Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-25
TARIFF DISPUTE
WITH RUSSIA.
Russian Consul General Says i Is
a misunderstanding
sECY. CAGES EXPLANATION.
Al ~. Petersburg II " Regarded as
Reside the PoiDt-All Ready 10
Make ReprisaIs.

Nav York, June 25.--Vladimlr A.
Tenlow. the Russian consul general in
,bis city. In discussing the tariff dispute
hstween this country and Russia said:
"rhe whole trouble, II there be any
,ronble. Is due to a misunderstanding on
,be part Of the United states Russia
and the United States have too many
interests that are mutual for either one
20 be able to afford 10 oppose the other
siberia is a large country, and when 1t
Is opened which will be in about two
wears. America viii have It for mar
lot almost exclusively, From the ply
steal position of Siberia, no other coun-
nv Is available. Why, then, should
Russia anlagonlze the country from
which Siberia must draw the most Of
her supplies? We shall want machine
cry lamps, bicycles, In fact, almost
everything that America produces. AS
to sugar, all we import Of this article
a. from $4,000. 900 10 S30O0,000 worth an
mally. IN machinery, only one article,
chicago alone sends 100000 900 annually
figures are FOR the whole country
Would II not be absurd for America to
sacrifice the tremendous Industrial in
terests she has in Russia on account
Of comparatively Insignificant tariff
on our sugar.
There Is a r1nor Of a concert Of the
European nations against the United
States 10 check the commercial progress
L. Ia,
opinion such a coalition can never be
made. But II such thing could poss-
bly, happen, you may be sure that Rus
STA would not make one Of the opposi-
ton"
RUSSIAS REPRISALS.
ST. Petersburg, June 24-On COM
petent authority the correspondent Of
The Associated Press Is able 10 say
that the Russian minister Of finance
regards Secy Cages explanation Of the
petroleum question 10 be beside the
point Russia has adopted reprisals in
the form Of increased duties on Amen-
can goods for the second time, not be-
cause a certain shipment OF petroleum
was taxed at an unduly high rate be-
cause II was not accompanied with a
certificate as 10 Its origin, but because
Russia does not admit the correctness
Of Secy. Cages Interpretation OF the
tariff laws Of the United States. Sec
ton 626 OF these laws places naptha and
the products of naphtha on the free list
unless the country from which
the are exported charges duty
on similar articles from the
United states. Russia does not
think that these laws authorize the
collection Of a tax on paraiilne made
IN Great Britain from Russian naphtha
as decreed by Secy. Gage In his circular
of March last.
According to the Russian press this
circular is generally regarded as the
answer Of the United states in the
matter OF the Russian reprIsals and
this opinion has never been corrected,
The Impression has been conveyed
10 the correspondent Of the Associated
Press that the hope Of Secy. Gage that
Secy of State Hay will succeed In cX-
planning these matters to the satisfac-
ton Of NJ. de White VIII be In vain. IL
further action against Russian trade Is
taken by the United States, Russla's
answer will follow in due season,
Speaking Of these matters the inform
ant Of the correspondent Of the AssO-
ciated Press said:
THE entire trade Of the United
States with Russia can be lost while
awaiting the decision Of the court UNI
less the matter is FASTENED. | under
stand the case comes before the lower
court next November The Americans
are apparently not in hurry to re-
sumo business which Is now falling
into the hands Of the German people"