New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-06

where else Socialists protest against M Menu nnI
and storm him wi m4S M
in laying the blame upon the bakers Who as a iI
ers now stand get brce. h e is BY
serious but in the long rnI matters are
best when left alone and not hampered by Gov
eminent interference Of any sort .,.
NJ Paul de Cassagnac. the stanch Bonapa'',,'
Deputy. and Editor OF "LAutorite" has very ueo'u
ed views about the wheat duties, and eXP'esseu
them with his characteristic terseness IN ie''e'
from which the following extracts are made:
The Socialists demand the Government P Tbny
saw If this is not done at once there will be famine
in the land This is ridiculous. There IS now ,Wo
high. Paris Consumes in round numbers one million
koGrammes Of bread daily rise oil n sHend Zach
day 5000 francs more. ana loNV" Ihna,a =. 10
cSniimss But between this and famine" there
IS a wide difference Now, the agrcuIlutal pUp ta a,
iaon Of France amounts GO per cent OF the ,otai
population 1t IL the agricultural class when huEs
the products of the working class. III He az II u.
Closed La workmen Strike and die Of hunger To ruin
the French agriculturist Is to rum III, o,sr,ied
With wheat at 30 francs the quintal the agrlcGt,
uris Just manags to live y ricd Of wheat
and ruin the cuyaor which means ans 2s o5a sT good
of the workman 10 NJ Meme I'M, has be quite right
in not listening plan for renting one 'o''
Of the duty on breadstuns'
DIR TYING FAVORS ABOLITION or THE DUTY.
In the course Of long conversation. DIR. Tying
president OF the American Chamber Of commerce
in Paris expressed his conviction that the ohIE So
luton was TO be found in the abolition or the rednc-
ton of the existing import duties on wheat. Df'
Tying said:
1t singular COINCIDENCE that io,dsy tine aG
Of their Government exactly what the true in'rl-
ests Of ne ned SIeS dty on foreign bread
stuns. OF course. the votes OF Ie az ,i,r,.
classes must be secured by any Freich MiiiES''
hat Is IN
NJ incline unless things get much worsr t'H b f,S
duties But on the other hand there seems 10 po
a wave OF opinion rising on all sides Ielhlll'e ~
eventuaily this win be realized. and y would IN the
long run be better for consumer Snrn inn,irc.,Iv
10 a commercial treaty between the United Staies
inf hs in fact aIready addressed President
Mckinley petition stating that Ihe renew ,oncy
has been manifested II. part TO reduce dulit' on
certain produce and manufactures coming 'l%n , ge
dminu,ion has for some years amoun,ed 10 tN'"'iLI
90 annually. If the French GoSclnnnahI t"3 ,bi
would h. splendid advance In ne flth, lion.
and add great weight 10 ne PeIop bcr 70 me
President The petition In question iTln',IS rcnor,
dent Mcknley 10 apGont ,5 ramnercia treaty
upon the advisaoiIlF oi h"'''S
with France
AZ the Hotel de VILE was found NJ Saut"n. Fr"s'-
den. OF the Municipal Counch a. rams "hoS'
functions are practically those OF IN" Mayor o.
Paris-it was in fact. NJ. Sauton who RESPONDED
in behalf of the city OF Paris TO III" telegram o.
Concentrations from Prince tialitzine. the Mayor
~ Moscow during the Presidential trip TO Russia.
