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Bolshevism in Vienna Flourishes on Hmn
AUSTRIANS TURN
;T0 BOLSHEVISTS
j lil DESPERATION
;FaiIure of Government to Provide
Work, . Food . and " Clothing,
'Drives Soldiers to "Reds."
SOUP. KITCHENS FEED MANY
Man, Prosperous ; Before War
' Came, Tells of Struggle to
; Keep Alive Now.
By A. H. Backer
Ipeeiat Cat Is t The Jeans aad
Chime
(Copyriaht, 1010, by Cbiess aOj Nm Ca)
.Vienna. Feb. 27 (delayed).--Today I
saw the human stuff from which the
Bolshevists are mad. With two friends
X walked past a. soup kitchen In the
central part of town, where a dismal
line wu already stretching around the
comer. -. I wanted to talk to on of these
men and learn just why they were
waiting for hours in the cold for the
opportunity to buy . a, ladle- of soup.
We walked paat the line several times
before we found a man who would an
swer the purpose man with Intelli
gence who would not resent our request.
We selected a hatchet faced young
f el low with haunted eyea He was falr-
ity well dressed In serge with an army
like a civilian garment. We went to a
restaurant where, though it was a meat-
1 less day. It was possible to find some
s. If ood loosened the man's tongue as he ate
until he talked freely. His coat was off
land X could see the utter wretchedness
for the man. who had tried against fate
to J maintain a standing-. His .; clothes
were made for someone else for summer
wear. His tie was frayed and his shirt
In rasa This is the story he told. . -Was
Proiperoas Before Waif 1
f - "Before the war I was a salesman In
a drygood shop, earning- the then bie
salary of 600 crowns ($100) a month.
iWith this X could Uv like a prince In
Ichea-p Vienna. It was an exceptional
salary, ' because X Worked hard and
gmad good. Then th war 'cam and
Jyou can be assured that no one asked
Imjr consent before starting; this ruina
Ition. '
"Nevertheless, X did what I . thought
was my duty. I was wounded twice,
nce through the lungs. This wound still
'bothers me so that I 'cannot drink or
smoke or be exposed to bad air
i ? "During- the war I first saw for my
Jself how rotten was our government and
?bow little It cared for us. though we
were giving our lives. We barely Jhad
(clothes enough and hardly anything; to
jest. .During six months I wtnt vlth.
out any , underclothing. Then I hap
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l instruments will
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v without ' the use
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. Thp Sonora was the
first ' instrument on
the market that
would play; all rec
ords. Today .the
Sonora not only
plays all records, but
will actually repro
duce them. - .
Sonora occupies a position in the world of recorded niusic-which is unique.:
Sonora individuality. is commanding .in that it will attract "the attention of
the artistic eye, fulfill the requirements of . the most exacting musical ear
and will ; excite the admiration of those to whom mechanical cdnstruction appeals. :
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THE FOUNDERS OF "THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS"
J "fl ---- uri, -'-""'"Til t ' '''"S ' ' , -Uymt- Q .
pened to find some articles of this kind
In a-storehouse on a farm and took a
shirt. I was caught and given 21 days'
confinement. When the armistice came
I was given crowns (JLJO) . as my
back pay for a fortnight as a corporal
and was told that I could go. o :
"Since then it has been a. terrible
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9
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Other ? models as - low as S60.
There Is a Sonora. at a price" you
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BROADWAY AT ALDER t
Vf Dealers hi Victrolas and Victor Records. Grafonolas and
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tatives for the Wonderful Sonora. ' .
Frwa th Ststs and Btripgi. Offfeiml Newnpapgr of ths Aweriesa Kipedittotm-y Tom.
struggle to live. ' The soup kitchen where
you found m is the best In town be
cause it to sided by rich -women. How-1
ever, I must obtain. several portions in
order to get enough. Thus I await my
turn in the line and. then, return to the
end of the line. I do this several times
each noon, geting an extra portion to
V3
Sonoira
i n s t r u m ents in ;
competition wi t h-V
all makes of'
pho n o graphs at
the Panama Pa-,
c i f i c Exposition
in 191 5 was awarded
the highest score for
Ton Quality. r
This mark of dis- .
tinction surely- will .
merit your earnest
consideration of the
: Sonora before you
decide on a talking!
mic.hine for your
home. -
take home for supper, since th kitchen
is closed In th evenings. I could not
think of going to a restaurant, so, I go
to a cheap cafe, where I get my soup
warmed. . ..
