
enceau's footman, Maurice, showed
signs of a sleepless night.
"Poor old Presidentl" he remarked
to the Associated Press. "But he
would never heed my advice," he
added pathetically.
Rosa Luxemburg's Body
Found in Landwehr Canal
Berlin, Feb. 20. A bruised and
battered body of a woman, which
apparently had been in the water
more than three weeks, has been
discovered in the Landwehr canal,
according to the Tageblatt, and not
withstanding the advanced state of
decomposition, acquaintances have
identified it as the body of Roga
Luxemburg, the Spartacan leader
who was killed January 17.
Grain Now May Be Used ,
in Making of "Near Beer"
Washington, Feb. 20. Restric
tions on the use of grain in the man
ufacture of "near b$cr" and other
non-intoxicating beverages were re
movcdtoday after receipt of the
proclamation signed at Paris by
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing several w.eeks ago. This
announcement was made- tonight by
the food administrator.
a
Fugitive Chicago .Cashier
Captured on Pacific Coast
Chicago, Feb. 20. William M.
Grissom, formerly cashier of the
Bank of Commerce and Savings cf
Chicago, missing eight months, after
being accused - of manipulations
alleged to involve nearly , $400,000 oi
bank funds and ecuriiies, was ar
Kitcd today in Seattle.
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Maximum Penalties Imposed
by Judge Landis Upon
Disloyal Socialists;
Appeal Taken.
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Chicago, Feb. 20. A maximum
prison sentence of 20 years was im
posed by Federal Judge Landis to
day on Congressman-elect Victor L.
Berger of Milwaukee and four other
socialist leaders, who in final pleas
likened themselves to history's
greatest martyrs.
The five men, convicted of con
spiracy to obstruct the draft in
violation of the espionage act,' ob
tained release on, $25,000 bail from
Judge Alschuler' and r.eclared they
would carry their legal fight to the
United States supreme court if
necessary.
Besides Berger, publisher of the
Milwaukee Leader, the other con
victed men are:
Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker,
lecturer and writer.
Adolph Germer, national secre
taty of the socialist party.
J. Louis Engdahl, editor of the
American Socialist.
William F. Krusc, head of the
Young People's Socialist league.
Admitted to Bail.
Judge Landis granted filing of a
petition for a writ of error. Coun
sel for the convicted men then went
before Judge Samuel P. Alschuler
of the United States ircuit court of
appeals and asked for bail.
Judge Alschuler said he hesitated
to grant the motion for bail lest the
defendants continue their socialistic
agitation. He interviewed each of
the five and then granted them bail,
increased from $10,000 to $25,000,
with the understanding that they re
frain from resuming their former
acts and utterances during the pen
dency of their case. William Brojs
Lloyd, Chicago millionaire, who was
the socialist candidate for United
States ' senator at the' last election;
offered to provide surety for the
five. Late tonight $500,000 surety
was given and approved by Judge
Alschuler and the five men were re
leased. Berger Makes Tearful Plea, i
Berger and ' his four associates
took full advantage of the custom
ary inquiry of the judge whether
they had anything to say before sen
tence was passed and the Milwau
kee congressman-elect finished read
ing his 2,000-word typewritten state
ment with tears streaming down his
face. He professed no surprise at
the verdicjt, though declaring his
conviction' was in violation of the
constitution.
Major A. D. Fetterman,
Weil-Known Newspaper
Man, Dies in Germany
Major A. D. Fetterman, 45 years
old, former Omaha newspaper man
and inspector in the Forty-second
division with the American army of
occupation, died February 10 in
A h r w eriler,
Germany,
several miles
north of Co
blen?. Death
was due to
p n e u monia.
His wife
; Mrs. A. D.
F e 1 1 e rman,
i 3415 Lafay
; ette avenue,
received' the
death mes
sage Wed-
ncsday night
K from Adju-
, . tan General
S Hams. .
The last
word
re-
reived by Mrs. Fetterman from her
husband came Wednesday, when she
received three letters, written - in
Ahrweriler, Germany. i
Major Fetterman enlisted in the
regular army February 22, 1918, with
the rank of major in the inspection
department, he having served as in
spector general of the Nebraska na
tional guards for five years. His
first duty took him to Fort Robin
son, Neb., from where he was trans
ferred to an arravcamo in 'Texas.
In October. 191. Maior Fetterman
was ordered to France and later as
signed to the Rainbow division.
For a number of vears. Major Fet
ternian was a reporter on the staff
of the World-Herald. Five years
ago he established a law practice at
Hyannis. Neb. Upon his departure
for r ranee last October, the ttl-
terman family moved to Omaha and
are making their home at 3415 La-
tavette avenue.
