Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-05
STARVING TOILERS.
Repetition of the Berlin Riots
at DantZic.
an ORDERLY SORT OF TURBULENCE

Bakeries and Provision Shops Looted,
tho Contents Distributed by System
Among the Rioters and the Police and
Magistrates Defed-The Deacon Sean
dal-Mrs. Deacon Buying Mourning for
Abeille-Our Latest Duchess Not Re-
ceived by Her Husbands Family
European Notes.
BNRLIN, March 5.-A dispatch from
Dantzic says that serious rioting, similar
to that which took place recently in this
city occurred there yesterday. As in Berlin
the trouble vas caused by the large num-
Der of people out of work. The trouble
at Dantzic began by a mass-meeting of
the unemployed, by fiery addresses made
by agitators and by heated suggestions on
the part of socialistic orators. a delega-
ton was then appointed to call upon the
chief local magistrate, who had been
warned that the trouble was brewing The
magistrate received the delegation in the
kindest manner possible, listened to all
they had to say about their grievances,
and gave them some good advice as to OBJ
serving a peaceful attitude in spite of
their deplorable condition
Ask His Honor Something Easy.
To this one of the delegates angrily re-
piled: would you feel peaceful or behave
peacefully if your wife and children were
crying at home for the bread you are not
allowed to earn" The magistrate lodged
the pointed question very cleverly, then
gave the delegation some more good ad-
vice, showing them, to his own satisfac-
ton at least, that it would certainly not
further their interests and might injure
them if they came into collision with the
police. Finally the magistrate informed
the delegation that the local authorities,
anticipating some such visit, had taken
steps to provide relief works upon which
the most needy of the unemployed could
find work. When asked how many men
he could find work for the magistrate said
that he feared the authorities could only
employ $50 or POO men.
Not Enough Work to Go Round.
As there are, according to the estimate,
some 1900 to 5000 persons at Danztic in
need Of employment, this reply caused
further grumbling, some of the delegates
asking; "And while $50 or 200 are earning
bread, who is to feed the thousands who
are hungry" To this question the magis-
trate could not find any reply; but he again
advised the delegates to recommend to
their comrades that law and order must
be observed in spite of their sufferings.
The delegation then Withdrew and later
IN the day some 20) men from the unem-
ployed masses Of Dantzic were embarked
on board a steamer chartered by the local
authorities, and We're taken up the river
to the spot where the relief works were
situated
Raised the Cry for Bread.
No sooner was the steamboat out of
sight than the angry feeling which ami
mated the hungry army of unemployed
1aborers began to obtain the upper hand
of them. Oratory was not lacking to in.
crease the turbulent spirit. Harangues
were made of the most violent socialistiC
and anarchistic type and soon the now fa
miliar cry in Germany of "Brcad, bread
bread. Give US bread or give us work, ,
was raised and mob Of about 1000 mer
spread themselves in detachments over the
neighborhood and pillaged a number o.
baker shops, which were completely gut
ted of their contents. The police tried il
vain to stem the human torrent, but i
gained force with the establishment of th'
bakers stores and turned its attention t.
the butchers stores, which were quickly
emptied of their contents.