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Show GREECE SBOUT TO CRUSH UPOi FINANCE ROCKS Economic Conditions So Serious Ser-ious Statesmen in Great Alarm Over Matters EXPORTS HALTED: ARMY IS COSTING BIG SUM Food Prices High: Meat Scarce, Labor Unrest Becomes Be-comes More Genera! ATHEN& Feb. 10 (By The Associated Associ-ated Press) Economic conditions in Greece are becoming serious. The exportation ex-portation of tobacco and other products pro-ducts is at a standstill, the army In Smyrna is costing ;'..000,00o drachmas per day and treasury receipts are dwindling daily. The new Greek premier pre-mier has Informed Edward Capps, American minister to Greece, that the financial situation i "desperate" and has declared that only action by the. United States In advancing $33,000,000 on credits treated in 1918 can bring relief Food prices are mounting in proportion propor-tion to the decline of the exchange rate on the drachma, which at pres- at stands at 13 to the dollar. It is almost impossible to obtain meat, and belief is expressed that it will soon be necessary for the government to Issue bread tickets. In addition, labor troubles appear threatening. The strike of electricians, which was called this week, may he-C( he-C( me general unless the men's demands de-mands for wage increases are granted. grant-ed. Naval engineers have occupied the electric power station as a result of the electricians' strike, but the current was suddenly cut off at 7 o'clock last evening. The city was plunged into darkness and pari .viie.uOt .was fnree'd to" "rfdjourn its sitting. A meeting of the Labor party waa dispersed by troops. |