The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-24
Increased Cost of Living
Causing Widespread
Disturbances.
USED AS WEAPON
BY SOCIALIST
In Every Important Country
There Are Political Uprisings,
Food Riots, Strikes and
Wars or Preparation for
War-General Move
ment of Unrest.
Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch +,

London. September 23-To-day.s
news. gathered from all parts OF the
world. tells of Socialist uprisings food
riots. general strikes. wars or prepare
tions for war I nevery Important conn
Try IN Europe. with the minor excep-
lions OF Holland. sweden and Swltzer-
land A careful analysis Of the situa-
ton In each OF the countries which
are low taking part in general
movement Of unrest. such as Europ.
has not before experienced In the
present generation reveals the fact
that In every case Socialist agitation
or revolt against the fast increasing
cost OF living is at the bottom OF the
disturbance. Everywhere there is evI.
oence that workingmen 30 becoming
convinced they are not getting their
fair share OF the wealth which they
produce. and .or the first time they are
applying the principle OF general
strike which has so long been preached
By Socialist agitators
Crisis Coming In SPAIN
Rsing bank rates and declining
government securities show the Sc
.toUsness with which the situation is
regarded IN financial quarters. British
consols. which have been gradually
railing on for months established a
now low record OF 76 and a fraction.
French. German and other continental
government securities toll the same
Ftory The most critical condition =,
the present moment undoubtedly exists
in Spain. Despite the temporarily
soothing reports that are being sent
out over censored wires there is every
evidence that the revolutionari es have
strong hopes OF overthrowing tho
monarchy. While the Spanish uprising
has been fostered for months by So
cialists and rcvoiutionists. they would
~ n Cbtaved hot
had II not been for the general diRsat-
,sfacton due to the war upon which
she government has embarked In Mo
rocco.
An Interview in Paris with an In
ternational Socialist leader. published
In to-day's Pail Mall Gazette. quotes
him as saying:
we have secret Information. not
withstanding the censorship OF the
progress OF the movement. 1t Is most
Inspiring from our point Of view II
IL does not succeed now. it certainly
VIII in six months or a year The
war was the last effort OF the present
regime 1t has poured half OF SPANS
aTailablearmy into Morocco Forty
I'VE thousand troops have gone upon
this ridiculous expedition. and the re-
mainder viii find difficulty in coming
with movement SO universal as the
present In the meantime His Majesty
occupies himself with sport and the
kingdom is really directed by his
!esuits The end of such rule is not
far off,
Martial Inv In Force.
Today's news from Oveido states
that the strike continues general in all
industries except the government rife
factory. Martial law is still in force
throughout the peninsula.
The SnHnisb g..
While are experiencing real fght!ne
The last report Is that 40 were lost in
a battle near Melilla, and several en-
gag eHents. have been fought in that
vicinity. in all of which the Spanish
losses have been considerable
Censored news from Lisbon init
mates that BEETLE has been fought he
tween Portuguese royalists who had
gathered on Spanish soil and endeav-
ored to cross the border. and Portu-
Suese government troops. Apparently
the royalists were driven back
inc Portuguese royalists are we'll
supplied wi.n money. but suffered
severe blow when their three ships
loaded with guns and ammunition wero
recently seized by tho British govern
ment.
1t Will thus be seen that the ent,re
1perlan pen nsula is in a virtual CON
dition of war, with the forces of do
mocracy or socialism on the ono had
struggling against the forces of NOR.
archy. on the ether.
Taking the countries of Eurona in
turn, France is found suppressinp food
riots by the use of her military ana
Austria and Hungary similarly stirred
ny the riotous spirit of unrest which
has been put down for the time be,np
by stern measures
Io-days news from Vienna reports
the number OF police Injured in Inst
Sundays rioting as lle, and several
deaths have resulted. Here. as IN
France. the disturbances were directly
traceablc to the higher cost OF fond
coupled with the socialistic agitation
which Is being Systematically carried
on by the international organization.
Drought Factor
me recent dry, hot summer in
which a continued drought prevailed
for nearly two months, has been n
potent factor. the crops having been a
failure throughout the larger part of
Europe. with the natural result that
vegetables and meat have fetched
prices unpayable by the working
classes. whose normal wages are NOT
over SIS weekly
Germany is suffering the least from
Tabor disturbances of all the large
Europeon states. for. despite fnan
cial panics and a bank rate advance
during the past week from to S per
cent, business has continued good, and
wages. compared with the other Old
World coutries, have remained high
Nevertheless, nowhere else is So
cia1ism making such sensational head
way as in Germany. For instance. In
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