Besides his vidow five children
survive Major Fetterman. They are:
Frances. 14; Jesse, 13; Faul, J2; Don
aid. 10. and Charlotte? 1Q. .
Maior Fetterman was a member
of Mount Calvary Commandery of
! the Knights lemplar, Omaha, nd
j was picniincutfiu LIks lodge circles.
Entlrtd MMMtf-elin Mtttc May 2, IMC.
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And They Waited and Then
Waited and' Waited Some
More-But She Didn't Come
It Was To Be At The Athletic Club and All Omaha
Society Was There But Fickle Annette Was
. Very, Very Sorry But Just "Couldn't Be There."
She was to come and she didn't.
And the "she"-refers to the far
famed Annette Kellerman Annette
of the swimming and diving nd
water world renown Neptune's
Daughter and the Daughter of the
Gods.
But the society women of Omaha
and the swimming cnthus'asts of
Omaha providing they were mem
bers of the club! They came! They
waited!
At 1 :30 they were there and in
spite of the warmth cf 'he
natatorium comfy for swimmers
but not conducive to comfort of
furs and wraps they waited in the
balcony for Annette!
And she could not come!
Oh yes! The why and wherefore
of all these women waiting for Miss
Kellerman who could not. coirre!
That's part of the story.
The Story.
It was at the Omaha Athletic club
on Thursday at 2. p. m. in response
to the invitation that the club had
extended for' her to demonstrate
and swim before society women and
members of the-club. They w;re
gathered in the balcony, in the 'obby,
and some even making excellent
use of the pool itself before the
water nymph should appear.
Everything was ready from the
women who had gathered m tne
balcony, ,to gorgeous palms
around the edge of the pool and
last but not least the colorful cor
sage bouquet that the club was pre
paring to give its guest.
"oor men they were not allowed
in the preeinefs of the club's nata
torium for this occasion, but never-
(Contimicd on Panf Two, Column Tbreo.)
TRAUB RELATES
DEEDS OF MEN
OF THIRTY-FIFTH
Charges of Needless Sacrifice
Denied by General Who
Describes With Pride .
Work of His Troops.
Washington, Feb. 20, A dramatic
recital of the fighting of the Thirty-
fifth (Kansas and Missouri National
Guard) division in the great,battle
of the Argonne was gven the house
rules committee today by Major
Gen. Peter E, Traub, division com
mander, who himself was twice
gassed in the battle.
Appearing to deny charges of the
needless sacrifice of men made by
Governor Allen of Kansas, General
Traub described with great pride
the work of his troops from the
misty September i morning when
they wen over the top until they
had driven the Germans back near
ly six miles after six days and nights
of' almost incessant fighting over
the most strongly fortified section
of the western front.
Still Suffering From Gas.
Fresh from France, the general
still was Suffering from the effects
of gas, his two experiences in the
Argonne being his fifth in the war,
and he frequently had to interrupt
his recital to drink water. At times
his voicejailed him almost entirely,
but suggestions of members of the.
committee that Ije delay his testi
mony were met with instant refusal.
When his voice refused to give em
phasis to his words he pounded the
table beside him to further drive
(Continued on Page Two, Column Four.)
Love Comes Like a Summer
V V V QV WW WWW WW
No. 68.
"God is love." Love is the God
like in man's character. Love ex
presses itself in tolerance, generos
ity, trust and service. Love-Js all
about us in the face of the mother
bending over her babe, in the heart
of the soldier giving his all for his
fhg, in the soul of An erica hasten
ing with laden arms tc alleviate the
suffering of the downtrodden, the
homeless. N
Love is the joy in the heart of
the world. To hold love in your
heart you must pass it on to oth
ers in deeds of lovinf; kindness.
No. 63.
What is love? Anil how do we
really know when w are in love?
Love is the sweetest, purest and
greatest thing in the world. And if
you don't believe it ask the baron;
he knows all about it.
There are a great many kinds of
love. If it wasn't for love this
world would- be a crul, heartless
world.
When you are in love you don't
care whom may be around you or
may care for you. And you'll love
only this one, and no other; and this
is called true love.
When you meet one you know
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ASSURANCE OF
LOYALTY GIVE!!
JY LAjOLLETtE
Wisconsin Senator Declares
" His Sole Aim During War
, Was to Preserve
Pure Democracy.
