The Archive · 1940

Denmark Suffering

Denmark also is suffering from inability to import. Lack of fodder forced drastic reductions in livestock and poultry. This in turn caused an abrupt falling off in the supply of meat, eggs and milk. The Danes are foreed to turn to other foods, which are none too plentiful.

"The northern French harvests are proceeding "satisfactorily," German Sources say, and Holland, though affected by loss of imports, is largely selfsumMeient. Norway lacks grain, but the number of people affected small that it will be possible to Teed them from continental serves, it Was said.

United States relict agencies—the Red" Cross and the Quakers—are trying to relieve suffering they find it, They have 3 quantities ct medical supplies and clothing and some food, to, Poland. he Red Cross sent special foods for children and "convalescent into Poland" and, more recently, into France.

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"The German form labour problem is note serious as Ht was, despite the fact that there are 4000000 men tinder "arms, because. sbout 100,000 foreign workers are now labouring German farms.

"These include Polish civilians, French and Polish prisoners of war ud several thousand Italian peasant engaged by the Reich, Governmei agricultural authorities say they are "not, the leat worried about thi year's crop'

"In fact," they add, "we have even begun to work out plans for the year nited Press.

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