The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-31
REDUCING
GRAIN TARIFF.
Germany Considering This
Economic Question.
The Emperor Calls for Reports Of Crop Pros
poets Bismarck Opposes Reduction.
Italy CliRSS to Confederation.
Copyrighted. 1891, by the New York Associated
Press

BERLIN, May 30-Emreror William, be-
fore deciding upon a reduction or tempo
rary suspension of the duties onIgrains, asked
Won Boetticher, Secretary Imperial Of the
Home Office, to submit to him report upon
the crop prospects and upon the general
economic position bearing upon the ques-
tion. The Ministerial Council will meet to-
morrow to take definite action touching the
matter. The Ministers maintain the utmost
reserve, but it is the official conviction to-
night that there will be neither a reduction
nor suspension of duties before the COM
mercial treaty between Germany and Aus
tria-HungaTy comes into force. The Cologne
Gazette states that the Government will de-
clare its decision on Monday. Lobby g0s-
sip as it that the Landtag will fix the open
ing Of special session of the Reichstag for
June 11th, but this report is in direct vari-
ance with the belief in Ministerial circles.
The commission appointed by the Govern
ment to consider the matter Of grain sup
plies has not yet completed its inquiry,
though a preliminary report has been sup
piled by il to the Ministers in order to assist
them in their deliberations. Only the most
urgent necessity will cause the convening
Of the Reichstag.
A discussion Of the grain-tariff questions
would open the whole question pending the
negotiations of a treaty Of commerce with
Austria, and would force the Government
to awkward disclosures, which might assist
Prince Bismarck in forming an opposition
coalition which he is now actively at the
work of constructing.
The ProgressiSt press announce that Bis
narck will appear in the Reichstag and OPP
pose the reduction OF grain tariffs, and pre-
diets that the Prince will certainly meet With
a humiliating defeat, as hardly score OF
members will support him. The Conserva-
tiyes admit that temporary reduction of
tariffs may be advisable. The Germania,
CentriSt organ, concludes an energetic pro-
test gainSt the diminution of the duties by
this admission. The organs ofs the agrarian
party generally deny that there is any pres
ent necessity for dealing with the tariff, but
admit reluctantly that there is poss bility
that the Government will be compelled 10
intervene. The position may be summed
up as follows: If the Ministers declare that
a semi-famine is impending no party will
dare To oppose measures Of relief. The Post
semi-Ofticially announces that Marquis di
communicated TO the German and Austrian
Governments that his determination Is fully
to adhere to the Dreibund.
Public indignation against Russia because
of the treatment of the Jews is becoming
more intense Residents Of this city have
\ ocular evidence OF the condition Of the
Hebrews who are being driven from Russia
10 the hundred or more of exiles who ar.
rive daily at Charlottenburg Station in ab-
solute desttution. A letter from Gladstone
affirming that the Car does not know Of the
horrors inflicted upon his Jewish subjects
differs utterly from the facts. The truth is
the Gar is himself the chief iustigator of
the increasing seventies enacted upon the
Jews, aud his Msjesty's brother, Grand
Duke Sergius now Governor Of Moscow, is
a willing instrument for the carrying on OF
the brutal treatment. Jewish adviceS from
st. Petersburg and Moscow concur in the
statement that the most powerful influ-
ences have been brought TO bear upon the
Gar, but that the condition OF the Jews is
hopeless.
The Saale Zeitung states that Won Moltke.
just prior 10 his death, concluded an ex-
haustive study Of European armaments.
ending with the assertion that France was
ready for war and Russia nearly so. and
that the great conflict could not be delayed
beyond 1892.