New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-21
HURT BY PASSPORT FIGHT
load of Merchants Association
oepIoreS Fight with Russia.
LOSS ALL OURS. HE SAYS
,bropation of Treaty Will Not
Help Jews, but Will Injure
Business, He Asserts.

.rse abrogation OF the commercial
IS. Of iSG2 with Russia by Congress
-, undoubtedly have a serious effect on
-. vo,umc Of our American trade with
-. country" said G.. Nintschgcr. direc-
- % the Merchants Association of New
~ yesterday st the opening OF the
- annual convention OF the American
,,.,ufacturers Export Associa ton, at the
Hotel Aston.
America will be the chief sufferer from
bic action" ne said. and unless the
..,,,r be asrecd 20 it is not impossible
-, the Russian government may retail
y, under its tariff laws on American i'm
Ports.
ras December influential persons in
..,,,d that the government take steps TO
a-ce Russia to recognize the rights Of
american citizens regardless OF creed and
- ,.cure the American passport such re-
.,s,t and privileges as were conceded 10
!, BY other countries.
Strange 10 say. Congress has passed
esoIutio7 BY an overwhelming majority
!, abrogatc the treaty OF 1852. This treaty
/, so immensely advantageous 70 America
RAT the simplest mind must see il WIN
.,rer bring Russia 10 q favorable consio-
,-stion % the passport question
Referring 10 the effect on Jewish traN-
,a.rs in Russia he said II IS beyond any
,onprehension how our government can
anect other than disastrous results TO
mr export business without gaining
cav in favor OF the passport privilege
rbich is the real cause OF the acton.
Russia extended 20 America the priv
s.ss OF The tariff which placed America
4. an equal footing with European ma
.o,s Russia is q high-tariH country. and
urks under two tariffs. America mas lot
eer eight years worked sm.cably uNdeT
HI. treetyl. and az great advantage 70
SCI; only once. in 1901, was there
nature when our country levied so-called
..,,teryaillng duties on Russian sussr'
awning that Russia paid export bountics
attic producer Russia disputed the al
.-ston. retailiating by Withdrawing PRIV
g.ses on American imports.
l. LEVER OF the Russian Export
association. OF New York. gave de-
,--,ption Of the conditions and changes
which have taken place in Russia durin@
10 last Few Years In a paper on For
s.n Credit Problem prepared and READ
b. Archibald J. Wolfe, a special agent Of
,ss DEPARTMENT Of Commerce and Lsoor,
: was stated that the declaration that
Americans cannot compete in the foreign
markets with England and Germany BE-
suss they will not grant the credit that
-saufac;urers IN those countries do. was
yntrye Mr.. Wolfe brought statistics 10
sssr upon the subject;
Discussion O, conditions in South Amer
IA and Germany we're made By j. 4.
C-is,ir. iate manager OF the German
Transausru, Bank, City OF Mexico, and
George S Atwood. Of the American As
,ocisuon Of Commerce and Trade, Der
In German
The convention was called 20 order by
IS. 3. Campbell president % the Ameri-
an Manufacturers Association. lie re-
ueved tho voIk done during the last
wsr b. the association, and then talked
n the relation o. the foreign shipping
combinations 70 the railroads OF th!s
-y-Nt ~ m a. u tl4' pSA-tAN'i N--N"
agreements entered into between the rail
Dads AID steamship companies had SER
o-l.y affected the volume OF American
export trade for many Years past.
In to-day's continuance OF the conven-
ion one OF the features Will be the spe-
dsl reports on the subject OF plans b.
vhich the American manufacturer ana
Exporter may reach the maximum Of eff
iehey IN the trade expansion which is
'Ipected % follow the opening ~ the
Panama Canal