New-York tribune., 1911-12-08
Friendly Representations on the
Part of This Country and DEM
onstrations Here Will Be Un-
availing to Change This.
SHE HOPES FOR THE BEST
Expresses Regret if Traditional Friend
ly Relations Between True Born
Americans and Russians Are Dis
turbed for the Sake Of -Four
Per Cent of the
Population.

St. Petersburg, Dec. THE seni-ofn-
cial "Rossla," in a two-column editorial
on Representative William Suffers pro-
posal to abrogate the Russian treaty.
will say tomorrow:
The news is no surprise. 3 a similar
motion was made IN 1907. The prohibit
ton of foreiga Jews. irrespective Of na-
tionality. from entering Russia. as well
a Russian Jews, who emigrated without
permission, was established by law on
March % and August IL. 1874. Ihe
Russo American treaty eight years later
contains no provision with respect TO
modification # the existing law I'm favor
Of American Jews American Jews err
in supposing that Russia has introduced
new restrictions with regard TO them
ION the contrary, Russian legislation
Of 1S35-'39 granted admission to certain
selected categOries. Regulations adopted
on March 81, 1891, empower the Rus
sian Consul 10 wise passports c heads
of business firms, and also Of their COM
mercial travellers, representatives ana
Gle. ks. without limitation, with respect
10 admission 10 the pale and without
preliminary sanction by the Minister OK
the Interior The passports OF other
Jews are vised with the sanction of the
Minister Of the Interior.
Thus all Jewish business men and all
others engaged in an occupation which
is not regarded as undesirable may en-
ter and reside in Russia for six months.
But the sovereign right not 10 admit un-
desirabl cannot be disputed. and is ex-
ercised very strictly by the United
States itself.
"Only Jews emigrating through the
agency Of the Jewish Colonization So
ciety are permanently excluded. in ac-
cordance with the rules Of March 81,
1892. OF the eleven American Jews APP
plving for wise during 1910. only three
were rejected
"The laws for the readmisson of for
elan Jews cannot be changed as result
of demonstrations of groups OF Ameri'
can Jews nor as a result Of friendly rep
resentations on the part of the United
States. The United States government,
of course. does not possess the right OF
interference in the home affairs or
Russia.
THE repeal of the treaty Of 1882 has
been suggested. but all the disadvantages
of such a step would fall upon the
United States. Russian customs statis-
tics from 1905 to 1910 show that the
Russian exports to America amounted
10 A. .OOO. 900 roubles (s2O,50O,OOO) and i'm
ports TO 355,OOO,0OO roubles. The figures
in the Department of Commerce and La
Dor at Washington put the Russian ex-
ports at 17O,OOO,OOO roubles and the Inn
ports at 227OOOOOO roubles.
Furthermore the American imports
into Russia are constantly growing.
They amounted TO 100000 roubles IN
1905 and 100000 roubles in 1910
az is TO be regretted il the traditional
friendly relations between true born
Americans and Russians are disturbed.
Tn. views OF a section Of Congress are
nat the views Of the entire population.
MAY the true born Americans per-
suade their new coming fellow citizens
that the interests of the Jewish element,
which is four per cent OF the population,
are not identical with the interests OF
the entire United States, and that a bad
naace with Russia is preferable TO 4
good quarrel even in the customs
sphere"