The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-26
Before Sailing For Home the
Russian Ambassador
Throws Out Some Hints Regard
ing the Tariff Troubles.
AMERICANS THELOSERS
Russia's Exports to This COun-
try Are Very Small,
And She Can Buy What She
Wants in Germany.

New York, June 26.-Before sailing
for Russia on the steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, Count Arthur Cas-
sini, the Russian ambassador in this
country, said some interesting things
about the tariff trouble between the
United States and Russia He said
that the first thing he intended doing
on his arrival in st. Petersburg was TO
see NJ. de Witte, the Russian minister
of finance, about it. He did not think
that Russia, in reprisal for our duties
on RUSSIAN petroleum, would impose q
high duty on agricultural N achinery OF
American manufacture
The diplomatic relations" he said,
between Russia and America, are OF
the most friendly nature and this so
called conflict between them on ac-
count of the tariff is an exceedingly
small matter, and will no doubt be set
tied within a very short time, and sat
isfactory to both countries.
1T is part of my duty to clear away
any clouds of misunderstanding be-
tween the two countries, and there IS
absolutely no danger that the present
cordial relations will be disturbed by
matter, but to be perfectly frank, the
agitation was started on this side or
the water, and I shall do all can to
Straighten out the trouble
THE Russian minister of finance de-
clared that Russia did not pay
bounty on her sugar, and it was said
here that the question left one IN doubt,
and to give what is termed in a jury
room the benefit of the doubt high
tariff was placed on our sugar This
doubt is of rather questionable ma
ture, for should there be q commercial
War-Which is altogether unlkely-be-
tween the United States and Russia,
this country would be the loser, as the
Russian exports to these shores amount
to annually only So, 600, 900, while the
United States sends millions OF dollars
year. The volume of trade is increas-
ing every year, and it is only beginning
to grow on Russian soil, so you see
what 1 mean when I say that Ameri-
cans would be the losers by z. COM
mercial war.
'Of course, Russia. if hard put. could
get her goods from Germany, but this
would surely not be desira BILE to Amer
rightfully belongs to this country. As
I said before the trouble does not
amount to much and with such men as
Secretary Gage at the helm the matter
viii be Strengthened out, but it is to be
dep1ored that such thing has happened
at this time
'"The relations between both countries
are very cordial and no better teStimOn-
ial of this can be had when you look at
the policy each country adopted in re-
lation to the recent trouble in China
Both are almost alike. I do not think
that there is any danger of Russia i'm
posing prohibitive tax on any agricul-
tural machinery coming from these
shores but America should meet us half
way in this affair and especially so in
view of the incalculable benefits Arneri-
can industries will reap from the open
ing of the Siberian railway
Count Cassini on his arrival on the
other side will first go to Paris and
spend month there with his adopted
daughter, the Countess Marguerite. He
will then go to Russia and expects to
return here the first part of Septem-
hov