"In the morning T pay SO heller (10
cents) for coffee. My dinner costs 1
crown 50 heller (30 cents). I buy a little
over a kilogram (2 pounds) of bread
each week. The government pays me
6 crowns ($1.20 a day, of which z
crowns (40 cents) go for lodging in a
room with 1? others. W sleep on the
floor in, bags In a poor quarter of the
city " When It eowa I iearo; - Jlttle
extra money but there Is not much snow
the days. Even then when I am work
ing in the cold I must run into the
cafes to get hot coffee to keep me up,
otherwise, in my weakened condition.
I could not stand it, and so I spend
all my earnings.
. 149,000 in Same Condition
. .'There are perhaps 150,000 men. of
my class out of work. There to a law
requiting employers to take, back the
soldiers, but my employer is out of
business because of the lack of importa
tions. ' u-y.r .
"What do they want us to do? Start
a revolution? We want work. I an
swered an advertisement for a position
and found that there were more than
1200letters for the same positlon-
'Our government apparently to so In
terested in politics that It does nothing
for us. We feel that there Is not
much chance .for us under the old regime.
That is why we have turned toward the
Bolshevists. They are the only ones
who consider us- and the only ones who
try to find out from the government if
something is, being done for Us. '
"That is why X am a Bolshevist. 1
do no believe in Russian Ideas, but I
believe that with control by the working
people we will be able to buy raw ma
terial from the entente, start the fac
tories, and have; work, food. . clothing
and shelter for alL If the government
would ' show ah Intelligent Interest In
our ; situation.' X- would not - be a &ol
shevist. Our condition is desperate.. We
must do something before we all starve.
I have been able to verify most of
the statements mode by this man.' His
case Is typical.
Autonomous Jewish:
State in Palestine?
Is Hiffhly Probable
Special Cable to The Journal aad Chicago
- Dsiiy rim. - :
(Copyrisht; 1919. by Chicago Daily News Co.)
. Paris, March 8. Th establishment of
an autqnomous Jewish state in Palestine
is practically assured. The peace con
ference is agreed on the establishment
of ancient Palestine from .Dan to' Beer
sheba under the mandate of Great Brit-'
ain. - .- -
- While the full details stilt remain to
be settled, it Is practically certain that
this state will not be under th Arabs
or have to acknowledge the sovereignty
of the king of Hedjaz. ,
This became - known recently after
the council of 10 had taken up the Zlon
question, which was presented ' by the
Zionist committee, composed , of Soko-
loa. Weisraaa,: Xjervt and Andre Enure.
Andre Tardieu gave great credit s to
the United States- for advancing the
cause or Zionism.
Classes in Private Homes
Klkhart, ,Kxu, i March S.With all
schools closed since -October 11V on ac
count of the Jnfluensa ban, the' Elkhart
high schools have begun recitations to
private, homes. Juniors and seniors al
ready are attending classes, and the
other schools may follow. '
U OUlr Ctlresklif aal Beallil
TS- Istlsi Murine for ReoV
lUTGrj ties. Soreness. Granule
I . tion. Itching andBurniaj
cf do Cyes or Eyelids; "2 Drops' After
that llfwissL Motorfn ar Coif will win ao
confidence. Ask Your Dragglst sot Murine
7oea your eyes need tare. - - - aw
XXarta Syw Hso4y co czxics9
affer.
CZECHO-SLOVAKS
FACE HUGE FOOD
SHORTAGE CRISIS
"Hurryl We Need Food," Is Cry
; to Peace Conference; Promised
:,. .Help Is Not Forthcoming.
RELIEF PLANS GOING WRONG
Look to American Genius to Solve
Problems of Starvation in Face
of Unusual Conditions.
By Harry Hasten
Bpeetel
IMU to TO MU1U
Daily Neva
aad .Cbloaee
(Copyright, 1010. by The CbJeage Dsfly New)
Paris, March I. Czecio-Slovakla Is
facing; the first great crisis In her young
political life. The brave ally which con
tributed so much to bring about the
downfall of Austria-Hungary Is herrelf
on the brink of - disaster unless' the al
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of girls XV- f
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forces V V 11 1 r- 1
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around N
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a chorus girl. yy
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WOMAN! V I "
Say! What ':-Ss ft 7 s ( (
happen l
II 1 1 r
ess mrbd
lies cut red tape and come promptly to
her aid.
