New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-24
Exports TO America To Be
Allowed Under Proper
Guarantees.
GOODS MUST NOT
GO TO ENEMIES
Agreement to Last for Three
Years or Until Peace Has
Been Declared.
Iron The Tribune Bureau

Washington. Sept 23.-The Russian
government does not expect an early
cessation Of hostilties, if the agree
ment lifting the embargo on exports to
the United States, which has been
signed by Secretary Lansing and the
Russian Ambassador, Is any indication.
Formal announcement OF the agreement
was made at the Department of Com
merce to-day.
Under its provisions, American i'm
porters have to file a secured BOND
covering the shipment at the port OF
importation. This bond, made out to
the Russian government. is "to run Tor
a period of three years, or until peace
shall have been declared by the i'm
perial Russian government with all its
enemies" Guarantees must also be
given against re-export Goods thus re-
leased are TO be consigned TO the COM
mercial agent in charge of the New
York Office of the Bureau OF Foreign
and Domestic Commerce.
Negotiations between the two govern,
ments have been carried on for several
weeks through Daniel +. Casey, OF the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic Com
mCrce: T.. c. Porter, commercial
agent. and William B. Fleming, foreign
trade adviser, for the United states
and c. Medzihovsky, commercial at
tach6 for the Russian Embassy.
The principal imports affected by the
agreement are dressed and undressed
hides, skins and furs
Mr.. Casey. of the Department OF
Commerce, this afternoon made pubic
the circular sent to American importers
and the form Of application to be fled
with the New York bureau to secure
the release of goods. =.
"In consideration Of the approval OF
the Department Of Commerce and the
release of shipment" the American i'm
porter is required to guarantee and
agree as follows:
"That no part Of the shipment, either
in its present form or in any form, Will
be exported from the United States.
THAT prior to the arrival of the
aforesaid shipment we will fle a Sc
cured bond TO the amount OF the va!ue
of the shipment, at the port of impor-
tdtlOn, one udH piIOl " the az ''N4
the shipment. This bond will be made
out to the imperial Russian govern
ment and will run for a period of three
years, or until peace shall have been
declared by the imperial Russian gov
eminent with all its enemies.
THAT in case any part OF this ship
ment is exported from the United
States Of America, except with the spe-
cial permission of the imperial Russian
government through the proper officials,
this bond will be forfeited to the i'm
perial Russian government.
THAT we will upon request at any
and all times furnish to the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce de-
tailed statements in regard TO the sales
made by us of any part Of the shipmens
subject to this agreement.
THAT we hereby agree that approva.
of this application by the Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce and
by certain authorities of the imperial
Russian government does not signify
that permission for the release of the
shipment of goods has been secured and
that we realize that the release Of such
shipments will be made at the discre-
ton of the imperial Russian govern
ment.
THAT we will not attempt to hold
either the Department of Commerce,
the imperial Esssian government or
any individual connected with them re-
sponsible or liable in any way in con-
nection with this shipment.
an case this form is approved and
permission is granted by the imperial
Russian government, We agree 10 sub
nit our order to the commercial agent
in charge of the New York Office Of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce Of the Department OF Commerce
for approval, and we agree that such
goods will be consigned to the order Of
the Secretary Of Commerce, the Blu
reau of Foreign and Domestic Com