Washington, Feb. 20. Senator La
Follette. of .Wisconsin vigorously
defended his loyalty in a long ad
dress tonight in the senate on what
he pictured as causes for populafun
rest in the United States. The sen
ator declared he would no longer
permit aspersions on his' loyalty and
declared that his sole aim was to
preserve pure democracy in this
country, ' : '
This was the first public reference
the Wisconsin senator had made to
his loyalty since the senate several
weeks ago dismissed the charges
brought by the Minnesota public
safety commission as the result of
his. speech in St. Paul two years
ag6.
Senator Fall Declines.
Washington, Feb. 2Q. Senator
Fall, republican member of the sen
ate foreign relations committee, has
telegraphed from his home in New
Mexico to Secretary Tumulty de
clining President Wilson's invitation
to attend the White House dinner
next Wednesday to discuss the pro
posed constitution of the league of
nations, as he believes the president
should make his statement to con
gress in joint session.
Baron Fukushima Dies.
Tokio, l'eb. 20. General Baron
Yasumasa Fukushima died today.
Death was due to apoplexy.
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you could love for - lifetime your
heart will tell you so.
I am in' love and my future hus
band is in France, and I love him
now as much as I ever did and am
patiently awaiting his I return. I
have met many young men, but
haven't seen one that could take his
place. And he is the same, and thaj
he never looks at a girl over there.
Si.ch love is so great you couldn't
fr; without each other, and you
think of your sweetheart all day
long.
This story was Vritten from my
heart.
No. 69. y
Love is like a magnet, and it draws
two individuals - together. It, isn't
necessary to be. beautiful to be
loved, for no matter how homely
one may be, there is someone to
love them. Love works within the
heart and true love will hide many
faults. Love is so powerful and
strong that H lires - beyond the
FEBRUARY 21, 1919.
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CHANGES
II! SCHOOL
BILL FAIL
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; Measure Affecting Parochial
and Private Institutions En
j grossed for Third Read
ing; Brings Long Debate.
(From . a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 20. After a
whole day of debate and parlia
mentary skirmishing on the part of
members the lower house of the
legislature, in committee of the
whole, with Dr. Jenison of Cla?,
presiding, recommended H. R. No.
64, the bill placing the parochial and
private schools of the state under
the operation of the same laws as
govern the common schools, for en
grossment and third reading.
Effort after effort was made to
amend the bill so as to satisfy in
some measure the demands of the
Catholics who were opposing cer
tain features of the measure, but the
supporters of the law as amended
in the committee on education and
presented to the house, fought every
effort successfully and presented an
impregnable front at all times.
When an amendment was pro
posed exempting the parochial and
private schools from the necessity
of having their text books pre
scribed by the state and county
school authorities, this, too was de
feated. The effort was made by Foster of
Douglas, who contended that this
provision would give the American
SchoSl Book company a practical
monopoly on the text book and
school supply business of the state.
The Catholics paid for their own
text books and supplies and should
be given the right to select their
own books provided .they met with
the requirements of the law as to
efficiency in instruction.
Legalizes Monopoly.
Axtell of Fairbury supported the
motion for the amendment, and said
that he had had experience in sell
ing school books and supplies, and
that the American School Book
company had a practical monopoly
of the business in this state, and
thai the law compelling the
parochial and private schools to
adopt these text books would legal
ize this monopoly.
This amendment was voted down,
as was every subsequent amend
ment, it being the seeming purpose
of the majority of the house to
adopt the bill in its integrity as sub
mitted by the committee on edu
cation. Hostetler of Buffalo made an at
tempt to have the bill recommitted
for further consideration and lie
was supported in this by Matthew
son, who contended' that the law
was a new one and would probably
have to go through the courts foT
interpretation. , ,
J. Reed, Green of Lancaster slated
that every amendment made to' the
bill had been passed on by the at
torney general of the state, who
had given them his "O. K," with the
one exception of the amendment
which provides for all teachers in
the parochial and private schools of
the state shall obtain certificates
before September 1, 1919.
Opens Discussion.
Byrum of 'Franklin, a member of
the committee on education, open
ed the discussion of the bill, when
R. R Vance of AdamV proposed an
amendment to Section 1, of the bill,
at the request of a constituent.
The amendment was ohe favored
by the Catholics, and which had
(Continued on Fag Two, Coliimn Onr.)
Breeze. But What Is Love?
grave, and when you have put the
dear one to rest you still love them,
though they are dead. Love is a
yearning you have for one another,
and you feel that life isn't worth
living without the one you love. I
want to say, also, that if people
really loved there wouldn't be so
many divorces, for they would think
of their love and forget each oth
ers' faults, for love makes life worth
living for. Jesus taufiht us that we
should love one another with all
our heart. "
No. 70.
