New-York tribune., 1903-06-14
SERTI4 Is NOT WORIH III.
So Storer Soys-Doesn't Th'nE
Fur0De Will Get EmbrOaIed.

BeIIa1ny Storer the United States Ambassador
to Austria Hungary, and Mrs Storer arrl'eu
here yesterday the steamer New-fork ior Il
vacation of two months Nearly all this time
will be spent in the Rocky Mountains. 1t had
been Mr. Storers intention to go to Boston, put
a telegram which he received ne sald' hau
changed his plans He would go to Colorado
after spending few days here. He was not
sure whether he would go to Washington in the
mean time or not.
Mr Storer was willing to speak about the po-
Itical conditions in Servia and the possible eff
ferts on the commerce of this country or the
passage of the tariff bill now being discussed IN
the Reichstag of Austria Hungary Mr.. Storer
heard of the assassination Of the King ana
Oueen Of Servia when the papers were received
the ship.
"Au Europe" he said, 'is interested in affairs
in Servia and especially Russia and Austria
The European powers will do all they can TO
keep peace They believe that war over the
country will be terrible thing, and they VIII
use all their power to avoid war. In Servia
there are two parties, and each has been watch
ing the other The adherents of Karageorge-
witch have stepped in and you know what they
have done l did not know of the affair until
yesterday but from what have read it would
seem that a majority of the people sanctioned
the change"
What are the chances of WARP"
That will depend on how strong the adherents
of the late King are. Their hand is weak. as he
left no heir
DO you believe that Russia and Austria as
sisted by their action brought about the
present state of affairs?
mo. do not think So
"Is Serva worth gobbling up by the European
natons?"
No. she is not. Servia is not of sufficient i'm
portance to make II worth Whlle TO get EN-
broiled over"
Some questions regarding the Servian affair
Mr. Storer would not answer, but he said that
in his opinion the trouble in that country would
never be settled until the European nations got
together and settled it themselves.
Speaking of the Austro- Hungarian tariff
now under consideration Mr.. Storer said that If
passed the tariff would be high as to be pro-
hibitive. in reply to question as to how this
tariff measure would affect the industries of the
United States he said that if carried through
1t would affect some of them sharply.
What exports will be affected?"
We'll, for instance petroleum. We ship some
to the empire in cases Then there shoe
out many used the other side. Cottonseed
oil we ship to Austria in very great quantities.
They may get the petroleum from Russia, but
I don't know where the cottonseed oil will come
from. The duty will be so high that it will GER
tainly affect American shipments"
He thought the tariff measure would be
passed. In reply to question as to whether
Francis Joseph would sign the measure, Mr..
Storer did not make a direct answer. but point
ed out that Francis Joseph is a constitutional
monarch.
He said that the new measure would be a blow
at Germany for 80 per cent of Germany's ex-
ports went into Austria.
When asked regarding Mr.. Chamberlain's
tariff proposals. though anxious for news on the
subject, Mr.. Storer would not venture
opinion