The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-07
GERMAN CORN LAWS
They Are Fast Becoming a Source
Of Agitation.
THE SOCIALISTS ARE ACTIVE
Their Enthusiastic Reception When The
Branded the Ministers as Starving the
Masses to the Advantage Of the Glasses.

BERLIN, June Copyright, 1881, by
the New York Associated Press. III the
popular discomfort were allowed to mani
lest itself on free lines against the govern
ments decision to maintain the corn duties,
Germany would have been the scene of
demonstrations. Since Chancellor Won
Caprivi surprised the country, including the
Agrarisn party, with his declaration tina.
the existing tariff must remain until at least
treaty negotiations with other nations were
arranged, the dissatisfaction among the
workingmen has become extensive. The
political parties which are open to popular
emotions are being penetrated with a sense
that the government has made 8 mistake,
and must, ere long, reconsider its decision
IN the face of the increasing prices
OF cereals, especially rye, which
forms the staple of the peoples food.
Even an official paper speaks in an apol-
ogetic tone Of the attitude of the govern
ment. The North German Gazette stands
almost alone in sustaining energeticaIly
the ministerial policy. AS the landtag will
close within a fortnight, there is small
chance the opposition will get time to con-
duct parliamentary agitation. They are,
therefore, preparing for campaign in the
country. The Socialists are active. They
value the situation and will give energy
to the opposition movement in every pop
ulous center. 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 dIssensions are
strong.
j he union of industrial associations after
prolonged debate on the proposal TO hold ,
pointed a special commission to visit Chan
cellor Won Caprivi and ask him to ask the .
approval of the scheme.
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 OF his first wife
TO Germany and leaving them without sup
port and refusing them the money neces-
sarv for their return home. 1t Is possible
the professor has an explanation which is
not known TO people here who are interest
ing themselves in his family.
Tue committee for the relief of the Rus
sian Jews reports many injured Hebrews
arriving at Charlottenburg. These people
were wounded while fleeing from the Rus
sian police. A number of Jews were
killed while trying to escape over the
frontier. The exodus is assuming s1ch
vast proportions that private charity will
soon be powerless to cope with il and the
government will be compelled to interfere.
Emil Seifert, an Americana German ad-
venturer recently sentenced to two years
Imprisonment for defrauding Mrs. Nc
CURE, of Detroit, Mich, has succeeded in
getting new trial. As Mrs. MCGUIRE has Z
returned to the United States and refuses
to appear against Seifert, it is likely he
will go free. Seifert met Mrs. McGuire in
California and made love to her. He in
duced her to visit Europe and then de-
frauded her of large sums Of money He
eloped with Miss Flanagan,
OF Washington, Mrs McGuire's companion,
and married her in London He returned
TO Berlin after this and commenced black
mailing Mrs. MCGUIRE. He tripped up on
his matchmaking scheme, however, was
arrested, tried and convicted and sentenced,
to two years. Mrs. Mcclure then returned,
Seifert was disposed OF.
Colonel and Mrs. Montgomery, of Port
land, Or, have left Berlin for Marienbad.
They gave dinner Wednesday before
leaving.