The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30
New Policies of the Gar Said to
Be Due to the influence
of Nelidoff.
1t Is the Opinion That Turkeys Su
tan Will Continue 10 Play
His Game OF Deceit.
tcopyrlght.1sss, by the United Associated rressesl

latest aQVlCeS received mere from OF. re-
turg through official channels confirm
the reports contained in yesterdays dis
patches OF the United Associated Presses
OF coming changes in the administration
of affairs of the Russian empirs, and at
test the correctness of the appointments
mentioned as about 10 be made. The ad-
vices, however, discredit the reports of an
Anglo-Russian ententes The view of the
situation in Russia most generally taken
in official quarters here is that the Car
has not yet acquired confidence in himself
or in any particular Minister sufficient to
warrant him in venturing upon q change
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 mnst
necessarily be tentative.
In the meantime the influence of NJ.
Nelidoff, tie Russian En- bassador to Tur-
key and aspirant to the Foreign Ministry,
is dominant, which is regarded here as
implying continuation of Russia's pro-
lection of the Sultan, her absolute reiec-
ton of all schemes for European interior.
ence 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 practi-
cally vassal of the Gar, This view is
taken as an explanation of the fact that
the scheme of NJ. Hanotaux, French Mn
lister of Foreign Affairs, for the adjustment
of Turkish finances has been rejected by
Russia. Concerning this scheme the in
spired st. Petersburg Viedvmosti frankly
says:
The French proposal to add Russian
representative to the board CT commits
sione-s of the Ottaman debt would be
dearly bought by the sacrifice of Russia's
present exclusive control of Constan-
tinople. The lead taken by the late
Prince Lobanoff has been followed by NJ
Nelidoff, who has succeeded in wlping out
every European influence in Turkey.
With England set aside, the Dreibund
now here and the Gar lord paramount at
the Yildiz Kioska, why should Russia do
anything except waits. Instead of ventur-
ing unon war she will be able to dispose at
her pleasure of all the resources of Turkey
and garrison 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 Vremya, another inspired st.
Petersburg journal, in an article express
ing similar views, says:
The policy of Russia is not to support
the action OF the other powers, but to en-
force her own will. No matter what
massacres of Armenian and other Chris
tians may occur, the isolated action of
Russia Is practical reality"
The Berlin Govern ment. is fully aware
that this is the policy OF Russia, and is
ments, Germany well knowing that Aus
tria is ready to strike at an oppcrtune
moment to check the ascendency of Rus
STA in Turkay. The sum of the present
position is that the Porte, backed by Rus
STA, will continue to play lis old game of
delusive reforms with impunity.
Comment ting upon the enormous ex-
ports from Germany to the United States
of artificially prepared wines and Inferior
spirits and beers, the Berlin Neuste Mach
richten says that since the passage of the
| wine act by the Reichstag in April, 1892,
IN regard to the adulteration OF wines and
| alcoholic beverages, immense quantities
| of liquors have been brought into the
market under the name of wines at such
| low prices as to prove it impossible that
| they could have been prepared in accord
| aace 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 bevond a
| nominal percentage of grape wine, and
| other instances OF the production of abso-
lutely artificial wines might be given to
the exhaustion of othe capacity of our
columns"
The Nachrichten demands the enact
ment OF some remedial legislation imme-
! diately, and suggests the passage of law
imposing heavy tax upon wine manu-
facture.
The congress of the Christian Socialists.
which has been in progress at Erfurt for
several. days, attracted considerable atten-
ton at the opening of its sittings on Mon
day last but all interest in the proceed
lngs died out as the gaseous and
Impractical character of the speeches of
the delegates became apparent, Pastor
NaumaIi, who has now entirely disasso-
ciated himself from DR.. Stoecker, formerly
court chaplain and the head and front Of
Christian socialism, delivered long and
| ram bling speech advocating the founding
| Gle new church, (which should be free
from dogma. The Christian Socialists. he
said, would yet march shoulder to shout
der WITH the Social Democrats in support
OF systPm OF universal CONSUMPTION, n
increase OF the German fleet and the pol
lqcy OF German colonial expansion. The
impression left by the congress is that the
Christian Socialist party will never attain
political Importance, there being no unity
of, opinion within It's ranks. Most of the
resolutions adopted were passed by the
same vote-54 against Al.
The communications which have passed
between the Berlin anu Lisbon govern
| ments in regard to the report that Great
Britain was negotiating With Portugal
with view of obtaining control OF the
Deiagoa Bay Railway have resulted in
denial on The part ol the Portuguese Gov
| eminent that any step was taken by them
| in that direction aud the discovery that
The report originated in Pretoria, the cap
ltal Of The Transvaal Republic. Concern
ing this report the Neueste Nschriehten
| asserts that through the medium of the
wires from Pretoria President Kruger ap-
peaied to the G vernments9of Germany
and France to secure the neutrality of
| D lagoa Bay.
The executive comm ittee of the German
Bimetailic Union has issued a circular in
regard 10 the recent election of Mckinley
| 10 the Presidency OF the United States.
which says that some German bimetaliists
were of the opinion that the election of
Bryan would have shown the European
States how the free coinage of silver in