Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-21
GID CONGRESS.
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During the debate Republicans join
ed with their political opponents in
praising Rep. Sulzer, the Democratic
author of the House bill, for accept
| ing the Senate measure amending his
own
Mr.. Sulzer urged the House to ac-
eept the Senates resolution SO that
President Taft'S hands might be up
held by the legislative branch of the
government in dealing with Russia and
the notice of the treatys termination
might be made effective before Jan. /.
Mr.. Sulzer has shown that he is
acting through the promptinss of pa
triotism. not politics." said the Repuh-
lican leader. Mr.. Mann.
The Russian reply to the notice by
Ambassador Curtis Guild that the
United States 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 that its contents has been well
outlined in the news dispatches from
st. Petersburg. Hence, it is inferred
that the Russian foreign office did not
respond to Secretary Knoxs invita-
AtJiI ~ 'iilHi uEt0II ItSotIdttbiiS IQI d
new treaty. 1t may be said on good
authority that the Russian govern
ment does not intend to be hurried
in this matter but on the other hand,
it does expect to conclude a new con-
Vention before the existing treaty ex-
pires, Dec. 81, 1912 Unquestionably
the modification of the terms of the
original resolution of abrogation has
been a strong feature i'll causing the
Russian government to consider fa-
Norably the framing of a new treaty
which possibly it could not have have
entertained under the sense of irri-
tation that would have been caused
by the adoption Of the original joint
resolution in all its severity of express
sion,
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 favored
anton" treatment guaranteed Ameri-
can imports into Russia in the treaty
about to be ended, the full maximum
Russia tariff rates will automatically
become effective toward American
goods, Bearing on this phase is the
following extract from the Russian
customs tariff in 1906:
All products of the countries which
enjoy in Russia Most favored nation
al rights are subject to the terms of
the conventional tariff in it's entirety
and to the terms of the general tariff
insofar as this latter is not modified
by the conventional tariff"
The implication is declared to be ir-
risistible that only the countries in
this sectioit-That is: Those having
Most favored nation rights-can en-
joy the lower rates Of the conventional
tariff. At present Russia extends those
rates to American products and il has
been suggested that she will continue
to do so on the ground that the Pres
idents proclamation. issued under the
terms of the Payne Aldrich tariff act,
allowing minimum tariff rates on Rus
sian goods is equivalent to Most ia
yored nation" treatment.
II Is declared that no branch of
diplomatic relations Is pending for
preparations are being fastened for
the early occupation of the palatial
residence in this city of Ex-Viee Pres
ident Fairbanks by the Russian am
bassador, who expects to take a prom
inent part in the social life of the ma
tional capital.