The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-26
A Commission Appointed to In.
Quire Into AustrO-German
Commercial Relations.
RUssIA's PROTECTIVE MEASURE.
Chancellor Won Caprivi to Confer
With Sisnor Crispi in Relation
TO Italian Grievanoes-A Men
ace to the Triple AIIiance-Cel-
ebration of the Ninetieth Birth
day of Count Won MoItke.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

BERLIN. Oct 25.-Several official move
ments point TO the possibility of tariff ques-
tions engaging the attention of the Reichs-
tag, rendering necessary careful nursing
of a ministerial majority. A commission
has been appointed to inquire into the
AustrO- German commercial relations with
view to the reciprocal diminution of tariffs.
Communications have been sent 10 leading
firms in Hamburg. Bremen and other trade
centers, asking them to report on the effects
of the Mckinley bill in their lines of trade;
also, what prospects there are for finding
new channels for merchandise effected by
the Mckinley bill
The Commission On Foreign Tariffs fur
ther has to consider a new Russian Pro-
tective me asure. The Russian Commission
will begin work next week upon the details
Of the new tariff, which Novoe Vremye
declares will te the highest in Europe.
Official circles continue to doubt that any
important alteration will be made in the ex-
isting treaty with Austria, and are equally
skep.ical as 10 any German reprisals upon
American trade. Reports thus far received
tend to dissipate the feeling of alarm
created by the augmented American
tariff. Leading export houses appear
10 be doing normal trade. and American
orders in leading commercial oenterS do not
app1eciaGly diminish. However the future
may affect exports, the Government will not
be driven into concerted reprisals with Aus
tria by sudden collapse in the American
trade. Reports emanating from Paris and
Vienna, attributing limitation of the pro-
posed concerted legislation in retaliation for
the Mckinley bill t. the Berlin Government,
are utterly untrue.
Chancellor Won Caprivi will meet Sgnor
Crispi, the Italian Prime Minister, at Mon
sea on November Sth. The interview Will
concern the settlement Of an intrigue in the
Austrian Court in favor OF the Vatican
against the Italian Government. Signor
Crispi declares Italy'S continuance as
member Of the Triple Alliance is menaced
by cabal of prominent membe OF the I'M
perial family of Austria, whose emlssarle-
al the Vatican encourage the belief that the
overthrow of Count kaInoky or the death Of
Emperor Francis Joseph will be the signal
for a rupture uf the Austro-Ita.lan alliance,
which would result in an effort to restore the
temporal power of the Pope. S;gnOr Crispi
demands that he he allowed to deal with
freer hand with matters relating to the
Vatican.
Another Italian grievance is the avoidance
Of Emperor Francis Joseph to return King
Humbert's visit TO Vienna. Emperor
Francis Joseph offered to go TO Turin, but
King Humbert declined to receive him any
where except at Rome, holding that re-
fusal of the Austrian Emperor to 60 there
was equivalent to refusal on the part OF
Austria to recognize Rome as the capital of
Italy.
The personal and court feuds between the
Quirinal and Vienna are of the most intense
nature and hamper the relations OF the
Government.
The National Zeitung states that Chancel-
lor Won Capriyi will also go to Madrid,
where he will stay three days. This renewS
the report that communications are being
exchanged looking to a concerted action by
Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain in re-
taliation for the adoption of the new tariff
legislation by the United States.
The grand celebration of the ninetieth
anniversary of Won Moltke's birth takes
place Tomorrow. Bismarck has not yet re-
piled to Emperor Williams invitation to at
tend the celebration.