San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12
HUNGRY M0bS
RIOT IN RUHR
AND BERLIN
Dusseldorf Demonstrators
Demand 50-billion Mark
Dole Each.
CITY Is TERRORlZED
P Ollie e Helpless-French
Send Tanks and
Cavalry.
CITY Is TERRORIZED

Cured this morning in TIVE of Ber-
Inns densely populated sections. where
the population is without potatoes az
meat. In both instances, according
TO police. those responsible for the dis
orders were unemployed men, accom-
panied in their raids by many women
When they attempted 10 protect the
food shops the police were attacked
by the mobs. Many arrests were
made.
BY WILLIAM Z. NASH
Speciaf Cable 10 The san Antonio Llsei
and The Chicago Daily NsSS
Copyright. 1888,
Dusseldorf, Oct. 12.-DemOnstES-
tions by the unemployed have taken
place in a dozen or more Ruhr cities
within the last n hours, with casual
ties in some instances, as for exam
pie, at Duiesberg, where five citizens
were slightly wounded in q clash with
the police.
Here in Dusseldorf crowds have pa
raded the streets all morning. the osta-
enstration reaching its elimination
this afternoon when three or four thoG-
sand workmen marched TO the Raih2Ss
and sent a delegation in 10 demand
of the 'burgomaster the payment Of :
dole of 5O.OOO.000.0O marks TO eveTy
man in the mob.
Iron Gates Closed.
When the burgomaster replied that
the city was utterly unable 10 give
such assistance, matters grew 80
threatening that the iron gates Of the
Rathaus were closed and bolted and
squads of blue police were made reaoy
for action.
Since the dissolution of the green
police by the French last week, Dus-
seldorf has had only a very limited
supply of policemen at It's disposal and
the agitators among the lower classes
we're we'll aware of this fact.
Finally the city council asked the
French to intervene. which the? did.
sending TANKS. cavalry and armored
cars, which surrounded the Rathaus
but did not attempt TO disperse the
mob.
After long negotiations within the
Rathaus it was decided upon the sug-
gestion of the French AUTHORITIES 10
try to find work and money for the
unemployed tomorrow, but TO promise
them nothing today.
This is said to be the first time the
French" have INTERVIEWED before the &C.
iual outbreak of trouble. Certainly
il is the first time the Germans have
asked them TO do So.
The event may prove significant by
persuading superficial observers that
The local German authorities lave need
Of French, aid against their own peo-
pie.
Doles to Cease Shortly.
These events at Dusseldorf illus
trate the seriousness o. the ecomulnic
outlook elsewhere. Prices are three
times as high in occupied territory as
they are in unoccupled territory. The
spectacular plunges Of the mark this
week, bringing exchange to the fantas-
tie Level of S,000,000.O00 marks TO the
dollar, have put prices absolutely out
-. .as reach OF the average citizen.
Unemployment is increasing by leaps
and ounds. Government subsidies are
decreasing with equal rapidity.
by October 20, it is announced.
Chancellor Stresemanns government
VIII have ceased payment of all doles
CONNECTED in any way with passive re-
sistanee, Unemployment doles still re-
main. TO be sure, but at the absurd
figure of g billion marks week per
married man. they are inadequate to
keep body and soul together. In the
face Il such credits. il is little won
der that the perpleScd. despairing
wage-saTDer turns to rioting. Money
he must have, no matter where it
comes from.