The morning call., 1891-06-07
CORN TARIFF
RETAINED.
Germany AntagonizeS All Her
Working Glasses.
An Unpopular Action Of Which the Social
lists Take AdYaltage The Bad Con-
ditiOn Of the Masses.
Copyrighted, 1891, by the New York Associated
Press

BERLIN, June 6.-If popular discomfort
were allowed to manifest itself on free lines
against the Governments decision to MAIN
tain corn duties Germany would be ablaze
with demonstrations. Since Chancellor Won
Caprivi surprised the country, including the
agraran party, with his declaration that
the existing tariff must remain until at least
the treaty negotiations with other nations
were arranged the dissatisfaction among the
wOrkingmen has become universal. The
political parties, which are open to popular
emotions, are becoming penetrated with the
sense that the Government has made mis-
take and must ere long reconsider the
decision in the face of the increas-
ing prices of cereals, especially rye,
which forms the staple of the peoples food.
Even the official press speaks in an apollo
getic tone of the attitude of the Government.
The North German Gazette stands almost
alone in sustaining energetically the Minis
terial policy. AS the Landtag will close
within fortnight there is small chance that
the opposition will get ii me to conduct
Parliamentary agitation. They are. there
fore, preparing for campaign ID the couh-
try. The Socialists are active. They value
the situation and will give energy to the
opposition movement in every pOpulOus GEN.
ter. Many meetings have been held this week.
The Socialists met with an enthusiastic
response when they branded the Ministers
as starving the masses to the advantage of
the classes. Within the Cabinet it is
reported that diSsensiOns are strong. The
union of the Industrial Association. after
prolonged debate on the proposal to hold an
international exhibition in 1896, appointed
a special commission to visit Chancellor
Won Caprivi and ask him to ask the Govern
ment for its approval of the scheme.
A scandal attaches here to a well-known
professor of California, who is charged with
sending his young wife and TWO grown
daughters of 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 bere who are interesting themselves
in the family.
The Committee for the Relief of Russian
Jews report that many injured Hebrews
are arriving at CharlOttenburg. These peO-
pie were wounded while fleeing from the
Russian police. A number of Jews we're
killed while trying to escape over the from
tier The exodus is assuming such vast
proportions that private charity will soon be
powerless to cope with it. and the Govern
ment will be compelled to interfere.
Emil Seiffert, an Amercan-German ad-
venturer, recently sentenced to two years
Imprisonment for defrauding Mrs. Mcclure
of Detroit, Mich, succeeded in getting a
new trial. As Mrs. MCGUIRE has returned
to the United States and refuses to appear
against Seiffert it is likely he will go free.
Seiffert met Mrs Mcclure in California and
made love to her. He induced her to visit
Europe and then defrauded 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 blackmailing Mrs. Nc
Guire. He tripped up on his blackmaiing
scheme, however; was arrested, tried, con-
victed and sentenced to two years imprison-
ment. Mrs. Mcclure then returned to
America, thinking Seiffert was disposed of.
Colonel and Mrs. Montgomery of Port
land, Or, have left Berlin for Marienbad.
They gave dinner Wednesday before
leaving