GERMAN MONEY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17014, 12 April 1923, Page 8

GERMAN MONEY.

WALT MASON.)

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A million German marks I took and bought a stick of gum: “To such a pass.’’ I said, iC gadzook. lias this groat Nation come, tier coin was once as good as wheat, a single mark would buy as much of kraut as one could eat, and eke a liver pie. But now if 1 would buy hardtack, three tons of wealth I weigh ; it takes as much as 1 can stack upon a coal man’s dray.” I see the Germans clean the till to buy a can of pens, and then 1 think of Kaiser Bill, who basks in gilded ease. No luxury s to him denied, this first of cast-off kings; he lately took himself a bride and brides are costly things. No griefs financial spoil his days or make his soul repine, lie does not haul the coin in drays when he would buy a stein. 1? there is one who should endure the penalties of war. who should be hungry. sad and poor, it’s this ex emperor. But he’s the only German skate who is from woe afar; he doesn’t spend a hundredweight of marks for a riga** His former subjects daily burst in tears ami anguished groans ; it takes, to bur a pound of wurst a ton of German bones. Jf they would buy a quart oi nails they must provide two trucks airi on them pile, in bales on bales all kinds of German bucks.