NJ Sauton had just returned from WISH 20 VI
MeIinc to urge measures to prevent the d"hR"rS
that might result from further rise IN the pre-
~ Partisan bread NJ Sauton EXPRESSED himself
as perfectly satisfied Win the Steps ""P'E'' "'
the Premier He said:
| now see the mischief that might ensu" y the
dntins on foreign wheaj were removed or dn!n-
you'd be the Of disaster III In is ,rrn
would involve the "orkinsmch VI Ne.,it - uInuiiG
thereby be grated upon the arrariSn crisis, -,
also feel confident thai u %3r3r Shoq'H obt% he
wants OF the consumers would be- relieved 10y 'l-
Dns them b to PTo P !? receipts resulting
rom an augmentation OF imports o. foreign wheat
SOCIALIST DEPTHS OPINION
NJ Ernest Roche. sociaIis, Deputy o. Paris. who
beaded The deputation that called upon VI. Mehne
n urec the suppression OF the wheat duty. Is con-
ndent that public opinion viii eN"n'Ha"N iof'e 'n'
Ministry to remove the wheat tax. lie SAlH.
# u4line looks at the question from the wheat
,rndnNrrs' standpoint he places the interests OF
H. landed proprietor above those OF ~" consumer
W6,I nnstii'e danger can arise throwing open
" nay r.Drh markets to the wheat OF the world
matter where 1t comes ron? cheap 1r-au j. W.'t
HER is A bad day in store FOR tho governmcnt
that opposes the people on a qn',tioh 80 w 49,
antilles Of a large number OF workinSmen. ri-e
q cgn%ss Ss ee"is eren s@e h and
misery. What is paid FOR 1read Gonl'' ris", r 0u
o. am in Constant COMMUNICATION with the sorkins
mems committees at Marseilles, Lyons. Bordeaux
ng on the subject and that is that where The price
Of bread is concerned there should %" no H0vefn-
hat come into the country free Of duty 50 much
the e1i'eT Gn Pf oot s the Question a rom M
iuccrs' standpoint Why. just tax Min NJ ~,
2 Prdnc iST producrrs sod sS qnos Of What
at j. FRANCS per qunta tn. would max me ,"rhI
| Ing TO NJ Melines estimates n" producer. ~ w
vii se only 66 qnntas Gi whG't I' franr
Ne sale Will bring in the s 81 o. S @ass In Ia
Of in mi oh@T ,h so Poske the Of he
RAJ rancs more than dl the sale OF 9s c,oec qunas
dTces The more he gains This Is nonsense Tho
| only remedy is to sweep away the duties on whedt
! altogether. ana ~ last IN" "orklheihe" VIII h''
| heir cheap bread
NJ Casimir Iesaga, Deputy from the Department;
Of the cher says that four-ifhs Of the land In the
| commune of Verneuil. in his department belongs TO
| A single landowner This landowner farms ont "a
| tho Inetayage system Of half profits each OF MS
| wheat fields The nttayers barely get enough
wheat for their own wants and for sowing the next
| crop. The proprietor is the only one VINO gets
| enough wheat TO sell. ana consequently he alone
| gets the advantages of the present high prices.
J This saws NJ Lcsage IS instance out OF Il
| thousand other exactly similar cases, 50 That the
| import duty on wheat In reality Only benefits the
large landowners and its abolition wouid help in
| stead OF iniuring the small owners an1 metdycrs
| who form the bulk OF the rural popuai non Nv
all means let ny DO away with the wheat duty once
for all"
ROCHEFORT FOR FREE WHEAT
| NJ Henri Rochefor writing from Dieppe. says:
The present rise in the price OF bread means ior
| family of I'VE persons annual Increase or eK-
| pcnse OF $50 francs. ana his In cases "hefc ire
| nIentlv the entire yearly income does not amour
| altogc;hcr 10 over 60 francs The result IN many
! Instances is complete misery. The only pidctca
rpmelv is TO first OF all do away With the whea
| AMY and allow every description Of brcadsun l.
cnter France duty free 1t ia ridiculous for M1lir'
10 pretend that the people require leg bread no"
than i'm former years ana tfat they are able 10 pro
Si1n themse.ves with meat and potatoes IL ~oul'
~ inst a. sensible for this Minister OF Starvation
70 remark that the raepickers had abstained fIon
n.aring nearl necklaces and no longer put on thc
"tomnnS1 earrings when they started out for thc
,n"rnjny work Incline has simply pagiarizcd IN