New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Royal Palace Is Stoned;
Bakeries Looted; Cavalry
Called Out
Demonstration for
Peace in Germany
Workmen Shot Down and
Many Arrested, Say
Stockholm Advices

LONDON, June 2c.-More than 1OO,-
600 persons have gone on strike in
the Vulcan arsenal and the War
schalowski airplane works in Vienna,
according to dispatch from Zurich
to the Exchange Telegraph.
The dispatch adds that riots have
occurred at Favoritem, Margerethen,
Ottakring and Brigittena, suburbs of
Vienna.
The Workmen's Council of Vienna in
an all-night session ended Thursday
morning, ADOPTED resolution demand
ing that the bread ration be raised i'm
mediately, and that until it reached
normal size greater quantities of other
victuals be given the population, ac-
cording to reports reaching Copen-
hagen and transmitted by the Ev-
change Telegraph Company.
Serious rioting broke out in Vienna
yesterday, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Am mste rdam. The mob
broke into a number of bakeries. stoned
the residence of the Premier, and also
one, of the wings of the Hofburg
Palace. the message adds.
Cavalry is being rushed to the capi-
tai to,Nestore order. IT is probable, it
lis stated, that martial law will be pro-
claimed n The rioting was in protest
against the reduction Of the bread
ration.
Heavily censored private messages
received in Stockholm indicate that
peace demonstrations were held re-
Gently in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne,
and that several workmen were killed
and many persons arrested, says a
dispatch to ''The Morning Post" from
Stockholm. The police and military
dispersed crowds Of demonstrants.
Can't Guarantee Order in Vienna
Mayor Weiss-Kirchner, of Vienna,
has informed the Austrian Premier,
Won Seydler, that in view of the re-
duction of the bread ration he declines
to guarantee order in the capital. The
Mayors demand for dried vegetables
to make up for the lack of bread has
been refused.
According to the "Vossiche Zeitung,"
the Mayor of Vienna, in statement
explaining the food situation, has said
that last month proclamation was
issued to farmers requesting them to
deliver certain amount to large
towns. The Council had hoped to re-
ceive 10000 carloads Of grain, but as
matter of fact had received only
$500. The Mayor also reported that
after the last lot of potatoes is dis
tributed this week the supply will be
exhausted
The Mayor of Budapest, replying to
telegram requesting assistance. said
that conditions there were so bad that
the people had not had sufficient food
for months.
Vienna dispatches to German news
papers received in Amsterdam say that
the reduction of the bread ration in
Austria Hungary caused immense ex-
citement throughout the Dual Mon
archy. All Austrian newspapers with
out distinction of party protest against
the measure, demand it's removal, and
ask immediate help from Germany and
Hungary.
The party committee of German So
cialists in Austria has addressed an
urgent appeal to the workers to await
the decision Of the Vienna labor coun-
Gil and to abstain from all excesses
or interruption OF work. The appeal
adds that the committee will make a
sharp protest against the reduction Of
the bread ration, and says it will de-
cline all responsibility for the en-
forcsment Of the measure.
For at least SIX weeks, says the VII
emma "Neue Freie Presse," the people
Of Austria will have to exist on little
more than salads and certain vege-
tables.
Germany Fails to Aid
A Vienna dispatch to the Berlin
"zeitung Am Mittag" gives an official
statement of the Vienna City Council
on the food situation in that city. The
statement reads:
Germany promised some weeks ago,
in a state treaty, to undertake respon-
sibility for the meal supply for both
the civilian population and the army.
whether the supplies were drawn from
Ukraine, Rumania or Germany's own
reserve stock Deliveries at first pro-
ceeded smoothly. For the last eight
days, however, Germany has been in
arrears of her quota"
The statement continues that urgent
appeals have been sent to the German
officials, saying the situation is acute,
particularly in munition centres.
Discussing the inability of Germany
to help Austria in her food difficulties,
the COLOGNE Gazette" says the bread
ration in Germany also will have to be
reduced until the next harvest.