The record-union., 1896-11-30

BERLIN. Nov. 29.-(Copyright, 1896,
by the United Associated Presses)--
The very latest advices received here
from st. Petersburg through official
channels confirm the reports contained
in yesterdays dispatches Of the United
Associated Presses of coming changes
in the administration of affairs of the
Russian Empire and attest the correct
ness of the appointments mentioned
as about to be made.
The advice, however, diScredits the
reports of an Anglo-Russia entente.
The view of the situation in Russia
most generally taken in official quar-
ters here is that the Car has not yet
acquired confidence in himself or in any
particular Minister sufficient to war
rant him in venturing upon a scheme
in the foreign policy established by
the late Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Prince LobanOff, and that for some
time to come the foreign policy in force
in Russia must necessarily be tenta-
tive.
In the meantime the influence of M.
Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador to
Turkey and an aspirant to the For
eign Ministry. is dominant, which is
regarded here as implying a continual
ton of RuSSia'S protection of the Sui
tan, her absolute rejection of all
schemes for European interference in
Turkey, financial or otherwise, and the
action of Russia in the capacity of
tutor to the Sultan to the end of his
reliance upon Russia until the Sultan
of the Ottoman Empire shall become
practically vassal of the Car.
This view is taken as an explanation
of the fact that the scheme of NJ.
Hanotaux French Minister of Foreign
Affairs for the adjustment of Turkish
finances has been rejected by Russia
Concerning this scheme the inspired st.
Petersburg "Viedomosti' frankly says:
THE French proposal to add Russian
representative to the Board OF Com
missioners of the Ottoman debt would
surely be bought at the expense of Rus
sia's present control of ConStantinople.
The lead taken by the late Prince Lo-
banoff has been followed by NJ. Ne
lidoff, who has succeeded in picking
out every European influence in Iur-
key With England set aside. the
Dreibund nowhere, and the Car LORD
paramount at the YildiZ Kiosk, why
should Russia do anything except wait?
Instead of venturing upon war she VIII
be able to dispose at her pleasure OF
all the resources of Turkey and gar
rison the forts of the Dardanelles at
will and use the name of the Sultan as
Caliph in operating upon the Moslems
in Egypt"
The "Novo Eremya," another in
spired st. Petersburg journal in an ar
ticle expressing similar views, says:
THE policy of Russia is not to support
the action of the other Powers, but
to enforce her own will No matter
what massacres of Armenians and oth-
er Christians may occur, the Isolated
action of Russia is a practical reality.
The Berlin Government is fully aware
that this is the policy of Russia and is
holding aloof while awaiting develop
ments Germany well knowing that
Austria is ready to strike at an op-
perfume moment to check the ascend
ancy of Russia in Turkey. The sum
of the present position is that the
Porte, backed by Russia, will continue
to play its old game of delusive re-
forms with impunity.
Commenting upon the enormous eX-
ports from Germany to the United
States of artificially prepared wines and
inferior spirits and beers. the Berlin
"Neuste Nachrichten" says that since
the passage of the Wine Act by the
Reichstag in April, 1892, in regard to the
adulteratio of wines and alcoholic bev-
erages, immense quantities of liquors
have been brought into the market un-
der the name of wines at such low prices
as to prove it impossible that they could
have been prepared in accordance with
the law. "A certain Rhenish firm the
paper says, sells annually thousands
Of casks of wine. in the composition of
which there cannot possibly be anything
beyond mere nominal percentage of
grape juice. and other instances of the
production of absolutely artificial wines
might be given to the exhaustion of the
capacity of our columns
The "Nachrichten" demands the en-
actment of some remedial legislation
Immediately, and suggests the passage
of law imposing a heavy tax upon
wine manufacturers.
The Congress of the Christian So
cialists, which has been in progress at
Erfurt for several days, attracted con-
siderable attention at the opening of it's
sittings on Monday last, but all inter
est in the proceedings died out as the
gaseous and impractical character of
the speeches of the delegates became ap-
parent. Pastor Naumann. who has
now entirely disassociated himself
from DR.. Stoecker. formerly Court
Chaplain and the head and front of
Christian Socialism. delivered a long
and rambling speech, advocating the
founding of new church which should
be free from dogma
The Christian Socialists, he said
would yet march shoulder to shoulder