The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-03-12
AGAIN RIoTINa.
Bread or work Cry the Starving DantEic
Masses, and German Anarchists Boldly
Harangue the Excited Crowd.


Bread or work Cry tho Starving DantEio
Masses, and German Anarchists Boldly
Harangue the Excited Crowd.
BERLIN, March "a dispatch from
Dantzic says that serious rioting, sim
liar to that which took place recently
in tins city, occurred there Friday AS
in Berlin, the trouble was caused by
the large mum Der of people out of work,
and, doubtless, the flames of discord
were famed by the emperor's recent
utterances about crushing and driving
out of Germany all those who oppose
him.
The troubles at Dantzic like the
troubles at Leipsic and many other
places, began by mass meeting of the
unemployed, by fiery addresses made
by agitators and by heated suggestions
upon the part of socialistic orators.
A delegation was then appointed to
call upon the chief local magistrate,
who had been warned that the trouble
was brewing The magistrate referred
to received the delegation in the kind
est manner possible, listened to all
they had to say about their grievances,
and gave them some good advice as to
observing peaceful attitude in spite Of
their deplorable situation.
The departure Of this happy 200 was
witnessed by about2, 900 other workmen,
who gave them hearty cheer as they
steamed away, and who would have
been most glad of the opportunity of
accompanying them.
No sooner was the steamboat out of
sight than the angry feeling which
animated the hungry army of unem-
ployed laborers, began to obtain the
upper hand to them.
There was much shouting and swear
ing, many bitter things said about the
emperor and then the socialist and an
archist orators, seeing that the temper
ofthe men was such that they might be
expected to do almost anything, began
TO harangue the crowds, telling them of
their wrongs, of the oppression of the
government and of the cruel bearing of
the emperor, the Nero of Germany, who,
they said, instead of being in sympathy
with the masses of poverty stricken
people throughout the country, who
were unable to obtain work enough to
keep their starving families in bread
and cheese, threatened those who were
opposed to this order of things and an
nounced his intention of driving from
Germany the people who used their
voices in protest against this treat
ment
OF course this is only an idea of tho
wild sayings which were poured into
the ears of excited worllmen, with the
result that no sooner was the now fa-
miliar cry in Germany of Bread, bread,
bread! Give us bread or give US work."
raised by the agitators than a mob of
about 1000 men spread themselves in
detachments over the neighborhood and
pillaged a number of baker shops,
which were completely gptted Of their
contents.
The police tried in vain to stem the
human torrent, but it gained force with
the demolishment of the bakers stores
and turned its attention to the butchers
stores, which were quickly emptied of
their contents. Then there was u
strange scene.
Immense piles of stolen meat and
bags of -four were gathered at conven-
lent spots, and the work of equal distri-
button began. Sturdy rioters guarded
these stores of provisions, while others
measured out flour to the starving men.
But it was not for themselves that
| these provisions were stolen.
Each man, as he approached the dis
tributing point was asked how many
people he had in his family, and upon
the number being given, he was handed
a piece of meat and measure or two
| of flour, according to the needs of his
household.
While this work of distribution was
going on in an orderly manner in
the public streets, skirmishing parties
of rioters were keeping the police, who
were greatly. outnum bered, at bay by
! pelting them with stones or charging
bodily upon them and driving the au-
thorities from the scene of the riot.
The mob in spite of all this rioting,
was orderly, if such term can be APP
piled to rioters