The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-29
ALL QUIET IN BERLIN
Prayers Offered for the Kaiser and
the Fatherland.
BUT non 4 WORE OF ADMoEITIoN.
A Carpenter Asks 20 DO Arrested.
on Bcing Questioned a. 70 His
Reason 10 said ne Had Nothing
10 Eat and Could NOT Bear the
sight Or his Family starving.

Reason no said ne Had Nothing
10 Eat and Could Not Bear tho
sight Or Ills Family starving.
BERLIN. Feb 90 There i ominous
quiet in the city. The most significant
feature Of the morning was the silence
Of most Of the pastors on the subject
that was in everybody's mind. The
usual prayers were offered for the kaiser
and the fatherland, but not word Of
admonition or petition bearing upon an
outbreak Of disorder such n Berlin had
not seen in forty-four years. The ex-
PLANTATION Of this is that the Protestant
churches generally are extremely dis
satisfied with the new educational bill,
which PLACES Catholics virtually on 4
par with Lutherans, and Il regarded as
establishing. substantially, q Catholic
state church. This displeasure Is so
great and general that 4 large number
both Of the Protestant clergy and lay
men have their loyalty somewhat Inn
paired, md. while they do not sympa-
thize with disorder, they do not appear
sorry to see the kaiser reminded of the
possible dangers Of tho situation. The
churchgoing crowds went and came IN
the most orderly manner, and, In def
erence to the commands understood TO
have been given TO the police, there was
no gathering Of groups in the public
streets,
In the quarters Of the city mostly in
habited BY worhngmen double force
of police was on duty, and wherever
three or four persons were seen together
they were ordered to dispense. The
order was generally obeyed, although IN
one instance, in Rosentha stfasse, q
workingman,. carpenter BY trade;
asked tho police to arrest him, and said
he would do violence il they did not.
On being questioned as to his reason
no said that he had nothing 10 eat, and
that he wished to be imprisoned, as he
could not bear the sight Of his wife and
children starving.
His story was Investigated, and proved
to be true. In a wretched department
q woman and three children were found,
almost without clothing, and weak
from want Of food His story Is one Of
thousands Of workingmen In Berlin. A
touching spectacle was witnessed at the
prison yesterday. The wives of several
Of those taken captive il the riots Of
Thursday night were permitted TO 500
them. In nearly every instance the
men handed to their wives part of the
prison ration to carry home. In one
case prisoner had actually gone with
out his bread rations since Friday morn
| ing, concealing it 50 as to be able to give
it TO his family. He gave the whole OF
| il to his wife for her and the children.
These incidents explain the heart and
origin of the outbreak Misery among
| the poor this winter, has been greater
than at any time for years past. Relief,
when asked for, has been given grndg-
| ingly and the men have been told that
| if they persisted in applying for public
aid they would be sent to the so-called
| tramp colonies and made TO work as
| prisoners. This meant separation from
wives and children and the breaking OF
of associations and ties as dear to the poor
as to the rich. The answer and threat
were generally accepted as denialof
relief, and at last the unemployed gave
up looking to the local authorities for any
aid whatever