, 1890-10-30
QUESTIONS OF TARIFF
Threaten the Government
in the Reiohstag.
AUSTRO-GERMAN RECIPROCITY
New Russian Tarif-Signor Crispg
Complains of an Austrian
Intrigue.

Copyrighted Associated Press, l5OO,l
BRRLiS, Oct. 25.--Several official move
ments point to tho possibility of tariff
questions engaging the attention of tho
Reichstag, rendering necessary a careful
nursing of tho ministerial maj ority. A
commission has been appointed to in
quire into the Austro- German financial
relations, with n view to reciprocal
diminution of the tariff. Communica-
tionS have been sent To leading firms in
Hamburg Bremen and other trade cen
tsrs, asking them to report on the effects
OF the Mckinley bill In their limos OF
trade. They ARE also asked what tho
prospects are for finding now channels
for merchandise affected by the Nc
kinley bill.
The commission on tarifrs further has
to consider tho the new Russian pro-
tectivo measure. The Russian commits
sion will begin work next week upon the
details of new tariff, which Novoe
Vremya declares will DO the highest In
Europe. Official circles continue to
doubt that any important alteration will
bo made in the existing treaty with
Austria and are equally skeptical as to
any German reprisals upon American
trade. Reports thus far received tend
to dissipate feelings of alarm created by
the augmented American tariff. Lead
ing export houses appear to be doing
normal trade, and American orders in
leading commercial centors do not ap.
preciably diminish.
However tho future may affect oX-
ports, the goyernm will not be driven
into concerted reprisals with Austria by
q sudden collapse in American trade.
Reports emanating from Paris and
Vienna attributing tho initiation of tho
proposed concerted legislation to re-
taliation for the Mckinley bill to the
Berlin government are utterly untrue.
cRIsPi CHARGES AN INTRIGUE.
Chancellor Won Caprivi will meet
Signor Crispi, the Italian prime minis
ter, at Monza November 8. The inter-
view will concern the settlement of an
intrigue IN the Austrian court In favor
of the Vatican against the Italian gov
ernment. signor Crispl declares that
Ltaly's continuance as mem
menaced by cabal of prominent
members of the imperial family of
Austria, whose emissaries aroat the Vati-
can to encourage the belief that the
overthrow of Count Kalnoky or death
oi Emperor Francis Joseph will DO tho
signai fOr rupture oil tne AustrO-ltnliun
alliance, which would result In an effort
to restore the temporal power of tho
pope. Signor Crispi demands that he
be allowed to dea with freer hand
with matters reln ing to the Vatican.
Another Italian grievance is the avoid
ance OF Emperor Francis Joseph to re-
turn King Hum berts visit To Vienna.
Emperor Francis Joseph offered to 70 to
Turin, but King Uumbert declined to
receive him anywhere but at Rome,
holding that the refusal of the Austrian
emperor TO 80 there was equivalent to u
refusal on the part of Austria to recog-
nize Rome as the capital of Italy. Per-
sonal and court feuds with the quirinal
and Vienna are of the most intense
nature, and will hamper the relations of
tho governments. Tho National Xel-
tung states that Chancellor Won Cap
rivi will also go to Madeira, where he
will stay three days. This renews
reports that communications aro
being exchanged looking to concerted
action by Germany, Austria, Italy and
Spain in retaliation for the adoption of
the new tariff legislation by tue United
States.
The grand celebration of the nine
tieth anniversary of Won Moltke's
birth takes place Tomorrow.
Bismarck has not yet replied to EN-
peror Williams invitation to attend tho
/ celo bration.