The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-11
STRIKE IS CURIOUS
The Beggars OF g Rouranis City
Organized to Some Purpose.
When Forbidden By the rolicc 60 beg
they Resort 20 Ways That Are
Stlu More Dark TO Cain
Their Ends


! Blessed is the land that has no his
/ tory" is a modern proverb, the truts
OF which is not likely TO be ccStes:sd-
says writer IN the Lonsser Ts!sgrSh;
and for the past few years SSs1Sz.is
I has acquired the rigAs of colz.s,srirs
itself foremost among these privileged
\ countries Eo F<sisical event Of assy
note EGs rosn @krcziSled Ac-e d=s!aS
teat tire, AID Pce2.e =1iai c. rsxlcsa
! their own e7,sSocss IS the s.. 1T ncves
! tic-1, without fuss or wS-sv. lSaviaS
/ their reis-2Hcrs 70 60 E,seysiEe TIA
/ smooth course OF this l.srSgciHl Ia,
/ huradru-n TSSotcry wsS l-oAsn la-si-
I by an occ1--sEcs> voncH<d for bv &
well-info-msd Journal sf this cts,
! which. II ros precisely calculated te
usher IN isr-ieaching changes in the
/ sphere OF Pos;;ics, Is az lSa@t interest,"
/ ing enough, BY 7s2>ca ot tse light il
throws on economic gCsstiSas general
| " and on the ethics os strikes IN par
ticular. Incredible as il may appear.
the strike on this occasion was planned
and carried ON by the Guild of -
( BeggarS IL should be promised. how
I ever, in order 70 understand the feast
/ bility Of such seemingly mad notion,
/ that the largest contingent of nendi.
cants in this happy kingdom is fur,
nlShed by unrege1e-ate Rypsies. who
are as black. uncivilized and isolated
here rs they were in their native land
long centuries ago. They are very
clever people. who can turn theis
hands 70 almost anything, and can
turn almost anything. toward their
hands; SO that it is considered some
what II = concession 10 the needs Of
society on their part that they humbly
beg for what they might easily appro-
pirate If they had mind 20. Now,
one of the finest streets in all Buchar-
est is the Calea Vittoriei, which eS>
tends the entire length Of the city,
from the DiInhovitza quay to the KiS
selef road Ii boasts two churches,
one theater, several hotels. govern
ment Offices. the royal palace. the prin-.
cipal clubs and the most attractive
shops, the boulevards being situated on
either side of the street
This fashionable thoroughfara wss
the favorite beat of the bcggars, some
OF whom are known TO have ''made n
fortune and retired from the business
- French advertisements put II. In n
few years The street literally
svarrnod with them Of late, and their
number went on increasing You
could not so 10 your hotel, take glass
Of wine IN n restaurant or enter n
church or theater without running tho
gauntlet OF n score or more of impor-
tucate beggars. People at last began
TO complain, and the prefect of the Do
lice admitted that II waS an eyesors
which must Rt all costs be removed
He therefore issued an order peremp-
torily prohibiting bcggars from ply
ing their calling IN CaIea yittorfei or
any Of the streets which interseet H.
The members Of the indignant frater-
nifty ct once put their heads togetheI
and resolved 20 strike, and for twenty
four hours there was not a beggar &c
lie seen or heard IN Bucharest, and
great WIS the consequent toy Of tha
dwellers IL the west end Of th!s capital
thercat
Meanwhile one OF the guild called OF
the project and requested an audience,
which WIS granted then and there
He explained that his brethren had
sent him u express their regret that
any such il-advised measure should
have been taken against them. seeinR
that they were so popular with tha
wealthy elasses ''Besides II we ara
not allowed 10 take up our old poeitLon
IL the Callea Vittoriei." he added, I'VE
shall feel compelled - continus 10
strike This threat ticllled the fancy
o. the police prstec,, who hughed out
7 rLyht and said. Then strike away,
sy good man. You VIII all the sooner
become profitable Iusnabers Of society
rs nov that we are usefCl members
of society" rejoined tho spokesman of
the nlencicautA Every gentleman
and lady who gives rs Icy r~npence.
or O few barfs Ia baui i tenth part
0. penny feels insured, ss IL vera,
against tenfOld losses in other WAYS.
Your own policemen VIII confirm what
l say. You underr'auJ nc We can
pull through nicely enough wlthOu.
aims. Goll be p-aFed but II VIII Be
positive loss % the rlusgiving clsSssf
IL We 90 ont On strike We can turr
o,rr hands % other things v-ithout an7
painful esurtA- Believe me. ! an acc
iue 70 The interests q society Th1
prefeCt al = once bScans thouzt tful,
and. Diminishing the eloquent sdvucnta
OF :he yoor, said be would give The
rnattrr h:s careful consideration. And
he frsl9iled MS promise, foy beforv the
shades 20 ni1ht h.d fallen the pofios
= large number # complaints
lodged by private individuals. ~hOs1
watches, gold c.sirs, slye-. han1s1s--
ehssfa ard hllsa ysv-r. red boSa ar
strssted- they knew o.. bT waoD.
how or where 4 6s=zitay lignt IL ssid
% have dsvn-d upon tss Tr-1>rFs
rzt-t, su1 carry ths next rn0ruAoz tAs
chief q t2s sT7say 49, szsrs Tscstved s7
icstt--aeloa tlset tasl- ceg0.rsEs wS1L
&c co-pllsd with, a..L f21t tae So1n<r
they returned % -wur<- Sc be.ssr.
since then peDp.s E.vs slczs n TIE
tsuas-LoEe-ed zszy al lave 10 fG-tA<x
iossos - e5x-,Aia - a tegsa<s'
strike might Fo1ss5ly bs boe7 ~
otAer ooz1t-l1a. nTt n EaSz-zzs-is y
r1sl1 pore q sxTTl yls szi11. -.