The Irish standard., 1911-12-23
RUSSIAN TREATY
IS ADVOCATED
HOUSE RATIFlEs MODIFIED RES.
OLUTION ALREADY PASSED
BY THE SENATE.
HOPE TO CONCLUDE NEW TREATY
Stated That Empire May Open New
Negotiations Before End Of 1912,
But Jews Will Still 30
Excluded.

TaLlLeQ the president uOtlllcdtlOH VI
the termination of the Russian treaty
of 1882 and sent the measure to the
president for his signature. The
house disposed of it according to pro-
gram, within Is minutes.
The Russian reply to the notice
from Ambassador Curtis Guild that
America wished to terminate the
treaty of 1882 has been received at
the state department. The officials
decline to publish the text OF the note,
but admit it's contents have been we'll
outlined in the news dispatches from
St. Petersburg. Hence, it is inferred
that the Russian foreign office made
tation to embark upon negotiations for
new treaty.
1t may be stated upon good au-
thority that the Russian government
does not intend to be hurried in this
matter but on the other hand it does
expect to conclude a new convention
before the existing treaty expires Dec.
81, 1912. Unquestionably the moditi-
cation Of the terms Of the original
resolution of abrogation has been
strong factor in influencing the Rus
sion government to consider favor
ably the framing of a new treaty,
which possibly it couidn 9th ave enter
tanned under the sense of irritation
that would have been caused by the
adoption of the original joint resolu-
tion in all its severity of expression.
Notwithstanding some expressions
to the contrary by individual sena-
tors, the weight Of official opinion is
decidedly in favor of the contention
that with the withdrawal Of the ia
/ vored nation" treatment guaranteed to
American imports into Russia by the
treaty about to be terminated, the
full maximum Russian tariff rates will
| automatically become effective against
| American goods.
| Russia Calls 1882 Treaty Primitive.
| St. Petersburg. - Russian newspa-
pers are giving small attention to the
Russo-American relations. About the
only article published on this subject
is in an interview with NJ. Timiriazeff,
former minister of commerce in the
White cabinet, who has taken lead
ing part in developing Anglo-Russian
commercial relations. He declares
that the treaty of 1882 is old-fashioned
and primitive, the principle of the
most favored nation being obscurely
formulated therein. Commercial treat
les, however, he adds, pursue solely
economic objects, never political OBJ
jects. If the Jewish question served
as the reason for the abrogation Of
the treaty the United States will
scarcely gain it's point in new treaty
| Wants River Cleaned Out.
! Washington.-Th war department
is again asked by Representative
Stevenson to take some action with
regard to the log jam and other OBJ
structions in the Red Lake river,
which is threatening the towns Of
Crookston, Grand Forks, Thief River
Falls and neighboring villages with q
water famine.
This question has been before the
department several times in the past,
but in each instance no relief has
been offered by the government. The
army engineers located at St. Paul
made an adverse report on the pro-
posed governmental aid and more re-
Gently Representative Helgesen took
up the question with Chief of Engi-
neers Bixby, but without avail. Mr.
Stevenson proposes to go direct to
Secretary of War Stimson and explain
to him that unless something is done
very soon, there will be water fam
inc in many cities, and in the spring
the obstruction just at the mouth of
the river will result in serious floods
Would Amend Pension Bill.
Observation-Disclosures are at work in
! the senate to bring about radical
amendments in the Sherwood dollar
a day" pension bill which has passed
the house. Senators of both parties
expressed disapproval of the dollar a
day idea. The senate pensions COM
mittee is now compiling statistics to
show just what the yearly outlay
would be if the Sherwood bill were
adopted. First estimates placed it at
sums ranging from $1O,OO0,O0O to $75,.
100000 a year over the present heavy
expenditures.
The committee will report to the
senate bill carrying much less ex-
penditure of money, which it believes,
in addition to being generally satisfac-
tory to Civil war veterans would be
one which President Taft would be
willing to sign.