The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-07
GERMANY'S CORN TARIFF
THE GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO
MAKE A REDUCTION.


The Dissatisfaction Among the Work
ingmen Changing to Exssperation-
The Political Parties Preparing to
Appeal to the People on the Cues
tion-The Ministers Divided.
Copyright, 1891. bv the N. Y. Associated Press.
BERLIN, June eff 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 demonstration.
Since Chancellor Won Caprivi
surprised the country, Including the agra
rian party, with his declaration that the ex-
isting tariff must remain, until, at least, new
treaty negotiations with other nations were
arranged, the dissatisfaction among the
workingmen has become evaporation.
A MISTAKE.
Political parties which are open to popular
emotions are becoming penetrated with a
sense that the government has made mis-
take, and must ere long reconsider its de-
cision in the face OF the increasing prices of
cereals, especially rye. which forms staple
OF the peoples food. Even the official press
speaks in an apologetio tone of the
attitude Of the government. The North
German Gazette stands almost alone in
sustaining energetically the ministerial
policy, urging that a suspension of the
duties on cereals would not cheaper bread,
while abrogation of the duties
would. imply division Of the
whole protectionist tariff in the
direction of free trade. The national
liberal organs, while admitting the severity
Of the pressure of the dearness of the staff
OF life upon the workingmeu, plead that
since all parties accept the principle of
suspension the time is most opportune to
give effect TO 1t.
A WARNING.
The Vossische Zeftung warns the govern
ment and the ministry that the attitude Of
the people is assuming menacing charac-
ter. The VorcdeTts and other socialistic
papers have not terms bitter enough
to reproach the ministers. Even the
agraridn Kreus Zeittng attacks the
chancellor's policy, declaring that the pro-
lection party prefer temporary suspension
OF duties when 10 is recognized that such
action is necessary 60 the acceptance OF
commercial treaties involving permanent
abatement Of the tariff.
REPORTS NOT SHOWN UP.
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 duties is alleged
to be based. Chancellor Won Caprivi's esti-
mates are held to be Of small value beside
the market facts. The Freissinn,gs Zeitung
points out that the price of rye is now al
most attaining the figure reached during
the famine years of 1916 and 1877. As the
session Of the Laudtag will close within q
fortnight there is a small chance that the
opposition will get time to conduct a par
liamentary agitation.
TO APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY.
They are therefore preparing for cam
paign In the country, The socialists are
active. They value the situation and will
give energy to the opposition movement 10
held thfs week. Six have been held in
Berlin districts at which addresses were
made by Herren Liebknecht, Singer, Auer,
Bebel, Schippel and a number Of other
prominent socialists. They met with an en-
thusiastic response when they branded the
ministers as starving the masses to the adj
vantage of the classes. Within the cabinet
it is reported that the dissensions are strong,
Minister MIGUEL demands a reduction Of
duties. while Minister Luois opposes such q
course. From various quarters of the
country memorials reach the government in
favor OF a suspension OF the duties
The union of the industrial associations
after a prolonged debate on the proposal to
hold an International exhlbitio In 1896,
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 Emperor William supported the
proposition, but Prince Bismarck, who was
then all-powerful, treated It with something
like contempt. The prospect Of both ma
tional and official support has greatly i'm
proved since then.
AN ADvENTURER'S EsCAPADE.
Emil Seiffert. the American German ad-
venturer, who was recently sentenced to
tive years imprisonment for defrauding
Mrs. Mcclure Of Detroit, Mich, has sue
ceedsd in getting q new trial. AS Mrs.
Mcclure has returned to the United States
and refuses to appear against Self
fert, it is likely that he will 90
free. Seiffert met Mrs. Mcclure in Cali
fornia and made love to her. He induced
her to visit Europe and then defrauded her
out of a large sum of money. He subse-
quently eloped with Miss Flanagan of Wash
ington, Mrs. McGuire's companiou.
and married her in London,
He returned to Berlin after
this and commenced blackmailing Mrs.
Mcclure. He tripped up ON his blackmail
ing scheme, however, was arrested, tried
and convicted and sentenced TO serve two
years in jail. Mrs. Mcclure then returned
to her home In America, thinking Seiffert
was disposed Of.
A SCANDAL.
A scandal attaches here to a 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 sup
port and refusing to send them the money
necessary for their return home It is pos
sible that the professor has an explanation
which is not known to people here, who are
interesting themselves in the family.
The committee for the relief of the Rus
sian jews report that many injured He
brews are arriving at Charlottenhurg
These people we're wounded while fleeing
from the Russian police. Numbers Of Jews
were killed while trying to escape over the
frontier. The exodus Is assuming such vast
proportions that private charity will soon
be powerless to cope with it, aud the gov
ernment will be compelled to interfere
1t Is stated that at meeting OF the cab
met to-day it was decided to accede
to the requests OF the Freissinnige party
TO present to parliament ell the reports, ex-
cept those of q confidential nature, on
which the decision of the government to
maintain the duty on corn was based.
Raleigh's Invitation to Harrison,