St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-28

At late hour the central authorities
were warned that the disorders
We're spreading to Tegol, an outlying
suburb, where crowd which was GER
tainly not composed of loafers had been
fighting the police. The mounted gen.
darmo was also called out in the Nieder
Barnim district.
Tonight closes with worse prospects
for tomorrow. The authorities. believ-
ing that spread of the rioting is then
likely, have taken extended pre-
cautions to meet the trouble.
All troops are now ordered to be
confined to their barracks, and the
dawn of Sunday is anXiously awaited.
1t is believed that should serious dis
turbances occur tomorrow it will be
thorities for help. The police are tired
out with their struggles of the past
three days, and are in no fit condition
to handle the situation energetically.
Tracing the immediate
Genesis of the Riots
it will be found in the appeal of the un-
employed masons to Burgom aSter Fore
kenbeck for employment in smunieipal
work. Herr Forckenbeck declined to
see the delegates appointed by the
masons, but under Burgomaster Zelle
received them and declared that the
municipal authorities could not give
them work. He referred them to
Herr Bankenstein, superintendent
OF works. The latter promised
to use his influence with
the contractors to have Berlin
Worklngmen who were fathers of fam
lilies given the preference when oppor-
tunities for work offered. 1t was doubted
that this would be of much assistance
to the men and their families, many of
whom were on the verge of starvation.
At meeting at Friedrichshain fol-
lowing Herr Robe, one of the delegates,
told the $500 unemployed masons, car
penters and painters who then
gathered that he thought there
was no Immediate chance of the
municipal authorities furnishing them
with work. The resolution adopted by
the meeting simply declared that. in
view OF the distress prevailing, the state
authorities might begin the erection of
new buildings as soon as possible, and
thus furnish work for the destitute.
There is not single word of truth in
the report that extreme socialist views
were expressed, and that the crowd de-
manded that the government furn ish
them with
Work or Bread.
Only respectful suggestion was
made that the condition of affairs re-
quired extraordinary eXertions on the
part of the authorities to alleviate the
distress they must know was prevail
ing. Several speakers made addresses
and proposed that demonstration be
made to show the people of Berlin and
the authorities the great number of men
who were out of work. The sense of
the meeting, however, see med to be
against making a manifestation OF any
kind.
The truth of the whole matter, leay
aside the highly colored reports of af-
fairs that have gained currency outside
of Germany, is that the workingmen at
first had nothing to do with the demon
stration. 1t was the lower strata of the
stragglers on the edges of the meeting
that began the demonstration. AS the
excitement growing out of the conflicts
with the police has expanded, the fer
ment among the better class of work.
ngmen has grown.
The emperor'S advice to malcOntents
to emigrate has added fuel to the flames,
and the end cannot be told, though il is
certain that it the soldiery are called
upon much bloodshed will follow. Ber-
lin Is not alone in her troubles. Dis
tress is prevalent in every populous
center of Germany, and the cry for
bread is clamorous. During the week
Bread Riots
have occurred in DantSlc and Bruins
wick. Meetings of the suffering people
have been held in villages and in BreS-
lau. In scores of places the strikes that
have occurred during the past few
months, always resulting in the defeat
of the men and the exhaustion of the
benefit funds, have assisted the employ
ers to reduce work, causing further
trouble for the men. Many members of
the reichstag have been watching police
encounters with the mob, and the situa-
ton has been keenly discussed in the
Hobbies of the house.
The socialist members are personally
active in dissuading the workingmen
from taking part in the manifestations,
The government members accuse the
socialists of playing double game, Os-
tenSibly restraining, but secretly incit-
ing the workingmen to violence. On
the other hand, the socialists charge
that police agents are fomenting riots in
order to enable the government to exc
cute grand coup of wholesale re-
preston. During the discussion of the
navy estimates in the reichstag, Herr
Metzger, socialist, drew the attention
of the house to the eases of i'll treat,
ment of marines at Wilhelmshaven.
Big Strike Probable.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-The miners OF
North Staffordshire aud North Wales
have notified the masters that they will
strike on March l, in order to maintain
their prices and wages. This action is
i'll accordance with the recent miners
conference held at Manchester, de-
cision which effects over 100000. The
Cleveland lronmaSterS have notified
their men that the works will be closed
ii the miners strike.