The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-19


tory Measures.
Copyright 1890 by the n. Y. Associated Press
BERLIN, Oct. 1S.-[Speciall- 1.-The En-
peror will open the landtag in person
on November IL. a cabinet council was
held on Thursday, his majesty presid-
ing, which probably arranged, under
the imperial initiative, what the speech
from the throne shall declare to be tho
programme on financial, economic and
social questions. The emperor desires
the passage of n measure for tho reduc-
ton of the price of articles of food and
rent of dwellings for the working
classes.
Herr Won Maybach, minister of public
works, who was charged with prepara-
ton OF bill providing for the erection
of dwellings for workmen III every popu-
lous centre, has received the imperial
censurc because of the incomplete CON
dition of his proposals The trouble for
which Won Maybach has been blamed is
due to restraints placed upon his action
by the ministry of finance The en-
pcror had grand scheme, but Minister
Maybach. on consulting with Herr
Miguel, PrusSian minister Of finance,
found that there were obstacles to invest
ing more than eight million marks in
building small tenements in the suburbs.
This obstacle applies to tho general
position of the government in regard to
schemes for costly social reforms, and
accompanying projects for the abolition
of duties on cattle and grain between
Italy, Austria and Germany, and leaves
tho budget of the future in dense fog
Herr Miguel, it is understood, insists
that tho government proceed with eau
ton, and opposes tho prolongation of
the tariff treaty with Austria.
| His influence is becoming supreme
and the result is that in tho meantime
there will be no presentation Of heroic
| financial or tariff proposals Herr
Miguel's policy is to see what effect tho
new United States tariff bill will have
upon some sources of German prosper
ity before committing tho country to
long tariff treaties in any direction.
But tho Austro-German custom union
against the American tariff or prohibi-
ton policy of other countries being
within the bounds of future necessity,
the government has directed some lead
! ing jurisconSultS to examine into the
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under the Frankfort treaty might effect
such Il zollvercin.
| IL the opinion of these examiners shall
enable the government to tieat the
French governments adoption of fixed
maximum and minimum tariffs as af-
fccting the Frank fort treaty it will afford
Il legal basis for Il Zollvercin when one is
| wanted
The Socialist Congress ut Halle closed
IL 4
the public who have been swamped by
tho verbosity of the Socialists.
PARIS, Oct IS Especial There has
been great excitement during tho week
at Lyons over the new United States
tariff law and Burdcau, the Lyons
deputy, has given notice that he will i'll
the chamber demand retaliation for in
creased duties on French goods He
will especially propose that retaliatory
duty be placed on petroleum and will
also suggest that boards of inspection
he established for the examination of
all imports from the United StAtcs.
On the other hand, the committee for
defence OF the silk market held great
meeting ut Lyons, 1T which speakers,
VINO were representative men of all
classes, took tho ground that policy
of retaliation was likely to do more
harm than good. The president of the
chamber oil commerce. called attention
to tho fact that the adoption of re-
taliatory policy against Italy has al
ready cost Lyons 7,500000 francs worth
of business and has given Germany tho
industrial supremacy in Italy.
Americans, he said, wish to export
without importing. They would see
that this was impossible, but he would
leave them to reap the fruits of their
own bad policy. 1t would be much bet
ter not to interfere with these results
by angry steps on the part of France.
Tho Petit journal thinks that the bill
affects England and Germany moro than
it does France, which ought not to be
drawn into making common reprisals
against the United States.
The Temps hold that the new Ameri-
can tariff is injurious to French inter
ests. France cannot complain, as it has
for over nino years persisted in enforc-
ing the unwise act prohibiting the i'm.
portation of pork, that has been iniuri-
Gus to America. The moment has come,
it says, to repair this mistake, and cir
cumstances are favorable. A number Of
other journals are also in favor of this
! course.
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Intriguing for Celman.
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