Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-02
TARIFF TALK.
New French Tariff Heavier Blow Than
the Mckinley Bill to Austria.
The Idea of "A Tariff War Against the United
States is Entirely VisIonsry-Real
sentiment of Europe.
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BERLIN, Nov. 1.-The commission on
the tariff question presided over by Herr
Won Bolttcher, minister of the interior
has concluded Its consideration of the
proposed Austro- German customs un-
ION. The report of the commission
has not been published pending the pro-
gress of negotiations with Austria, but
its conclusions are known to disfavor
both IN extensive revision of the customs
and combined action in the way of re-
prisals for the American and French
tariffs. The new French tariff
is heavier blow by far
than the Mckinley law against
the Austro- Hungarian export trade,
for while the French measure does not
effect Germany, expectation from Aus
tria to France is almost destroyed by the
tariff. Wool. sheep, corn, flour, fresh
and salt neat and beer are chiefly eff
fected the increase in the duties being
practically prohibtive.
The Austrian newspapers declare that
the French government IN drafting the
bill directly aimed at frustrating all at
tempts toward
CLOSER COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
between Germany and Austria. Herr
Won Boettscher's commission doubtless
had an influence upon the French
tariff and other influences are
at work. Protests, chiefly from
the agricultural interests, have been
pouring into the chanoellory against
zollverten with Austria
4 letter from Count Weinberg Sterum,
conservative member of the unterhaus
embodying the sentiment OF his party
was made public to-day. The writer
warns the government against sacrificing
for political con siderations any of the
essential economic interests OF Germany,
and in CONCLUSION says that an intimate
commercial treaty with Austria, instead
of cementinE, would ultimately injure
the political alliance with that country.
Thus thinks Count Sterum, whose let
ter is interpreted as a hard protest
against
REDUCTION OF THE CORN DUTY.
The delegates from Bavaria, Baden.
Hesss, Darmstadt and Wurtem-
berg, with Herr Won Boett-
scher approve modification OF
the German tariff on Austrian cattle in
exchange for advantages 10 German
manufacturers. This is as far as Chan
cellor Won Caprivi now dare go in franz
ing proposals for submission TO Austria.
The Cologne Gazette commenting upon
the situation declares that the idea of q
tariff against America is entirely vision
airy and that the dificulting in realizing
such Il project are insurm ouutable.
The Centrists who were recently il
clined to accept the assistance OF the
Socialists in demanding that the govern
ment assent to
THE RETURN OF The JEsUITs
have opened an INSCRIPTIONS war upon
the Socialists. DR.. Windthorst in a con-
ference ~ Cologne with the leaders of
the Rhiui- Catholics, decided to entirely
associate the Centrlsts policy from that
of the Socialists.
An active war against the Socialists
party throughout the country has be-
gun. Meetings of Catholics in Baden,
Wurtem berg and Bavaria already mark
the fervor of the agitation.
Although the congress at Halle
eluded the religious question, from
the Socialists standpoint, the anti
religious character OF socialism was
openly avowed by the speakers.
Since the congress at Cologne the
Socialists has advised the party to
abstain from taking part in Catholic re-
unions having pretended aims at social
reforms. 1t districts the clerical zeal for
lHe pEogTess Oh CemCcracy. Iue Stu~
trist leaders, in view of the radical
HOSTILITY OF THE SOCIALISTS,
have resolved to treat them as ir-
recoucilab,e adversaries. Herr Schorle-
mer, also leading Centrist, is
circulating an appeal to the people to
combine against the spread of doctrine
simiug at the subversion of Christianity,
the destruction of the family, the sup
preston of property rights aud the over
throw OF the monarchy.
Emperor William has ordered that
Herr Palfzawaldt, editor of the Pots
dsmer Zeitung. be prosecuted
for publishing the remarks made
by the emperor in proposing toast
10 the duke OF Connaught at
dinner given by the zuthan Hussers of
which regiment the duke is honary
colonel.
THE CRITICISMS OF THE FRENCH PRESS,
which are daily submitted to the en-
psrcr drew attention to the DUKES pres-