Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-29
Charity Keeps Work.
men from Starving.
SUFFERING Is WlDESPSEAD,
Mob's Action Believed to Have Been
Inspired by Socialists.


Itors on the subject that was in
z leverybody's mind: The usual prayers
Iwcre offered up for the kaiser and the
I lfatherand, but not "A word of admonition
Z Tor petition bearing upon an outbreak OF
] idisorder such a. Berlin had not seen in forty
wears. The explanation of this Is that the
protestant churches generally are extreme
lily dissatisfied with the new education bill,
(which places Catholics virtually on IA par
with the I.utherans, and is regarded as
Establishing substantially u Catholic state
ichurch.
In the quarters of the city mostly inhab-
fited by wOrkmen double force of police
vas on duty, and whenever three or four
Ipersons was seen together they were
lGrdercd to disperse The order was gener-
IGlly obeyed, although in one instance n
lworkiuglnan asked the police to arrest
lhlm, and said he would do violence II they
Ibid not On being questioned as to his
!, treason he said that he had nothing to eat
land that he wished To be imprisoned as he
lcould not bear the sight of his
wife and Children starving.s~
His story was investigated and proved
Ito be true. In wretched apartment q
.woman aud three children were found,
+ lalmu,t withoIt clothing and weak from
iwnnt Of food. The husband had come to
I Berlin waen building was active, and lost
lwork when times grew hard. His story
was that thousands of workingmen Of
| Berlin. some Of them old residents of the
Icity, but the greater NUMBER attracted to
the mctropol Of the empire by the boom
that preceded depression, were idle.
|t ThousGgGs of families of these men are
absolutely starving or dependent on char
Lity 4 touching spectacle was witnessed
u ~, la xuit nf
isevcral Of those taken captive in the riot
of Thursday night Were permitted TO see
| ithem. In nearly every instance the men
| Ihunded To their wives part of the prison
| Iration to carry home. In one case n pris-
| oner bad actually gone without his bread
| rat ions since Friday morning, concealing
! liz, so as 10 be able to give it to his family.
He gave the whole of it TO his wife for
! her and the children. One of the turn
| keys, although accustomed To pitiful
scenes, was so touched with this that he
lgavc the man extra food and gave the
woman s)me m ney
Those incidents explain the fear and the
origin of the outbreak.
Misery Among the Poor
this winter has been greater than at any
time for years past. The municipal
authorities, following the lead of the
I DufIOnHNCbf, nave trusted lO repression
rather than palliation for dealing with the
desperate and poverty stricken populace.
Relief when asked for has been given
igrudingly. and the men have been told
that IL they persisted in apply ing for pub
| Il lie aid they vyouti bc sent to the so-called
tramp colonies and made 10 work as
lprisoners. This meant separation from
wives ard children and the breaking up of
| .associations and ties GS dear 90 the poor as
to the rich.
The answer and threat were generally
I accepted as Il denial of relief, and ut last
the unemployed gave up looking to the
local authorities for any aid whatever.
1t was this frame Of mind that prevailed
on Thursday last when some cne, possibly
n socialist agitator, suggested 10 a halt
starved, shivering crowd: why not ap-
peal to the kaiseri Let us march TO the
work and bread
The Cry spread.
1t was like gleam of hope in the dark
ness of despair TO the Kaiser, the
Kaiser; lie will give us work and bread
| The throng grew in numbers until thou.
sands were the mob OF ragged. gaunt
| and hungry men marching toward the
| palace gates
The story Of their rcpulse has been told
But in that march and repulse the popu.
| lace had learned a lesson they arc not
| likely to forget. They learned that the
police were not the irresistible force OF
which they had been accustomed to stand
in awe, and that they would not he shot
down the moment they dared To clamor
for bread.
The spell Of discipline was broken. Had
| j the kaiser caused his troops 10 NOV down
| i Ia, 4 " nj nas
/ and grape shot. if need he, the mob that
dared to march up to his palace gates, hs
might have been cursed, but he would
have been feared Now the populace has
found out that rioting may mean fre,
/ bread and beer, and that IL is extremely
| unlikely to mean bullets.
Emperor is brave, bat Generous.
All adviccs from sources acquainted
with the palace agree that the problem
with the kaiser as to what to do when h,
saw the mob approaching was not one o
fear, but Of humanity. With all his tall
of being "A war lord and his readiness Il
| lead his troops the kaiser, while undoubt
edly brave, is kindhearted. The death o
n servant in the royal household sets hin
moping for a day, and he always hesitate
to sign the warrant of an execution. III,
is known TO be personally charitable, ant
he gives out large sums 10 fcllcNe misery
that Is brought to his personal attention
The non-iEterference by the militar'
astounded the mob, and when they ha,
retired from the palace they scattere,
throu h the eastern district and othe
workngmen's sections, telling the stor,
| of how they had almost bearded the kaise
and not been blown TO pieces for IL, either
The popu!ace became in1amcd and reck
less through impunity, and then followe'
the more serious riots OF Thursday night
OF the many persons arrested Saturda.
on charges in connection with tie riot
only twenty.three have been detained II
CUSTODY.
The situation I'm Vienna.
VIENNA, Feb. @g.-The authorities o
this city have at last been compelled 4
recognize the urgency Of tho situation
among the poor, and now permit th,
socialist relief committee to circulate mp
peals, hitherto prohibited, for donations
Contributions ~ flowing in more freely
| At the last socialI., cling Il bread 10 tn,
poor6OO) persons assembled. The distribu
tion was attended with some turbulent
s~cnes. which ,serr re re-sed Ivy the police
"Dop- your mother know you're out" sal
ab,y to hi little brother. Yes, shc does,
was The answer. turione bottle of Dr Bull
M Couch eyrur has kuOgkeI my cold Into