GERMAN WAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 November 1934, Page 6

GERMAN WAGES

DOLE LEVEL REACHED. [by CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Recd. November 19, 8 a.m.) BERLIN, November 17. “Individual wages have dropped in many cases to the dole level,” says Doctor Von Tyszka, of the Hamburg University, drawing attention to the suffering by workers, despite the Nazi claim of great reduction in unemployment. Von Tyszka estimates that the wages paid in Germany in 1934 aggregate 250 millions sterling from a national income of 500,000,000, compared with 335 millions in wages from 608,000,009 income in 1928, although the percentage oD unemployment was 75 per cent, compared with 43 per cent, in 1933. He added that Germany’s exports revived, for which it is essential that the workers be satisfied with low Tci/tos The speech reflects the numerous economic difficulties, including financing industry, regarding which Dr. Schacht to-day congratulated German savings ba’hks on “the thankful task’’ by which they could use the savings entrusted to them by a confiding public, to ameliorate the urgent need of capital, by long-term investments.

SAAR FINANCES. GENEVA, November 17. M. Aloise, President of the Saar Committee, intimated that work in connection with the financial aspect of " the Saar is insufficiently advanced to enable a meeting on Novembei- 21, and has requested a postponement. The meeting will probably be held on November 24; REICH BISHOP. (Recd. November 19, 1 p.m.) BERLIN, November 18. Cavalary trumpet fanfares, marching sons, and cries of “Heil” dramatically accompanied the Reich Bishop Mueller’s demonstration to maintain his leadership. Despite the successes of the opposition pastors, his supporters declare that Hitler is shortly receiving Mueller’s representatives. Mueller, who years ago sheltered Hitler from the police, rallied his followers at a crowded church at Steglitz, and at a large cinema where patriotic songs preceded by speeches, in which an ex-army chaplain, with two Iron Crosses on his black cassock, declared that he would follow the example of a wounded man he saw under bombardment, who said: “I will hold my post as long as I can stand.”