The Washington times., 1902-12-06
GLARS COUNTRY EAGEf
FOR AMERICAN Tx
EHoch Emerp SAYS Russia Is
the URHed States Best
FrhHd-W Was TRI5fY-tIUe
Yeas IN the Far East
Ran Arap From Home a
Me1e Boy and is Noe a
Wo1Ld'S Me1chaHE WH
Make HOne IN THIS CHY.

NEW YORK, Dec. Eff America
Amcricans-only knew. what a vast diff
ference would soon arise iu the CONNER
CiaI relations OF the United States and
Russi3l"
Euoeh Emory. said TO- De the weaithiest
Cit.zcn OF hg United States doing busi-
ness iu thc empire OF the Gar uttered
The forogoiue in the Waldorl-Astoria last
night Mr. Emery is also said 90 be the
best gualifCd citizen of the United States
TO speak Tor ln the thirty-nye years ne
hss lived iu European Siberia he has
risen from "a young clerk 90 a general
merchant. with store houses at Vladivo-
stok and aioHg the Amoor River. at diff
fUCnt points upon Lake Ba,zal and the
Trans Siberian Railroad. at Moscow. az
Petersburg and in Hamburg in Ger
his steamers ply the lakes and
Of the country Until ,hc railroad
Iuilt HE caravans crossed the steppcs
1uurG ms. His agents are everywhere
Of them selling American goods.
Everything from q steel twin screw
steamer TO an American shoe" ne said
lasi night Everything from the cradle
10 the grave. and d hcadstonc afterward"
Ran Away to Russia.
Born a poor boy on Cape Cod. nfty-two
years ago. Nr. Emery ran away from
home vixen q little advertisement In q
local pepper said there was need OF a clerk
I'm the far-on Siberian town OF NicoIaesfk.
at the mouth Of the Amoor River. a
lonely citizen Of the United States IN
business there wanted a compatriot to
work for him. 3ir. Emery was accepted.
although little more than sixteen years
OLD. went TO Panama. across the isthmus.
took steamer to Kamschatka. and after
months OF journey arrived and went 10
work. he learned the language and in
two years was ia charge Of the business.
Then he made up business for himself.
and not long after his competitor was
far behind tn the race
"What the United States and Russia
0rd now and must have" continued Mr..
cry, "is a new commercial treaty.
countries each Of whom has the
NEST and friendliest feeling for each
sr have not time TO bicler over sugar.
oil, or over anything else. There
country that needs our machinery
products OF every sort. The people
no it from us rather than from any
sr country Of the world and wa
uld arrange be so that we could SUD
them What is the few million dol
of imports from the United States
Russia today compared 10 the hfty
lion dollars that we could have, Why
uld we stand supinely by while Ger
1y, our next greatest competitor in
markets Of the world. goes in and
50
have been I'm this country since Oc-
ar ZS and I leave here a week from
Saturday on the KroupTinz VIII
u. During that time Z have called
n the Secretary of state. Mr.. Hay
visited many bankers aud leaders
finance and upon all Of them have
cd .he necessity TOT closer and bet
commercial relations. We must have
eciprocal treaty and get into Russia
the ground floor. and the control of
trade of an empire Of 100 900 600 peO-
and soon 20 be the wealthiest coun-
DO the world, viii be ours.
Russia Friendly to America.
There is no doubt Of Russia's atti-
toward this country We have no
ter friend on the continent The tar
raised against the United States not
ago because OF the attitude toward
ssiau sugar Us only an incident. 7 am
ddent it would not last a moment
ger than the beginning or uegotia-
as if the people Of the United States
ld only see The vast country opened
by the Trans Siberian Railroad they
Nd insist upon the plan have sug-
tcd."
ir. Emery also spoke of another hing
p great feeling He described trcm as
ranards" that havo been circulated
one Russia imperial ruler
What feeling or sentiment can De- re-
luaible for the st1tcmcrj that the Gar
ODD In lny way. that there is q dis
rcempnt between him and tho Czariu1
-anaOi imagine. AN Russia knows hon
90 De absolutely false
his rs 10 bc Gr. EmCry'5 last triD TO
Euzsl1- He returr5 efter a four months
stay .n Moscow 10 spend the remainder
OF DTS lie in this country. Washington
he thinks. viii Dee his home. New York
b. says. is too busy for him.
"Thcy do not even take time 10 eat
IN their mad rush after wealth. j. who
have been i1 The habit Of taking say two
hours for m- luncheon, find myself stuff
drg my food as &, a moment lost would
Be rulnOus-
BERNADA AGULAR FOR