English Translation

- 14 - 14 The willingness of the rural population to work has attracted surprising attention. In the meetings in which the new measures were announced, the participants made spontaneous high calls to the leader. From various parts of the country, collective actions in favour of the Red Cross are reported. The farmers believe that now there will also be the dissolution of the hated colchose farms. They repeatedly express that the German authorities can be convinced that, after the division of the country, they will make the greatest effort to provide the Germans with sufficient bread. In contrast, the mood of the working class has experienced a further deterioration due to the still unresolved wage question. There is already a rumor that wages are deliberately kept low in order to force the workers to accept work in the Reich and to Germanize them there. In fact, wages are in no way at all at the extremely attractive prices of food and consumer goods. Latvia In Latvia, the contrast between Latvians and Latvians is becoming increasingly sharp. Lettgaler, which is characterized by linguistic dialect differences as well as by different racial characteristics, is evident from Latvians.