The cry, "Hurry, we need food! goes
out to . the peace conference sitting
placidly at " the Qual d'Orsay. WUe
this body Is debating frontier lines,
delegates, officials and others are arriv
ing in Paris daily .from . Prague. All
these have but one cry :
"We need food. Unless we get at
once, Bolshevism is Jlkely to get the
upper-hand American food is not ar
riving ' and - the promised help is not
forthcoming. .Vienna Is better fed than
we are and dances nightly. Pragu is
suffering from slow starvation. The
workers are discontented and Bolshe
vism Is gaining ground. -The greatest
crisis to our political life la ax hand.
These months of spring will see either
Its success or failure. It. must succeed."
Belief Plans Oe Wrong
Something along the line of the allied
relief plana - are , going wrong. This is
largely due to the lack of transporta
tion, but where th matter Is -urgent,
as in this ease, where tfte life of a
people to at stake. It seems as If Amer
ica should be on th ground with rights
to move the rolling stock and get food
Into an allied dbuntry the Independence
of which has been recognised. It Is said
that great stocks of food are stored at
Trieste and that other stocks are mov
ing into Vienna and German Austria.
It appears to be imperative that quick
action be obtained by the Americans
to see that Csecho-Slovakla rets food,
and gets its quickly.
v Among the Bohemians who have ar
rived in Paris Is Frank Krupicks, pro
fessor In the Commercial academy at
Prague. " He 1 a cultured 'man, speaks
a number of languages and is a careful
NOW RUNNING ALL
Get In as Early as Possible During the Day
. , and Avoid the Usual Ray Rush f
cl7i direction ; : T
SAW THE PICTURE YKrERDAY THEY'LL TELL
1 Neglect iof Peopi
observer. The professor informs me that
when he left Prague last -Monday at 4
o'clock la the afternoon there was not
bread enough to go around, absolutely
no fat, and no meat and very, little
flour. The grumbling of the discontent
ed laborers was Increasing daily. The
officials saw a marked Increase of Bol
shevistic tendencies in the country, ,
. " Spring Mosths Critical
Professor Krupicka - explained the
situation thus: ; -
r7C ts now more than three months
sine s armistice was signed, but our
people are worse .off than, before. If
Bohemia can stand th strain until after
th crops are harvested, then she is
saved, for the country to rich and raises
good harvests. Thee spring months are
critical and all depends upon the quick
arrival of food. Vienna to getting more
food from America today than is Prague.
Laboring men are consequently discon
tented, and this feeling is increased by
our compatriots who were taken ss
prisoners to Russia and who are return
ing daily, Many of them have adopted
Bolshevist ideas and are now spreading
th new doctrine among th Bohemians
In particular, work of this kind to done
among th coal miners of Kladno, where
the agitator Muna is extremely active.
Th coal mines there are working,, out
th means of transport ar so bad that
Prague often to without coal. At pres
ent we get a ration of 60 pounds of coal
a week, though during th war w only
got i0 pounds a week. Today we have
not a drop of milk for the children, and
not even for our hospitals. -
- Cost f Peode Is High V
"In Prague essrs cost 2 crowns (J
cental apiece, butter 90 to 100 crowns
(It To $20 a kilogram (two pounis.
Pat. when It to possible to get It, costs
from 200 to 100 crowns (140 to $60) a
kilogram. This . shows th desperate
straits of our country and Its need for
fanmedlat help."
Profeesor Krupicka drew an Interest
ing picture of the result of the war on
the different social strata. . . :
: "The farmers of Bohemia fared best,"
he said. "For Instance, when you want
to buy something of a farmer he makes
th prlc 160 crowns (20 and your
hat or 100 crowns and your shoes, al
ways adding aa article of wearing ap
parel to the prlc. Hence the farmerj
are well clothed. The -citizens in this
manner lost most of their daughters'
dower lea In Bohemia every family
trie . to give Its daughter a dowery.
These doweries were spent during the
war and bene It will . be difficult for
the girl to get married. It to true
that wages have gne up, but they Are
only twice as large as they were, where- I
as prices have gone up 10 time what
they war before th war." V
Says Red Armies Will j
Overrun All I Europe ;
Stockholm. March .(!. K, S. A
speaker addressed a meeting In Moscow (
declaring Ked arnjles will soon be shoot
Ins; In the states of Paris, London and
Rome, according to a dispatch received
her today, i
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green stamps for cash. Holmaa Fuel i
Co. Main Ui. A-S36S-Adv. 1
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