Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-06-07
FOREIGN LANDS.
THE POPULAR DISCONTENT IN GERMANY Is
MANlRRSIING ITSELF
In Regard TO the Maintenance Of the Corn Duties.
Reforms Are Earnestly Asked For on the Line
Tarf - Caprlvl's Position A Slick
German American Swincltr.
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BERLIN, June eff popular discomfort
were allowed to manifest itself on free
lines against the governments decision to
maintain the corn duties, Germany would
De ablaze with demonstrations. Since
Chancellor Won Caprivi surprised the coun-
try, including the agragrian party, with
his declaration that the existing tariff must
remain until, at least, new treaty negotia-
tions with other nations were arranged,
with dissatisfaction among workingmen.
has become eXaSperating The epOltical par
ties which are open 10 popular emotions
are becoming penetrated with sense that
the government has made mistake and
must ere long reconsider its decision in
the way of the increasing prices Of certain
and special rye reforms, the staple Of the
people The event of the officials speaks
in an apolegetic tone of the attitude of the
government
The North German GGzstte stands almost
alone in sustaining energetica'ly the minis
terial policy. urging that the suspension Of
the duties on cereals would not cheaper
breads, while an abolition of the duties
would imply the revision of the whole
protectionist tariff in the direction of free
trade
The National Liberal organs while ad-
hitting the severity Of the pressure OF
dearness of the staff of life upon working
men, plead that since all parties accept the
principle Of suspension, the time is most
opporto ne to give effect to il.
The VoSsiSche Zeitt,ng warns the govern
ment and the Ministry that the attitude OF
the people is assuming a menacing char
acter. The l'Orlrdcrts and other Socialist
papers have not terms bitter enough 10 re-
proach the Ministers. Even the agra
griap KrUese Zeittmg attacks the
Chancellor's policy declaring that the pro-
tective party prefer a temporary extension
Of the duties, when it is recognized that
such action is necessary 10 the acceptance
of commercial treaties involving perma-
nent abatement of the tariff. The Pro
gressists in the Lower House of the Prus-
sian Diet have vainly tried TO get the Min
listers to produce the reports on which
alleged TO be based. Chancellor Won Ca
privi's estimates are held TO be Of small
value beside market facts.
Emil Settlers, the American German
adventurer who was recently sentenced TO
two wears Imprisonment for defrauding
Mrs. Mcclure, of Detroit, Mich, his sue
ceeded in getting new trial. AS Mrs
Mcclure has returned TO the United
States and refuses to appear against Mr..
Seiffert, it is likely he will 90 free. Self
fert met Mrs. Mcguire 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 trippei up on his scheme to
blackmail Mrs. Mcclure.
The committee for the relief Of Russian
Jews report that may injured Hebrews are
arriving at Charlottenburg. These peh"' q
were wounded while fleeing f.U-. .l ..-s
sian police Numbers Of Jews were killed
while trying to escape over the frontier.
The exodus is issuing in such vast proper
tions that private charity will soon be pow
erless to cope with it, and the government
will be compelled to interfere.