Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-11
GERMAN TARIFF.
Discomfort Over the Decision to
Maintain Corn Duties.
RYE ATTAINING PANIC PRICES.
The Exodus of Russian Jews Assuming
Vast Proporttons-Priyate Charity
Will soon be Powerless to
Cope With IL.
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BERLIN. June Il If the popular discor-
tent were allowed TO manifest itself freely
against the governments decision 10 MAIN
tain the corn duties Germany would be
ahlaze with demonstration. Since Chaucel-
Tor CJpriVi surprised The country. including
the ATarlau party. with his declaration
that the existing tariff must remain until
al least new treaty negotiations with other
nations were arranged djSSatiSfact;r,.
amoH@ the working Men has a.yc.lr
evaporation. The political. plr.irs
which are opIu 70 popular emo
lions an becoming penetrated with
the sense that the government has made Z,
mistake and must reconsider is decision in
the face OF The Increasing price of cereals.
especially rye. which forms the staple OF
the peoples food Even The oairial press
speak IN al apologize tone OF the attitude
of the government.
The North German Gazette stands almost
alone in sustaining cuCrSctcu,ig tine minis
terlal policy. urging that the suspension of
duties on cereals
WOULD NOT CHFArEN BREAD.
while the abolition of the duty would imply
Il revision OF the whole proJccjinuiSt tariff
IN the direction Of free trade.
The national Liberal organs while aG-
hitting the severity of the pressure, plead
that since all parties accept rht principle of
Suspension, the time j. most upp0rtuue To
give effect to il.
The VCSsischc IeitUn" warns the govern
ment ana ministers taac The attitude of the
people is assuming Il mcnacin% character.
The NerWacrts and other roNIlist pa
pers have not terms bitter enough 10 re-
proach the ministers. Even the
Agrarian krcuh Zeitm@ makes
light of the cumcellors policy,
dcclarin" that the protccjionist
party prefer temporary suspension Of dl,-
> hot
Is necessary, TO the acceptance of CONNER
cidl treaties involving the
PERMANENT ABOLISHMENT or TIE TARIFF.
The Progressists in the lower house of
the Prussian diet have vaiuly tried
10 get the minister 10 produce the
reports on which their decision not 10
reduce the duties is alleged To be based.
Chancellor Won CIprivi's estimates are
held To be Of small value hes ir tie marked
facts.
The Freissinnge Zeitmg points out that
the price of rye IS now almost attaining the
figure reached during the famine years of
1876 and 1877.
As the session of the landtag will close
within a fortnight there is small chance
that the opposition viii get time TO conduct
a parliamentary agitation. They are there
fore preparing for 4 campaign in the Coun-
try.
The Socialists are active. They value
the situation and will give energy to the
opposition movement. In every populouS
center meetings have been held this week.
Six have been held in the Berlin district.
From various quarters of the country me-
MORALS reach the government in favor of
the suspension OF the duties.
EXODUS OF JEWS.
The committee for the relief of Russian
Jews report that many injured Hebrews
are arriving at Churlottenburg. The
people were wounded while fleeing
from the Russian police 4 number
ofgews We're killed while trying to escape
over the frontier. The exodus is assuming
such vast proportions that private charity
will soon be pOweress to cope with it and
the government will be compelled 10
interfere.