Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
TAFT ADVOCATES
RUSSIAN TREATY
Notified Cars Government of
His Intention Last Friday.
SENDS MESSAGE TO SENATE
President Asks Upper House to Rati-
fly His Automatically Relations
Committee Report Joint Res
olutlon Of Approval.


Washington. Russia has been
Notified through Ambassador Guild
Of the intention of the United
States to terminate the 1892 treaty Of
commerce and navigation on January
[, 1918 President Taft served the no
tiee and asks ratification Of his action
Ia a message sent TO the senate
The senate foreign relation. com
mittee reported a joint res On ap-
proving the course OF the president.
In reporting joint resolution instead
OF a senate resolution the committee
disregarded the presidents desire TO
settle the matter without action by
the house of representatives and thus
ignore the Sulzer resolution.
President Taft served notice Of alb
rogation on the Russian ambassador,
George Bakhmetieff. al the White
House. II was this conference with
the ambassador which gave rise TO the
report hat formal protest had been
entered by Russia against the Ian
guage Of the Sulzer resolution. II is
said that the notification that Russia
would be offended at the Sulzer reso-
tuition came from American Ambassa-
dor Guild Of st. Petersburg.
Under the notice to Russia and I'm.
der the terms of the treaty itself the
abrogation will be effective January J.
1913.
President Taft in his message said;
BY instructions which caused tho
secretary of state TO transmit to the
American ambassador at St. Peters
burg on the 18th day OF December,
1911. there was given TO the imperial
Russian government under date OF the
nth day of December, 1911. official
notification on behalf OF this govern
ment OF intention to terminate the OPP
Grafton Of the treaty of commerce and
navigation OF December IS. 1892. be.
tween the United States and Russia
upon the expiration OF the year com
mencing on the LIST OF January. 1912.
the notification contemplated by arti-
Gle IL OF the existing treaty having
been embodied in the following note
addressed by the ambassador TO the
minister OF foreign affairs
Under instructions from my gov
eminent. and IN pursuance OF the con
versatlons held by the secretary OF
state with the Russian ambassador az
Washington, | have now the honor to
give to the imperial Russian govern
ment on behalf OF the United States
the Official notification contemplated
by article 10 OF the treaty OF 1892.
whereby the operation OF the said
treaty will terminate IN accordance
with its terms on January /. 1913.
"'Your excellency will recall that
pourparlers between the two govern
ments during the last three years ful.
ly recognized the fact that this an
cient treaty, as is quite natural. is no
longer fully responsive in various re-
spects to the needs of the political
arc material relations of the two coun.
tries, which grow constantly more i'm
por sut. The treaty has also given
risr. from time to time. 10 certain con.
troyersies equally regretted by both
governments.
In conveying the present formal
notification to your excellency am in.
structed TO express the desire or my
government meanwhile TO renew the
EFFORT TO negotiate modern treaty OF
friendship, commerce and navigation
upon bases more perfectly responsive
to tho interests of both governments.
4 am directed by the president at
the same time to emphasize the great
value attached by tho government OF
the United States 10 the historic rela-
tions between the two countries and
the desire of my government to spare
no effort TO make the outcome OF the
proposed negotiations contribute sin
further 10 the strength and coruiaiity
OF these relations.
4 avail myself OF this occasion TO
offer TO your exceilency the renewed
assurance OF my highest considera.
ton
Il now communicate this action TO
the senate as part OF the treaty
making power OF this government.
with view to its ratification and ap.
prevail.