Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-12-26
KILLS RUSS PACT
TAFT MESSAGE TELLS SENATE
THAT HE HAS ASKED ABBRO-
CATION OF TREATY.
WANTS CONGRESS TO CONCUR
President States He Notified Russia
Through U S. Ambassador Guild
on Dec. II of Intention to Termi-
nate 1882 Convention.

Washington.-Rus was notified
through Ambassador Guild ON Deem
Der II of the intention of the United
States to terminate the 1892 treaty OF
commerce on January l, 1913. Presf-
dent Taft served the notice and asks
ratification of his action in a message
sent to the senate.
The senate foreign relations com
mittee reported joint resolution ap-
proving the course of the president.
In reporting a joint resolution instead
of senate resolution tie committee
disregarded the presidents desire TO
settle, the matter without action by
the house of representatives and thus
ignore the Sulzer resolution.
President Taft in his message said:
by instructions which | caused the
secretary of state to transmit to the
burg on the 18th day of December,
1911, there was given to the imperial
Russian government under date of the
18th 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, 1882, be-
tween the United States and Russia
upon the expiration OF the year COM
mencing on the 1st of January, 1912,
the notification contemplated by arti-
Gle II 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-
versations held by the secretary OF
state with the Russian ambassador at
give to the imperial Russian govern
ment on behalf of the United States
the official notification contemplated
by article IL OF the treaty of 1892,
whereby the operation of the said
treaty will terminate in accordance
with it's terms on January l, 1913.
Your exceIlency will recall that
pourparlers between the two govern
ments during the last three years full
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
and material relations of the two coun-
tries, which grow constantly more i'm
portant. The treaty has also given
rise, from time to time, to certain con-
frnuorcfAe Cd NV hot n
governments.
I'm conveying the present formal
notification to your excellency am in
structed to express the desire OF my
government meanwhile to renew the
effort to negotiate modern treaty OF
friendship, comm cree and navigation
upon bases more perfectly responsive
TO the interests of both governments.
~ am directed by the president at
the same time to emphasize the great
value attached by the government OF
the United States to the historic reia-
lions between the two countries and
the desire of my government to spare
no effort to make the outcome OF the
proposed negotiations contribute still
further to the strength and cordially
of these relations. avail myself OF
this occasion to offer to your excel
lency the renewed assurance OF my
highest consideration
Il now communicate this action to
the senate as a part OF the treaty
making power of this government,
with n viaw IN ito ratification and an
prevail"