| Show BREAD RIOTS several months ago mr loiter letter predicted bread riots in europe but at the time no one took much stock in the prognostication I 1 the information he WO has h as proved correct however and today the world to is startled wih the mews aws from italy and spain where the people have risen in rage against the on account of the scarcity of bread in one city in italy milan the seriousness of the situation can caa be understood from the fact that a street battle occurred in which peo pie were killed and 1000 wounded which that the result was more dis die than the battle off manila where the mast most terrible modern engines of destruction were employed and yet the italian mob fought chiefly with cobblestones and tiles from f rom the roofs of the houses and compe compelled ailed the soldiers to retreat repeatedly italy and spain 2 axe are not net the only jun tries where there are signs of a gear gearrity city of food in the german germah reichstag there was an agitation for the removal of the import duty on berea le and russia to la said mid to bontem te the he prohibition of grain exports ce the french spanish and italian governments ern ments have removed the import duties a sure indication that those countries are much in need of cheaper and more abundant bread it is perfectly clear that the war is not reopen ible didble for the situation the fact to is simply imply this that europe at present 1 go suffering buffering from a shortage in the wheat supply and rias has to look to the states for food as the world anciently went to egypt whenever the OPs crops proved a partial or total failure A special 1 wheat investigation instituted by the agricultural department at the close of 1897 discloses some interesting te figures the total production OS dg wheat tor for the year was bushels and the average price in all the states for the year was cents the area under wheat cultivation was acres the average yield per acre being bushels the value of the total wheat production is placed at the total production of corn was bushels valued at what an granary this country is we believe the thoughtful students of events can hardly fall fail to recognize that the signs of the times are ominous the vials of wrath are being poured out upon the old world abundantly in the midst of the whirl of pleasures and gay gazettes gayet ettes les and proud revelries revel ries and luxuries the invisible hand is writing aboss the wall and who can interpreted inter prete the fiery inscription wars bid fair to turn the sea as it were into blood hunger drives the masses to abts of anarchy and before the murmurs of the starving ragged multitudes thrones tremble there to is every sign of a new era dawning undoubtedly a new chapter of mans history is about to be commenced for it is plain that the old is passing away in order to give room for something new a higher order 0 of f pertaining to human affa affairs irIL |
