New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
THE TROUBLES OF GERMANY.
TAXATION PROBLEMS AND THE TARIFF WAR.
Won MALTzAHN'S RETIREMENT sMooTHS THE
WAY FOR DE-. MIoUEL-THE BREACH
WITH RUSSIA wIDENING-CH0LERA
THE ARMY MANoEUvREs.


THE ARMY MANOEUVRES
Berlin. Aug. 1o-Count Posadovsky WeSher
the successor OF Baron Won Maltzahn as Seof''di'
Of the Imperial Treasury, will assume the du,ic'
Of the Office on september !. On the sam" "''
Baron Won Maltzahn will give farewell banquet
10 the officials of the Treasury and other uoN-
eminent departments With the retirement VI
Baron Won Maltzahn from the head of the Treas
ury is supposed 10 vanish whatever element oI VI"
struction the policy of DR.. Miguel, Prussan MIN
lister Of Finance, could meet in the oilclai ciric
II may be that Baron Won Maltmhn is optuse'
but he has been a highly honorable Minister
He would have willingly placed himself en rap
port with DR. Miguel, but the latter having
profoundly difficult task before him in arranging
the new taxation schemes, required another man
The new Secretary of the Treasury will begin his
career by presiding a series Of conferences
to be held by delegates from the Federated States
on the new taxation proposals. According to the
scmi-oiicia press, all the Federated States have
now agreed that the tax on BourSe transactions
shall be doubled and graduated tax be I'M
posed on wines and tobacco. The proposal to
place tax on advertisements, which never met
with general support, has been entirely with
drawn from consideration The Government
became convinced that the placing of tax on
advertisements would adversely affect the bust
ness interests of the country, and consequently
il has abandoned this proposed method Of raising
money.
The "vossische Zcitung7 SAYS that the new
expenditures incurred, TO he incurred through
the adoption of the Army bill, make necessary
the raising of only l0O,000,000 marks by new
imposts but it is certain that DR.. Miguel Will
find a majority in the Rcchstag for whatever
measures he may propose, provided that the new
taxation be distributed as to weigh lightly on
the people who can least bear further burdens
What was expected of DR.. Miguel that he
would effect a complete reorganization of the
fiscal system of the Empire, rather than clever
manipulation of the system to the end of securing
further TAXATION Outside the official papers,
which, OF course, may be depended upon TO argue
in favor of any project the Government may
broach the financial plans decided upon 30 far
AS they have been revealed, eXcit. tho keenest
hostile criticism.
Count Posadovsky Wesners appointment to the
Imperial Sccrctary-hip of the Treasury helps TO
widen the breach already existing between Ger
many and Russia, caused mainly by the customs
tariff war now being waged between them. The
now Secretary is Pole. and il is supposed that
| his sentiments are anti-Russan. He is in close
therefore not likely that he will assist in any way
IN hiring about a renewal Of IA" negotiations with
Russia looking TO the adoption Of "A commercial
| treaty
There is no change in the tariff war Con
| current advic"s nom every commercial centre
show that Russia l. feeling the pinch Of ia"
war severely Throughout southern Russia IN"
| prlccs of all grains are falling Good rye. when
costs - copccks per pood TO produce IS selling
| N the same price The cost Of production threat
cns shortly 10 exceed the market valu" The land
| owners who are weighed down with dents IN
CURED through the grain famine OF Last year 'Ii
neither rais, further loans I" pay me H-'h'-
mcut- of their dcht~ now an" Dor -'ll li'lt s,"il
| AZ a prlcc that Will permit th"n 10 meet lh'lr
| obligations DR.. Witt" ~" Eu...an NihI-l"'
| II finance. has summoned 10 -. f"tNf,'uri ln'
chief provincial tr"t>lTciS e. confer Win inc I'll
rector. of the Imperial Bank of Russia on m'a
| mes to assist IL" distressed landowners anu
farmers. The conference" between the lmp'll
Bank directors and tire provincial ire >ni"r9 VIII
/ omen on tuesday next l. J.. reported that s,,t
cral Of the oiiicsl~ who VIII take part ~ M
| conference mean t. demand that Dr. Niii"-
| policv he entirely reversed ana thai the 'df'H
| war bee stopped dt once.
Since the alleged cas"- Of cholera in This city
! have been traced T. a sinGlc sonIrc-th" unc"iii-
ncs, of Russian Pole, TIA" pcopl" OF EIln nave
! Zach ca.. Of reported cholera proved = hav" bon
due to the por.on affected having eaten taint-l
/ meat imported from G~f''-'. IA EL-'h III "hl'h
genuine cholera has prevailed.
The programme has boon completed for III" Army
| manViiyros M Metz Special interest l. mani
! tested in these mamocuyrs. Ar'v"w Il the fIghth
! Amy Corp. 10y TIA" Emperor will nr h@i ~
| Trcycs on September .. The corp. "iI tn'h
ndrauro or Not again~t the Sixteenth Army Corps
! The operations Will TAX" place" within u
/ t,atcral formed by Tr.vcS Mctz and Salr-l"nis
! The final encounter viii occur at Metz Emperor
! William the Crown Primo" Of Italy and tie other
royni ucrsonaqos who will attend the m1nocnvr'S
! ns the quests of the Emperor VIII stay az the
! Chateau d'Urvlc, twelve miles from Nl"N.
! The new company that PROPOSES to Iay a ca'1"
| between Australia and 'aiii"rmA VIII "ni''n Il
.,,Li frn., fho German 'iu-orn'n"nt I r IN" seq
! lions of tho line between the FiI md samoan
| Islands and the Samoan Islands AMI n"'plnlh.
! The Postnilirr officials Ter" ar" Of In" opinion
tLat nothing stau,S in IN" war 81 an n@i cement
hctyycrn the governments to complete the line TO