Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-07
GERMAN Discomfort
THE DISSATISFACTION AMONG WORK.
ikomEN BECOME ExASPeRATioN.
The Governments Position ss 20 the Corn
Dntiss Pronounced Mistake-Ger
man-American Scandals.
copyrighted 1891 by tho New YORK Associated
PreaAl


BERLIN. June eff popular discomfort
were allowed to manifest itself on free
lines against the Governments decision to
maintain the corn duties Germany would
be ablaze with demonstrations. Since
Chancellor Won Caprlvi surprised the coun-
try. including the agrarian party, with his
declaration that the existing tariff must
remain until at least new treaty negotia-
tons with other nations are arranged, the
dissatisfaction among workingmen has be-
come evaporation. The political parties,
winch are open TO popular emotions, are
becoming penetrated with O sense that the
Government has made mistake aud must
ere long reconsider its decision in the face
OF the increasing prices of cereals, espe-
cialiy on rye, which forms the staple Of
the peoples food. --.
TIE OFFICIAL PRESS APoLETIC.
Even the official press speaks in an apollo
getic tone of the attitude of the Govern
inent. The North German Gazette stands
almost alone in sustaining theoretically
the ministerial policy, urging that q sus-
pension OF the duties on cereals would not
cheaper bread. while an abolition of the
duties would imply the diversion of the
whole protectionist tariff in the direction
while admitting the severity of the pres
sure of the dearness of the staff of life
upon workingmen, plead that since all par
ties accept the principle Of suspension, the
time ID most opportune to give effect to 1t.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE PEOPLE MEsAcMo.
The Vosstsche Zeitung warns the Govern
ment and the Ministry that the attitude of
the people is assuming a menacing chaTac-
ter. The VOT1cderts and other Socialist pa
pers have no terms bitter enough to re-
proach the Ministers. Even the agrarian
hrez Zeitung attacks the Chancellor's
policy, declaring that the Protection par
ty prefer temporary suspension Of duties,
when il is recognized that such action Is
necessary to the acceptance of CONNER
cial treaties involving permanent abate-
ment of the tariff. The Progressists in
the lower House of the Prussian Diet have
yainly tried TO get tho Ministers to pro-
duce the reports on which their decision
not TO reduce tho duties is alleged TO be
based. Chancellor Won Caprivps esti-
mates are held TO be of small value be-
turg points out that the price of rye is now
ALMOST attaining the figure reached during
the famine years of 1916 and 1917.
THE SOCIALISTS ACTIVE.
As the session of the Landtag will close
that the opposition will get time to con-
duct parliamentary agitation. They are
therefore preparing for a campaign III the
country. The Socialists are active. They
value the situation and will give energy to
the opposition movement in every popu-
lous centre. Meetings have been held this
week. Six have been held in the Berlin
districts at which addresses were made by
Liebknecht, Singer, Auer, Bebel, Schippel,
nm 1r1h ar nf nf or mr. mi
They met with an enthusiastic response
when they branded the Ministers as starving
the masses to the advantage OF the classes.
CABINET DIssENsIoSs.
Within the Cabinet it is reported that
dssensions are strong. Minister MIGUEL
demands reduction of the duties, while
Minister Lucius opposes such course.
From various quarters of the country
memorials reach the Government in favor
of q suspension of the duties.
AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.
The Union of Industrial Associations,
after prolonged debate ON the proposal
TO hold an international exhibition in 1886,
appointed a special commission TO visit
Chancellor Won Caprivi and ask him to
ask the Government for its approval of
the scheme. When the exhibition was
first mooted the Emperor William sup
ported the proposition, but Prince Bis
marck, who was then all-powerful, treated
it with something like contempt. The
prospect of both national and official sup
port has greatly improved since then.
AN AMERICAN-GERMAN TALE OF FRAUD.
Emil Seifert. the American-German adj
venturer who was recently sentenced to
two years Imprisonment for defrauding
Mrs. McGuire, of Detroit, Mich, has sue
ceeded in getting a 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. Seifert met
Mrs. Mcclure in Calitornia.and made love
TO her. He induced her to visit Europe
and then defrauded her out of large sum
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 Matchmaking Mrs.
Mcclure. He tripped up on his black
mailing scheme, however, was arrested.
tried and convicted and sentenced to serve
two years IN jail. Mrs. Mcclure then re-
turned to her homo in America, thinking
Seiffert was disposed of.
A SCANDAL.
A scandal attaches here to o well-known
professor of the University OF California,
who is charged with sending his young
wife and two grown daughters by his
first wife to Germany and leaving
them without support 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
Interesting themselves in the family.
THE JEWISH EXODUS FROM RUSSIA VAST.
The committee for the relief of Russian
Jews report that many injured Hebrews
are arriving at Charlottenburg. These
people were wounded while fleeing from
the Russian police. Numbers of Jews were
killed while trying to escape over the fron-
tier. The exodus is assuming such vast
proportions that private charity will soon
be powerless to cope with it and the Gov
eminent will be compelled to interfere.
tOnoON ,PIIe-pRIVFRS STRIKE.