New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-23
No Retaliation If General.

No Retaliation Il General
So long as these Increases are OF gem
eral application. however. and are not d.
rected specifically against American
products. they cannot lie regarded aS ais
cri,u!uatory and az WarraniinE '"iaIi-
tory measures.
Representatives of the Russian govern
ueut. however. have stated that tde
maximum Russian tariff duties wiI not
apply automatically 20 imports rom
America. but that they can he put mo
operation only through the Affirmative
action OF the Russian government. Ihis
point has been surrounded with much
doubt. and now that IT has been cleared
away the continuance OF trade relations
on the existing basis il practically as
sured notwithstanding the lapse OF the
treaty. The basis for this statement IL
found IN a careful study Of that conven-
ton itself
Article | guarantees reciprocal liberty
OF commerce and navigation, which, being
already assured by the principles Of In
ternational law. are not subject to inter
ruption IN this same article is the pro
vision TO citizens Of one country TO So
iourn and reside in the other, ION con-
dition o. their submitting 10 the laws
and ordinances there prevailing which
IL has been held. directly affects Ameri-
can Jews i'm Russia. Hence these here
after may not enter Russia Oh any con-
dition. even upon submission to the laws,
unless the Russian government so wills
! IT.
Article concerns the exemption Of yes
sells from tonnage and lighthouse dues.
so far as the United States is concerned.
| under its statutes, with or without
treaty. such duties could not be levied
upon Russian vessels so long rs Russian
law exempted American vessels from
such dues.
Importation Of Russian Goods.
Article . provides that Russian goods
may he imported 20 the United states IN
| Russian vessels without paving higher
duties than il thty were imported IN
American vessels. and vice versa. This
condition will continue TO exist under
| statutes at least so far az Russian ships
are concerned. An iDconseQuentia detail
Of the same agreement constitutes tho
| substance Of Article t. while Article
extends the same privileges TO the OK
port trade OF the two countries Article
8 confirms minimum tariff rates 10 Rus
sian imports into America, and vice
versa. The lapse Of this article is com
petely covered by the special reciprocity
Arrangement between America and Rus
STA under the terms OF the Pavne-Aldrich
act. which will continue in existence.
! Article reserves the cosstwise trade
10 each Of the two countries, which. OF
| course is also covered by statute as far
/ as the United states is concerned
Article oonfcrs the right 10 main
| tain consular officers. but II has already
been held that this is an act OF interna-
tional law. which consequently will NOT
lapse with the failure Of the treaty.
| One section of this article. however
authorizes the consuls to take jurisdic-
| diction OF differences between the cap
| tains and crews OF their own vessels. a
| right EXTENDED in Article TO the pr.vi-
/ legc Of calling for The assistance Of the
local authorities in making arrests. and
| both OF these provisions are lost by the
expiration Of the treaty.
Mere important perhaps is the accom-
panying loss Of the right of consus to
administer upon the estates Of deceased
| citizens of their own countries. Here
after such administration will be accord
ing TO the local laws OF the habitatlon
| of the deceased.
Article 10, dealing with this subject.
confirms the right Of a citizen OF one
| country dying in the other to divide his
property on even terms with the inhab-
itants of that country This right is
confirmed in every state Of the Union
by local law and will be unaffected by
| the lapse of the treaty.
Article IL provides for the allowance
Of favored nation treatment in naviga-
ton and commerce and is not likely to
be affected one way or the other. The
remaining two articles Of the treaty and
a separate article" relate TO the method
of abrogation and to relations with
| Poland.