The sun., 1891-01-11
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LAlEOl NEWp HAsom CoisVA IL
.uvyxRrve CAUSED IN ENGLAND NJ
TERRIBLE WEATHER.
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,...~t q. v,sissoe-N eiOas Dsia EasuGh
,.1 rh..-ostsias " . Dis Labor
,-.,,,us, n LosAoa-Ths British Ger.
-, r,.ssssa Believed 60 se Near at
...s-syrsza Accused 81 A.csAe- Mar.
- ssrssats. the vislisist, Makes
ssAsoe In Eisht weshs-Ths Drama.
s...r,,a. ,sel ~ TEE eus Frt~esss o~d fss,shs~s
Assoaatton
LONDON, Jan. 1o.-The rigorous weather still
continues and the distress among tho working
s,..ses caused By seven weeks Of frost and
,s,nv has assumed terrible proportions. In
fosda. alone, II ls believed. thero are nearly
- oO0 men without work. and every city In
~ tiprdom reports proportionate number.
NoA "a the local authorities have lamentably
e.u.d nthe,r duty toward the suffering poor,
~ nrf}sts charity, although given every
vhsrs m eenerous measure. has proved sadly
insdeoustA owing to the tremendous maani-
tuds Of theevil. The Socialist agitators never
had more promising material for their pur-
poses aud tAsy are seeking to utilize It to the
fAllsst extent
The Government has received information
vhieh proves that the agltators have for weeks
pest been busily engaged among the Door
psople incitins them to violence. Starving
men ars told Of the abundance, wealth. and
ne sbounding luxury in the West End. and
srs urged 10 ssi1s forcibly that which they will
never obtain BY quiescent suffering. Tho agt-
taeoss have not 50 far met with much success,
psrtly on account Of the Inherent order
iinsss Of the British workmen and partly
because there Is not ono among these
sinister mentors who has had the oour-
~ 70 tsk broken skull by heading the
westward march. But the powers that DO arc
undsaisbly alarmed, and are quietly taking
SlsAorste precautions for tho preservation Of
o. public peace. They have never quito re-
esversd from the panic into which they were
thrown aisw years ago whom the mob marched
rom Trafalgar square along the West End
ehseouehfsrss smashing and lootinR for full
hour almost without hindrance. Such an op-
portunty ls not likely to be Riven again to the
sevolutionists. At the present moment SOL
lisn and policemen could bs massed In great
lorss ct any threatened point within Ave min
stss Of nrst alarm. and the knowledge Of this
het explains the oowardioe Of the ssitators.
Yesterday afternoon the alarm reached Po-
los Headquarters that the mob was marching
spoa Eorthum berland avenue and Pail Mall
With the avowed intention Of looting the big
hotels and esistooratio clubs. Warning was
Immediately ssnt to st. Georges barracks.
hard By TraislRar square, and tho police re-
ssrvss wore summoned By telegraph from all
parts of the metropolis The mob Of about 200
tattsred, hunRer- pinched men actually did
march along tho Thames Embankment; but
thsr stomachs were too empty for fight They
advanced - far - the Savoy Hotel and there,
setoAing sight OF tho strong body OF DO
Hoe. promptly followed tho example OF
th&r leader. . well-known revolutionary
spoutsr. and bolted. Chief Commissioner
Brsdiord u much sratined at this incident. %
b says It gave proof Of the efficacy of his
plans; but It has been asoertainsd that. in
order thus to insure the safety Of Central
Loadon, the wealthy suburbs must upon every
simAar alarm b almost denuded of police.
H&6hAonsss gs0asaAlv- ahDaeAs becoas aware
eRvhis there would be widespread alarm. and
rsobably panic, and It is beyond doubt that
u ths rsvolutionists possessed courage and
Reaeraiship they could do incalculsbl damage
before the troops or police could reach them.
AAl0 O1t0IuVOu tu0kO u6N0 Dc0u eCOT0S OF
0setings OF thN unemployed and careful or
Gantxstton Is proved By tho presence at each
Of s$ least one Socialist orator. Flags and
evolutionary emblsms were plenty. and each
meeting gathered round q banner bearing
his inscription:
We demand tho right to labor. and don't
intend to starve."
The distress In somo provincial towns Is
SAID TO be greater than in London. and not In
frequently aggravated by peculiar local cir
sumstances. At Newcastle on Tyne, for in
stance. there are said to be :" four miles Of un-
dsfGround dwellings with dripping wet walls,
plsoss into which tho light never comes OK.
esps whom filtered through o dark medium" In
which 1--we workinRmen and their families. II
br1dah workingmen made Of their troubles q
political question they would doubtless obtain
prompt and generous help, Judged By what Is
occurring In ireland.
Long bslore the English newspapers ad-
fined that the Irish famine prospect was real,
pa Tor weeks while Balfour WAS declaring
A3 taere need be no fear even of serious dis
us TIE Bun repeatedly pointed out tho
stats Of Affairs. and predicted In this
ofmn tnAt which has now come to pass The
msfno0 OF relief which under the strong
Hsun OF public opinion he finally submitted
1anismsnt were deliberately made In
sasdPste In order. Is 1t Is now
msoA clear. that he and the vicsroy
nieht pose as Lord High Almonsrs OF
Geand The unprecedented scheme BY
waieh fhe Irish Government appealed to pri.
sase enenty for help In doing that which It was
n GUY ssa Government 10 do. was entirely
cue 70 AAtour He did not at first intend th ne
ne sieefoy should share whatever glory might
result from It. for I have soon the original
drsit Of As letter to tho Times written through.
cut IN ths|nrst person singular, and for some
reason ehdpSed st tho last m mom ont into the frst
esrson plural. tho necessary ohsnges
oe'ns 10 Balfours handwriting. Tho
.aols thing 10 q transparent political
eocss. The givsrs Of nins-tenths of the
sl.ooo already subscribed are Tories,
mo me money win b distributed in the in
ssest Of the Tory party BY the TORY msSis-
es ana policsmsn. By Monday next week
"~n tne psoltcstion Of his appeal. Balsour
sM probably have received x2O. 900, while the
.ssa.pouucA Loadon Mansion House fund for
ehsi OF widows and orphans OF the ITO
m s.s sailors who psrished In the wreck OF the
ssa'p Serpent amounts. after more than q
sensa o. hard bsgeing to only s2.7OO.
=. nH tns Irish members arc negotiating II
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