Love whatever gives us pleasure
and delight, whether animal or in
tellectual, and if our hearts are right
we love God above all things.
Love is excited by pleasi..w qual
ities of any kind, as by kindness,
benevolence, charity and ardent
friendship. We speak of the love
of wooing, love of country, love of
good will; Cupid, the God of love,
etc. Therefore," love is . the same
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Governor M'Kelvie Names
Three Men as Members of
State Capitol Commission
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WALTER W. HEAD.
Omaha. WJZZ&OznrSOTl
W. E. Hardy of Lincoln, Walter W. Head of Omaha and
and W. H. Thompson of Grand Island Chosen to
Act With Himself and Chairman of State Board
Swanson to Supervise Construction, j
By Staff Correspondent.
Special to The Bee.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 20. Two republicans and one demo
crat have been appointed members of the cafpitol commission,
who with the governor and Dan Swanson, secretary of the
board of irrigation, highways and drainage, will be charged
with the duty of carrying out the provisions of House Roll
No. 3, which authorizes the erection of a new state capitol
building for Nebraska. The measure was signed today by
Governor McKelvie.
Tfae newly appointed members ofO-
tne commission are W. L. Hardy,
Lincoln; Walter W. Head, Omaha,
and . W. H. Thompson, Grand
Island.
W. E. Hardy was born at Gaines
ville, N. Y., 55 years ago. His pa
rents moved to Aurora, 111., in 1868.
and in 1871 came to Lincoln; where I
the elder Hardy established a furni
ture business and later became
(Continued on Tag Two, Column Fiv.)
Danger Foreseen
When Country's Beer
Supply Is Exhausted
Newark, N. J., Feb. lO.-rredic-tion
that the nation's beer supply
would be exhausted by May 1, was
made in a statement issued here to
night by Christian. W. Feigenspan,
president of the United States
Brewers' association, announcing
the brewers of this vicinity had
agreed to pool their supplies "to
allow each concern to stay ip busi
ness as long as possible."
After'adding that New York, New
Jersey, Massachusets, Rhode Is
land and Connecticut would be
"beer dry" by April 1, the statement
continued:
"With the country dry of beer by
May 1. you can see what it will
mean for the months of May and
June. The country will be on a
straight whisky basis. And in these
days of unrest it is dangerous to
have steady beer drinkers switch to
whisky. The result may surprise
the peopte." -
Soldiers Proclaim Adler
President of Austria
London, Feb. 20. Dr. Friedrich
Adler, who assassinated Premier.
Stuergkh at .Vienna in 1916. has
been pVoclaimed president of the
German-Austrian republic by 'the
troops outside the town hall, ac
cording to rerJbrts frpm Vienna re
ceived by the Exchange. Telegraph
company. !
time world over. In
speakin of
love's language, all
lovers under
stand it.
Love lives the same, whether a
rich man in a mansion in Newport
or poor man in a home that costs
$200 down. Love is just as sweet
in the shade with a sweet country
girl as with a sweet summer peach
on the shore.
Love is the name o. a game that
causes a ticklish sensation around
the heart that .few can scratch.
No. 32.
Never marry without love. Love
is one of the most essential things
in our homes. There is a pertain
thrill wen- we meet one we love,
causing us to i forget all else and
bask in the sunshine of their pres
ence, always longing to be near
them, feeling lonely when they
leave us.
"
Note: It should have been stated
that contributor No. 3 indicated
it was quoted but could not
name author. Several readers
have called attention to the fact that
the verses are part of an old hymn,
written by" James Montgomery,
1771-1854. -
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WILSON'S SHIP
WITHOUT CONVOY
IN HEAVY SEAS
Battleship New Mexico Slowed
Down by Accident and
Destroyers Flotilla by
Bad Weather.
Washington. Feb. 20. The' presi
dential ship, George Washington, is
proceeding to Boston through heavy
weather without naval cofivoy, the
Navy department was advised to
night by radio.
The convoying battleship, New
Mexico, stripped one of its turbine
engines and was forced to drop out
of the fleet, while heavy-weather
made it necessary for the destroyer
flotilla to leave the line.
The message said the destroyers
Nexpected to "rejoin the George
Washington when the weather mod
erated. Irr the mearltime, however,
Secretary Daniels has ordered the
cruiser Denver to put to sea to
meet the liner.
The accident to the New Mexico
affected only the port steam turbine
and it . is still able to maintain a
speed of 15 knots an hour. The
dreadnaught, t'ie only electrically
driven battleship in the navy, re
ported .that it would continue to
.handle radio traffic as long as it re
gained in touch with the presiden
tial ship.
