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Rice riots of Japan...
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August 19, 1918
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 19, 1918 This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "MARTIAL LAW PREVAILS IN JAPAN"with subheads. This tells of the rice riots in Japan.
Other news of the day with much on World War I. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.
wikipedia notes: A precipitous rise in the price of rice caused extreme economic hardship, particularly in rural areas where rice was the main staple of life. Farmers, when comparing the low prices they were receiving due to government regulation with the high market prices had tremendous hostility against rice merchants and government officials who had allowed the consumer price to spiral out of control. The rice price increase came at the peak of a post-war (World War I) inflationary spiral that also affected most consumer goods and rents, and thus urban dwellers also had considerable scope for grievances. The Siberian Intervention further inflamed the situation, with the government buying up existing rice stocks to support the troops overseas, which further drove rice prices higher. The government failed to intervene in economic affairs, and rural protests spread to the towns and cities.
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