The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-03-02
OMIN0US QUIET
Prevails in the Capital Of the
Fatherland.
WRETCHEDNESS AND WANT
Among the Poor Were Never So Preva-
lent in Berlin as at Present.
THE EMPERoR's POLICY

In Regard to tho Educational Bill Has |
Embittered tho ProtestAnts Against Him |
and Mutterings OF q Greater storm Are
nsard.
BERLIN, Feb. 2e.--There was an omin- |
ous quiet in the city Sunday. The most
significant feature was the silence Of
most of the pastors on the subject that
was in everybody's mind. The usual
prayers were offered up for the kaiser
aud the Fatherland, but not q word Of
Admonition or petition bearing upon an
outbreak or disorder such as Berlin had
not seen in forty-four years. The ex-
hlanation of this Is that the Protestant
Churches generally are extremely dis
satisfied with the new educational bill
which places Catholics virtually on
par with Lutherans and is regarded as
establishing a Catholic state church
This displeasure is SO great and general
that large number OF the Protestant
clergy and laymen have their loyalty
somewhat impaired, and while they do
not sympathize with disorder they do
not appear sorry to see the kaiser re-
minded Of the dangers of the situation.
In the quarters Of the city mostly in
habited by workingmen double force
otpolice was on duty, and wherever
three or four persons were seen together
they were ordered to disperse. The
order was generally obeyed, although
in one instance a workingman, car
penter by trade, asked the police to ar
rest him, and said he would do violence
ifthey did not On being questioned
IS TO his reason he said that he had
nbthing to eat and that he wished to be
imprisoned, as he could not bear the
sight of wife and children starving. His
story was investigated and proved to be
true. In wretched apartment wo
man and three children were found, al.
most without clothing and weak from
want Of food The husband had come
to Berlin when building was active and
lost work when times grew hard. His
story is that of thousands Of workmer
in Berlin, some of them old residents O
the city, but the greater number at
tracted to the metropolis Of the empir,
by the boom that preceded depression
Thousands Of families of these men ar,
either absolutely starving or dependen
for subsistence on charity.
A touching spectacle was witnessed
at the prison in the morning. The wive
Of several of those taken captive in tn
riots were permitted to see them. Il
nearly every instance the men hande,
10 their wives part Of the prisol
rations to carry home. In one case
prisoner had gone without his breat
rations since Friday morning, conceal
ing 1t so as TO be able to give It to hi
|. family. He gave the whole of it to hi
wife for her and the children One o
the turnkeys was so touched by thi
that he gave the man extra food an
gave the woman some money
These incidents explain the origin {
the outbreak. Misery among the poe
this winter has been greater than at an
time for years past The municipal a,
lthorities have trusted TO repression ratl
\ Ier than palliation for dealing with th
4 desperate and poverty stricken. Relic
when asked for, has been given grudi
\ Iingly and the men have been told tina
n they persisted in applying for publ
Ibid, they would be sent to the so-calle
1 Ikramp colonies and made to work I
Ibrisoners This meant separation fro
Igives and children and the breaking
associations and ties IS dear to the po,
Is the rich. The answer and threi
kere generally accepted as denial
bhef, and at last the unemployed ga'
A Ib looking to the local authorities 4
III by aid whatever.