Central Labor Union Asks
Funds for Federal Bureau
A telegram in support of the ap
propriation for the Federal Labor
bureau was sent to the Nebraska
delegation in congress in Washing
ton by the president of the Central
Labor union Thursday night, follow
ing the annual smoker, held in the
Labor Temple.
Nearly 200 members of the Cen
tral Labor union attended the affair
and heard an interesting discourse
on "Labor at the Present Time" by
P. Frey of Cincinnati, editor of the
International Moulder's Journal.
The Social concluded with com
munity singing of patriotic and
popular songs. T. W. McCullough'
associate editor of The bee, pre
sided. With
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Troops Quartered in Hotels in
Berlin, Says Copenhagen Re-v
port; Germany in Urgent
Need of Revictualling.
London, Feb. 20. American
troops have arrived in Berlin and
been quartered in different hotels,
says a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph from Copenhagen,' quot
ing the Extrabladet's Berlin cor
respondent. . The troops are said to belong t(,
the "One Hundred and Thirteenth
New York regiment," and their duty
will be the protection of expected
transports of food.
"Under-secretary of State Braun
says," the correspondent declares
"that during the negotiation at Spa.
and Treves the allies refused to
give Germany credit on the ground
that she was unable to pay. A new
agreement was reached under which
Germany is to get 235.000 tons of
food -for $11,833,000. '
"The government is negotiating
with Berlin and Hamburg banks
to get the money. A imillion marks
is obtainable by the Aport of Ger
man goods and other money can be
obtained by the seizure of neutral
and British and French bonds in pri
vate possession."
' Unit in Doubt.
' Washington, Feb. 20. War de
partment officials tonight were un
able to identify the American troops
reported in a Copenhagen dispatch
via London to have arrived in Ber
lin. The designation "of the troops
as the "One Hundred uiid Thir
teenth New York regiment" puzzled
ofliairs, as there Js no such unit of
New York troops in the army.
It was suggested ly some officers
that the unit might be the One Hun
dredth infantry, which is a portion
of the Twenty-Ninth (National
Guard division, composed of troops
from New Jersey, Delaware. Vir
ginia and District of Columbia.
Food Need Urgent
Paris, Feb. 20. The need for re
victualling Germany is really urgent,
according to the report just made
by a group of 14 British officers,
who visited various parts of Ger
many recently for the purpose of
conducting a special official inves
tigation of the s:tuation.
The officers declare that the
country is living on its capital as
regards food supplies, and that
either famine orv bolshevism prob
ably both will ensue before the next
harvest, if outside help is not forth
coming. The need for fats is s-'
perally urgent.
"It is still impossible to gauge
the period within which Germany's
military power could revive, al
though there is no immediate dan
ger on this score," says the rcpo-t.
"The social and political condition
of Germany is sufficiently stable
to guarantee the orderly distributio i
of food, but so long as Germany is
still an enemy country which has not
signed peace, it would be inadvis-'
able to remove the menace of star
vation by a to sudden abundant sup
ply of food."
Disturbances Diminishing.
The officers believe that the allot
ment of foodstuffs could be careful
ly controlled, but add that, provided
they are delivered to authorized rep
resentatives of the central go -rn-ment
at a port of entry or a fron
tier station there would seem to be
no reason for anxiety as to their
ultimate equitable distribution. "
The chief places vi:ted by these
officers were Berlin, Munich, Ham
burg, Hanover. Leipsic, Dresden.
Madgebtirg and Cassel. Unrest and
disturbances are said to be dimin
ishing, owing to the mor stable
political conditions and the firm line
adopted '.y Gustav MosRc, minister
of defense, whose position has been
greatly strengthened against he
Spartacan movement by" the large
combined social democratic major
ity in the new assembly.
At the same tnne unemployment
,aiid the cost of living are on the
increase. The number of unemploy
ed in Berlin is reported to he more
than 200.000 and is increasing b
5,000 a day. .
In Hamburg the number of uncnv
ployed is 72,000; Eunitis 32.000;
Leipsic 22,000.
Unemployment Dangerous Element.
The great and constant increase
in unemployment is due' to the rapid
demobilization of the army and
war industries, coupled with the in
ability of peace industries to get
started owing to dearth of raw ma
terials and coal. Lack of will on
the part of the workers is also a
factor.
"The increase in unemployment,"
says the report, "forms the most
dangerous element in the present
situation. Unemployment and hun
ger are the chief.predisposing cause-;
of bolshevism, and if these are re
moved there will be no chance of
bolshevism gaining a foothold m
Germany."
