The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-17
Rv Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 16.-What, in Dip
Iornatic language, is interpreted here
as practically a threat by Russia to
sever all friendly relations with the
United States in the event thas con-.
erese goes ahead with it's plan to alb
rogate the treaty of 1882 with that
country, has been made TO President
Taft and Secretary of State Knox by
the Russian ambassador, Geo. Bakh-
meteff.
1t is reported tonight that if the SEN
ate adopts the house resolution Wnlcn
boldly declares that Russia has vlo-
lated it's treaty pledges, the Russian
ambassador will ask for his passport
and quit the country. At best 1t is
said the ambassador win quit Wash
ington Officially" leaving an under
officer in charge. 1t became known to-
day that at the White House confer
ence last night the Russian ambassa-
dor expressed to President Taft and
Secretary Knox that the view in st.
Petersburg is that the language of the
Sulzer. resolution is objectionable.
Sulzer, of the house committee on
foreign affairs, declared there is moth
ing In his resolution which could be
construed as an insult to sensitive
Russia" He urged the senator's TO
adopt 1t without modification.
The first stir over the announcement
that Russia had become aroused over
the proposed action of congress in cut
ting off commercial treaty relations
with that country and that interna-
tionaI complications might ensue, was
followed by another threat, when SIX
members of the cabinet were sum-
moned to the White House late this
afternoon. 1t was stated the cabinet
was calied to pass finally upon Taft's.
message on departmental affairs. The
meeting lasted more than three hours.
WILL PASS SENATE.
The protest by Russia today against
the abrogRtion of the treaty OF 1882
was followed tonight by declarations
by senate leaders that. in modified
terms. a resolution declaring the treaty
at an end will be put through the
senate before adjournment of that
body Monday. Some senators went SO
far as to say the SulZer resolution
containing the various recitals said to
be Objectionable to the st. Petersburg
government will be adopted without
amendment, but the concensus of
opinion was that the senate would
strip the resolution of everything but
the declaration of abrogation. The
point upon which all seemed to agree
was that the senate will act Monday
regardless of any protests that might
be made and regardless of negotiations
that have been in progress between
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GROUNDS OF OBJECTION.
Mr.. Bakhmeteff protested against
the Sulzer resolution for the abroga-
ton of the treaty on the ground that
its final adoption would be inconsistent
with the long friendship that has ex-
isted between the United States and
Russia.
Owing to the reticence of all con-
cerned in the negotiations it was i'm
possible today to learn the exact
nature of the protest. 1t is believed,
however, to have been directed prin-
cipaIly against the language of the
Sulzer resolution. which boldly de-
clares that Russia had violated the
terms of the treaty of 1882. When in
formed of this. Mr.. Sulzer. chairman
of the house foreign resolutions COM
nittee. declared that he saw nothing
Insulting to sensitive Russia" in his
resolution and believed it would go
through the senate without modifica-
ton.
KNOX NOT ALARMED.
While neither the president nor Sec
retary Knox was alarmed today over
the turn of affairs, it was said at the
White House that determined effort
would be made by senate leaders to
modify the Sulzer resolution.
The Russian ambassadors protest
was made to Secretary Knox late last
night. Late last night the ambassa-
dor and Secretary Knox called at the
White House and took the matter up
with the president in a conference
which extended late into the night.
Today the secretary of state and the
president considered the matter for
more than an hour, and it was not un
til this conference was ended that the
matter became public.
Mr.. Bakhmeteff let it be known that
Scfo cfsa nit n
the SulZer resolution.
However, Mr.. Knox denied that the
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