The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-24
NEGOTIATIONS
FOR COMMERCE.
A Central European Customs
Coalition.
Effect Of American Convention With Spain.
Reciprocity Among the POWerSsThe
Wrath Of the Russian Gar.
Copyrighted 1891, by the New York Associated
Press

BERLIN. May 23.-The attention of the
Foreign Office is absorbed in the CONNER
cial treaty negotiations some of the results
of which will have direct bearing on Ger
many's relations with the United States.
The arrangements with Italy, Switzerland
and ROumania are progressing toward an
understanding. Belgium is also negotiating
with Germany, but that country Is less
likely than the others to be drawn within a
customs bund. Russia's overtures for
reduction Of the German tariff in exchange
for lessened tariff on German manufact-
ures have been received in friendly spirit
here, but the opposition of Austria is ex-
pected to bar the way to a definite arrange
ment. Austria tried to secure reduction
of the German grain tariff IN favor of her
self exclusively. She failed in this. how
ever, and now raises the point of the
German-Austrian treaty as precluding diff
feTential treatment for Russian imports
into Germany. Servia has offered to
join the Commercial Alliance on the
basis of the free entry of swiEe and
cattle into Germany, Austria and
Austrian territory in er6er to reach Ger
many, the Berlin Government wants the
Austrian authorities to guarantee against
the dangers of infection from Servian
swine.
The admission of Servian pork into
Germany would be Inconsistent with the
prohibition against America pork, which is
acknowledged to be safer and of a superior
quality. The general positions of the nego-
uations now really give reason to expect the
forming of a central European customs Goa
litiOn, including Germany, Austria Hun
gary, Italy, Switzerland. Roumania and
Servia, while Belgium, Russia and Spain
may have partial reciprocity with the gen.
eral European bInd. The effect OF the
American convention with Spain has begun to
excite press comments. As soon as the pending
European treaties are arranged, the special
privileges which the convention accOrdS
America Will be contested by the combined
powers The situation of France, which
country is menaced with commercial soa-
tiOu, dictates that Governments adhesion
TO a moderate tariff, admitting Of reciprocity
treaties. As far as Germany is concerned,
the French Government seems to rely upon
the maintenance OF the Frankfort treaty as
insuring France "most favored nation"
treatment; but among the critical political
consequences arising from Germany's COM
mercial alliances, the remuneration of the
Frankfort treaty Is now freely discussed In
official circles.
sensation has been caused by a discOV-
cry relating to the French exhibition at
Moscow which gave the Gar occasion to
show his sOlicitude for the French. To avoid
woundng the feelings of the French COM
mittee the exhibition, which was in need of
funds, secretly applied 10 the Jewish and
f.tg f1rnnpynld pal
kotf, and got loan or depoSlting 1900, coo
tickets aS security. Grunewald and POlla-
kOf became involved in quarrel with the
committee and claimed control of the en-
frances money OF the exhibition. The
ruptuIe led to a scandal and the
should have fallen into the hands OF the
Jews. II tie matter is not speedily settled
he will abandon his visit TO Moscow in
order to avoid giving Uffense To France by
going TO Moscow without patron.Zing the
exhibition. He has sent the promoters of
the fair an angry intimatiOn that the pres
ence uf the imperial family as an assistance
to Jewish speculation is impossible. His
ire has also been increased by the fact that
during his stay in Moscow he desired to lay
the foundation stone Of monument to be
erected in memory of his father, and also
open the first exhibition of Central Asian
products held in Russia. The whole pro-
gTamme las now been dropped.
Rev. Mr. Ayres. young American clergy
man. who has been preaching in the English
chapel here, has been the victim of peculiar
persecution. A young German woman took
g strong fancy to him and made it a habit to
attend the church and gaze in rapt c0ntem-
platlOn at the preacher. She followed him
and caused him to move from one boarding.
house to another to elude her. She threat
ened to commit suicide before his eyes unless
he listened to her. The American Minister,
Mr.. Phelps, was fiually appealed to by
AyTes, Mr. Phelps communicated with the
lady's family. and it being evident her mind
was unbalanced, she was sent to an asylum.
Bagley GatZert ex-MayOr of Seattle,
Wash has arrived In the city after making
the tour of the East.