New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-05
MORE VIOLENCE IN GERMANY
DANTZIC HAS A TASTE OF BERLIN RlOlS
MEETING OF UNEMPLOYED woRKIN@NEN Al
TRACTS MOB WHICH PILLAGES
SHOPS AND WAGONS.


berlin March A-Since the disturbances Of
ast week in This city the unemployed working
men throughout Germany have been in state OF
terment \ few days ago the unemployed work
ingmen of Dantzic called upon the authorities to
furnish them with labor. DantZic which Is the
can,tal of the Province Of West Prussia, is a com
mercial centre of no little Importance. The depu-
tation received a promise that something would
hc done for them and to-day, in obedience 10
notice 900 men proceeded to the landins-stagc IN
tho expectation that they would be conveyed 10
the municipal sewage farms and put TO work
Whom they arrived there the officials plcKcd OUT
900 mon 10 be taken TO the farms, ana salu t"aU
they were unable 10 furnish work for thc o'hefS'
Those TO whom employment was reIus'u Weic
hitter in their denunciation of the trck' as ulcS
,o-Dod il that had been played upon them.
So,oo of rbo men constituted themselves leaders,
ond made violent speeches, calling upon the crowd
y, holm themselves 10 food if the authorities would
not furnish them with the means OF getting H.
The impassioned words of the speakers ani tae
presence OF the crowd itself attracted large mum
hcr of the lower classes of the city, and the IN
promptu meeting soon degencratcd INTO moo'
The excitement grew. and the suggestion that
food was plenty in the shops was seized upon
with avidity The mob left the vicinity OF the
landing-staoe and in a compact mass rushed
through the streets. hurling imprecationS at 'hc
authorities and declaring that they would steal
before they would starvc. Every bakers shoP
they came across they looted, and some al 'he
caunt pale faced men could be devouTlng
the spoils in a manner which showed that they
had not tasted food for a long time. OtherS
placed the bread they had seized under their
coats with the intention of carrying 1t 10 'heir
wives and children. Loaded butchers carts pass
ing along the streets were seized upon, tneir
drivers hustled away, and their contents haS'Hy
divided among the crowd.
The mob was constantly gaining fresh acces-
sions. and tie riot was assuming formidable pro-
portions before the police awokc TO the fact that
they must be up and doin5 If they hoped to
cope successfully with the rioters. Detachmcnts
of police were hastily sent TO that p8rt OF the
city in which the rioting and piaginS were going
on After a struggle they succeeded in dispensing
the mob
A later dispatch from Dantzic places some
what different aspect upon the disturbance, at
least 20 far as the looting Of shops and wagons is
concerned This dispatch says that after the
speakers had addressed tie disappointed working
ren, a majority of the latter, without Lccdin1
the appeals t. right their own wrongs, returned
to their homes. Those who did the rioting and
pilagirg were. as in the case OF the Her.ln riots
not genuine workinemcn, but "docl-ratS' ana
other loafegs who were never known u do an
honest days work. They took advantage OF the
excitement to give their thevish propensticS iull
play and the worklngncn were credited hv tie
rolice with their crimes That there T. cAJemc
suffering among the workingmcn Is evident 70
every one, but they are submitting TO the IL
evi,abe with as much patience as possible. ana
there is no reason why the responsibility for ne
acts of the lawless drcgS Of the cites shOHu DC
pac,d on their shoulders. seems TO be done
every time an outbreak occurs.
The news from Ddntzc has had a disqNe0ihg
erect here and the affair is eagerly discussed
Wv the official circle and by tie worklngmen. !
II is taken 10 give further proof. if any We're |
needed. of the bad state Of affairs that exists
throughout the country.