Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-31
GERMAN TARIFF TALK
THE QUESTION OF REDUCTION OR
SUSPENSION OF GRAIN DUTIES.
Indignation Against Russia--rhe Case Of
the Hebrews HopeIess-Europe's Great
Conflict 10 Come In 90.
Copyrighted 1891 By the New York Associated
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BERLIN, GEn., May SO.-The Emperor
William. before deciding on a reduction or
temporary suspension of the duties on
grain, asked DR.. Won Boetticher. Secretary
of the Imperial Home Office, to submit to
him report upon the crop pros poets and
upon the general economic position boar
ing upon the question. The Ministerial
Council will meet tomorrow to take def
mite action touching the matter. The
Ministers maintain the utmost reserve, but
| il is the official convection tonight that
/ there Will be neither o reduction nor
/ suspension of the duties before the CON-
| mercial treaty between Germany and Aus
| tria- Hungary comes into force. The Co
logne Gazette states that the Government
| will declare its decision on Monday. Lob
| by gossip has il that the Landtag will FIX
| the opening of the special session of the
Reichstag for June 18th, but this reports in
| direct variance with the belief in ministe-
rial circles.
TIE MATTER OF GRAIN SUPPLIES.
The commission appointed by tho Gov
| eminent 70 consider the matter Of grain
| supplies has not yet completed its inquiry,
| though preliminary report has been sup
| piled by it 10 the Ministers in order to as
sist them in their deliberations. Only the
most urgent necessity will cause the con-
yening OF the Reichstag. A discussion OF
| the grain tariff question would open the
whole question, pending the negotiations
| for treaty of commerce with Austria
and would force the Government to awk-
ward disclosures, which might assist
Prince Bismarck in forming the opposition
| coalition which he is now actively at work
constructing.
BIsMARCK's POSITION.
| Herr Bleichroder, the well known banker,
visited Friedrichsruhe on Thursday TO con-
suit with Prince Bismarck regarding the
| expected action of the Government. The
| Progressist press announces that Prince
| Bismarck will appear in the Reichstag and
oppose q reduction of the grain tariffs, and
| predict that tho Prince will certainly meet
with humlliating defeat, as hardly score
of the members will support him. in the
absence of accurate information "a 10 how
the Prince would deal with the possible
grain famine, the prediction is futile. The
| Conservatives admit that temporary re-
duction of the tariffs may be advisable.
| THE PROBABLE SITUATION.
The Geymdnid (Centrist organ) concludes
an energetic protest against permanent
dininution OF the duties by a similar ad-
mission. The organs of the agrarian party
generally DENY that there Is any present
necessity for dealing with the tariff, but
admit reluctantly that there ls a posi-
biltv that the Government will be com
PEELED 20 intervene. The position may be
summed up as follows: II the Ministers
declare that semi-famine is impending
no party will dare to oppose measures oil
relief.
ITALY TO ADHERE TO THE DRBIDUND.
| That
the MARQUIS di RudIni, the Italian Pre-
mier. has formally communicated TO the
German and Austrian Governments the
determination of Italy to adhere to the
Dreibund
| INDIGNATION AGAINST RUSSIA.
Public indignation against Russia be.
cause of that Governments treatment OF
the Jews is becoming more intense. The
residents of this city have ocular evidence
of the condition of the Hebrews who ara
being driven from Russia IN the hundred
or mere Of the eIiled who arrive daily at
the Ohsrlottenburg station In absolute
destitution. These eIiles are met at the
station by co-reliEionists, who supply
them with food aud clothing and little
money, aud procure for them passage to
London or New York.
Nh. GLADSTONE MISTAKEN.
Tho letter from Mr. Gladstone, reprinted
here. affirming that the Gar does not
know of the horrors inflicted upon his
Jewish subjects differs utterly from the
facts. It ought to be universally known
that the representations of the Mendels'
sohns. Bleichroder5. and Frankfort Roth
schilds were sent through q sure channel
and were placed in the hands OF the CZai
and obtained n reading a month ago.
TIE czAR THE CHIEF IssrIoAToB or SEVERE.
TIES.
A statement was presented to NJ. d.
Poboedonostzeff, Chief of the Holy Synod
of Russia. simply asking that measures be
adopted for the mitigation of the lot of the
| eXpelled Hebrews, and similar memorial
was presented TO NJ. de Giers, the Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, but all Were
unayailing. The truth is that the Gar
himself is the chief instigator OF the In
creased seventies practiced upon the Jews
His Majesty's brother, the Grand DUKE
Sergius, who Is now Governor OF Moscow
is willing instrument for the carrying
out of the brutal treatment OF the Jews.
THE CONDITION OF THE JEWS HOPELESS.
Jewish advices from St. Petersburg and
Moscow concur in the statement that th'
most powerful influences have beer
brought TO bear upon the Gar. but tha'
the condition of the Jews is hopeless.
NEW LIBERAL PROGRAMME.
The meeting Of the National Liberals &c
be held tomorrow for tho purpose OF at
tempting to prepare O new programme
threatens 10 result in a split. The party
organs in discussing the political situation
diner widely as to the platform TO bt
adopted. The National Zeitunq declares
that the party cannot follow Prince Bis
marck unless he Tenounces his opposition
to the Government.
no COMMON PLATFORM POSSIBLE.
The Liberal Correspondent, the mouth.
piece of the leading members of the party,
admits that the meeting tomorrow WI
probably not result IN anything beyond ar
exchange of ideas and that no common
platform is mean time possible.
EUROPEAN CONFLICT IN 1892.
The Sdale Zeittmg states that Count vor
Moltke lust prior 10 his death concluded al
exhaustive study Of European ornaments
ending with the assertion that France wa;
ready for war and Russia nearly so, and
that great conflict could not be delayed
beyond 1892. Count Won Moltke submitted
his views to the Emperor during his last
visit to Lubbock.
No Mobilization Of Dates.
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