Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01
READY TO FIGHT GERMANS
ALI Party Differences Sunk in Wave
of Patriotism.
ERRED
WHERE BISMARCK
French Writer Says He Should Have
Exacted Algeria as Reward of
Victorious War,
By George Dufresne.

| special Cablesram to The Star
TAnIS' september 80 The campaign
against dear food is proceeding in the
horth with undated vigor. The mayor
Oh Houpalx has found 1t necessary to
Issue al oroer closing the saloons at half
past eight In the evening. There are
riots In the town almost every night.
Bands OF manifestants stone the troops
VINO attempt to dispense them Barbados
nave been erected with paving stones, wire
stretched at either side of the streets.
| and the rioters take refuge in the
yards OF houses until they are dislodged
by the troops. In the course of the dis
turbances several soldiers have been
wounded.
Things are also IN a bad way at Dem
ain. where the mayor. who is a socialist
deputy. and his assistants have resigned.
In this town, besides a hundred gen.
darmes duty, there are six COMMA
| MES Of infantry and four squadrons of
mounted troops. A regiment of colonial
infantry has been sent to strengthen
this force.
In Lille. too the outlook is threatening.
At meeting Of 5000 people a resolu-
ton aiming at the destruction Of the
produce OF those peasants who viii not
conform to the tariff was passed.
Women Threaten Violence.
At Epernay a number Of market gar
| deners refused to unpack their vegeta-
bles and fruits. A crowd of women
threatened to lay hands on the goods
The police interviewed, and pointed out
that the market gardeners would be ex-
PEELED II they did not unpack their prod
uce
There has been further trouble in Paris,
too: A. q protest against the high
invaded the markets. The police. so far.
however. have been sufficiently strong to
prevent riots.
In order to meet the food crisis NJ Fe-
lix Roussel. the president Of the munich
pal council. has called together the heads
Of the provision departments and dis
cussed with them the steps to be taken
In view Of the further increases in the
prices Of provisions with which Paris
Is threatened during the coming winter.
The presidents Of the various compa-
MES which supply the city with food
protested against the proposal to estab
lish In the communes cooperative baker
M. Cailloux. the premier. has discussed
with his ministers. The food purveyors
are of opinion that far from mitigating
the crisis these cooperative bakeries and
Publish Prices Daily.
The president OF the municipal council
suggests that in order to avoid trouble
the prices Of provisions should be pub
lished daily. so that the public would
know what articles Of food had gone
up. If, for example, potatoes were dear
er the public could consult the published
prices In order to ascertain what articles
Of food were stationary. and possibly DO
tatoes could be replaced by rice, which
had not gone up. The purveyors have
agreed to draw up reports giving fore
casts Of food prices and the practical
measures to be taken in view of in
creases
This food movement, with all its re-
srettable consequences. has covered the
north, the east and the center Of France.
The excessive heat and the drought are
aggravating circumstances only, for there
Is a sort of conspiracy to increase the
cost OF living throughout the whole
country.
The people are overtaxed The strain
is at bursting point. Yet the next bud
get will have to meet $500 600, OOO Soon
it will attain the famous FIVE milliards.
The people have to keep a million func-
tionaries and pay them pensions. The
western state railroad workmen's pen
sons, state schools, and what not are
Unsuitable swallowers of the public
money.
Statisticians demonstrate that wages in
crease as well as the cost of living, and
that the wage increase is even superior to
the increase in the price Of food. Statis-
ticians can demonstrate anything II
they had four or five mouths to fill on
francs a day they would tell diff
ferent tale