The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-19
GUILD FORMALLY
 NOTIFIES RUSSIA There Is no Couse for Dis
 satisfaction IS PEACEFULLY MADE Russian Newspapers Commend Pres-
IS TACTFULLY MADE
Russian Newspapers Commend Pres- ident Taft for His Acti0n-Jews Real Lords of America Says
 the N0yOe Vremya

1 St. Petersburg, December 1S.-The
 American ambassador, Curtis Guild, Jr.,
 acting under instructions from the
 President of the United States. today
 notified the Russian foreign minister,
 M. Sazonof, that the treaty of 1892 between the United States and Rus
 sia would be abrogated on January ], l 1913, in accordance with provisions
 made in Article XII.
 1 It is pointed out in official circles
 that Russia has no cause to be dis satisfied with President Taft's action in view of the previously contemplated procedure, it being likely to increase his popularity here. The notification, l it is added, was given with full right
 and tactfully made no mention of mo- l treaty, which leaves full latitude for conducting new negotiations with the controversial factor eliminated. This feature of the situation has at | tracted attention and seems to be fully appreciated. The Russian government finds not the slightest grounds to ob- ject to the abrogation in such shape
 as it actually assumed in Ambassador Guilds note, dated December IT. In a note dated December IS, the
 Russian foreign minister acknowledges
 receipt of the notification and says that
 Russia takes notice thereof.
 The Novoe vremya tomorrow will say:
 President Taft has iudiciously chosen the best way to put an end fn l.
 which is dangerous to both countries
 At the same time the incident bears witness that the Jewish bankers have become the real lords of America" After dwelling on the sacrifice by
 the United States of the real and grow ing trade interests which the Novoe Vremya says will be felt when the
 train war schedule is applied and Brit ish and German manufacturers goods drive sout American 5oods," the paper continues:
 "Commerce will be sacrificed with out gain to national honor. The menace Of great nation should not be uttered triflingly, as the House of Representa- t1veS did out of caprice Russia has
 not yet yielded before a threat and the situation leaves the agitators shorn Of their most valuable weapon The
 supreme shot has been fired, no other shot is left. The fate of future nego- llalloHS WILL show the agitatorS that
 unless Milukoff becomes prime minister of Russia the concessions which they demand cannot be obtained, especially
 with reference to Jews of Russian or ligin."
 London, December 1S.-AIost of the London morning papers make no com
 ment on the abrogation of the Russian American treaty. The Morning Leader in an editorial, expresses the opinion that the indignation over the Sinister affair had much to do with the immense ma jority in favor of the Suzer resolution
 and that Russia will be wise not to pre- tend to ignore such an expression of feeling at her treatment of American Jews and Persian reformers
 Vienna. December 1S.-The Russo- American controversy is arousing great interest here and the newspapers are
 publishing long dispatches from Wash ington on the subject. The general view held in Austria is that Russia will be worsted in commercial fight, espe- cially in view of the power of Amer ican capital.