Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07
Won CAPRIVI'S ERROR.
His Refusal to Reduce Grain Duties
ArOuses Much Discomfort.
DIsSENSIONS IN THE CABINET.
A Movement on Foot to Hold Worlds Fair
in Germany in 1896.
SCANDALS THAT INVOLVE AMERICANS


copyright 1891 by the New York Associated Press.l
BERLIN, June elf popular discomfort
were allowed to manifest itself on free lines
against the Governments decision to main
tain the corn duties, Germany would be
ablaze with demonstrations Since Chan-
cellor Won Caprivi surprised the country,
including the agrarian party, with his de-
claration that the. existing tariff must re-
main until, at least, new treaty negotiations
with other nations were arranged, the dis
satisfaction among workingmen has become
| evaporation.
| The political, parties which are open to
! popular emotions are becoming penetrated
with the sense that the Government has
| slider its decision in the face of the increas-
ing prices of certain grains, and especially
rye, which forms the staple of food of the
people.
Only One Outspoken supporter.
The official press speaks in an apologetic
tone of the attitude of the Government, The
Nordc.tcher Gazette stands almost alone
in sustaining energetically the ministerial
policy, urging that the suspension of the
duties on cereals would not cheaper breads,
while an abolition of the duties would i'm
| ply the revision of the whole protectionist
tariff in the direction of free trade.
The National Liberal organs, while ad-
mitting the severity of the pressure of dear
ness of the staff of life upon workingmen,
plead that since all parties accept the prin-
| ciple of suspension, time is most opportune
to give effect to it. The Vossische Zeitasg
! warns the Government that the attitude of
the people is assuming a menacing charac-
ter. The Vo77caerts and other Socialist
papers have not terms bitter enough to re-
proach the ministers Even the agrarian
Kre,tze Zeitmsg attacks the Chancellors pol
icy, declaring that the protection party pre-
fer temporary suspension of the duties
when it is recognized that such action is
necessary to the acceptance of commercial
treaties involving a paramount abatement
of the tariff. J..
Small Credence in Caprivrs Estimates.
The Progressists in the Lower House of
the Prussian Diet have vainly tried to get
the Ministers to produce the reports on
which their decision not to reduce the du-
ties is alleged to be based. Chancellor Won
Caprivi's estimates are held to be of small
value beside market facts. The Freisiuage
Zeitusg points out that the price of rye is
now almost attaining the figure reached
during the famine years of 1916 and 1917.
As the session of the Landtag will close
within fortnight, there is small chance
that the opposition will get time to conduct
Parliamentary agitation. They are, there
! fore, preparing for campaign in the coun-
try. The Socialists are active. They value
the situation and will give energy to the
opposition movement in every populous
center. Meetings have been held this week.
Six have been held in the Berlin districts,
at which addresses were made by Herren
Liebknect, Singer, Kuer, Bebel, Schippel
and number of other prominent Socialists.
They met an enthusiastic response when
they branded the Ministers as starving the
masses to the advantage of the classes.
Dissensions in the Cabinet.
/ Within the Cabinet it is reported that
dissensions are strong. Minister MIGUEL
demands reduction of the duties, while
Minister Lucius opposes. such course.
From various quarters of the country men,
orials reach the Government in favor of q
suspension of the duties.
The Union of Industrial Associations,
after prolonged debate on the proposal to
hold an international exhibition in 1896,
appointed special commission to visit
Chancellor Won Caprivi and ask him to ask
the Government for its approval of the
scheme. When the scheme was first mooted
Emperor William supported the PROPOSE
tion, but Prince Bismarck, who was then all
powerful, treated it with something like
contempt. The prospect of both national
and official support has greatly improved
since then. --..
A Story of Adventure and Fraud.
Emil Seifert, the Americana German ad-
venturer, who was recently sentenced to
two years Imprisonment for defrauding
Mrs. Mcclure, of Detroit, has succeeded in
getting new trial. As Mrs Mcclure has
returned to the United States and refuses to
appear against Seiffert, it is likely that he
will go free. Seiffert met Mrs Mcclure in
California and made love to her. He in
duced her to visit Europe and then de-
frauded her of large sums of money. He
subsequently, eloped with Miss Flanagan, of
Washington, Mrs McGuire's companion,
and married her in London. He returned
to Berlin after this and commenced black
mailing Mrs Mcclure. He tripped up on
his blackmailing scheme, however; was
arrested, tried and convicted and sentenced
to serve two years Mrs. Mcclure then re-
turned to her home in America, thinking
Seifert was disposed of.
A Professor Neglects His Family.
A scandal attaches here to well-known
professor Of the University of California,
who is charged with sending his young wife
and two grown daughters of his first
wife to Germany, leaving them without sup
port and refusing them the money necessary
for their return home. 1t IS possible that
the professor has an explanation which is
not known to the people here who are inter-
esting themselves in the family
The committee for the relief of Russian |
Hebrews report that many injured Israelites |
are arriving at Charlottenburg. These peo-
pie were wounded while fleeing from the |
Russian police. Numbers of Hebrews were |
killed while trying to escape over the from
tier. The exodus is assuming such vast pro-
portions that private charity will soon be |
powerless to cope with it. and the Govern
ment will be compelled to interfere.
A NEW OUTBREAK IN INDIA.