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was then being negotiated was con-
sutnmAted within two months; that
treaty was signed by Motono, the jail
panese ambassador, who was also. at
the time dean u The. diplomatietcorp
and Sasano6, the Russian minister
Of Foreign Affairs, The secret pro.
visions sof the treaty were not div
ulged until the Bolsheviki am in
to power late III 1917 and published sill
Of the secret treaties. -That* treaty
was hailed with such delight ID. Japan
that Motono was recalled and made
Minister Of Foreign Affairs and Wis
counte. and there were numerous ban
-quets and. bon-fnesAhroughout ia.
pan to celebrate thu treaty. It was
not received with such acclamation in
Russia. Sazanof who had been Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs since 1910
was succeeded By. GARNER and the
people attributed 4azanof's.. down
fall to the japanese treaty, but this
is another story. =.
II was speaking of the sentiment
Of Russia toward America. IITmadl
every effort during nv stay in Russia
to bring the. two counties closer to-
gether. After Sazanof expressed in
such q positive way that Russia
would not negotiate a new CONNER
cial treaty with the United States,
I turned. nv attention to promoting
commerce between the two countries
the de~huncistion Of the treaty had
not interfered with our international
commercial relations. A large Dol.
ton Of the commerce between this
country and Russia was TRANSACTED
through England and much larger
portion Of the commerce between this
country and Riusisia;Aiwas transacted
through ENGLAND. and much larger
norton through Germany: it was the
custom Of American firms who wish
ed to, sell; their w,ates%to Russia to
establish skencies in Germany for
that nnrnose. I made effort to nro-
mote d;rect Commercial Relations:
not onlv encounaoiAe American e.
norters and R,assian nurchasers to
make. acouaintanca hut even before
I Ieavino America had a ~lconference
With nre4iIent Of the Western Union
Telegranh Co. M Carlton. vifh
whom waa nersonallv acn,a;ntad
:. and. ,aeestedzar",,sea liz. le.ino If
a d;rsc1 cahie ha+wesn m Amer;can
and 'pnta;an coasts,
~ even went 80 far after n,v ax-
r;val q R,,ss;a: e obtain the consent
nf thA ru. sian government tn defySv
the cost ~ tho c.Rle which wxs
ssHSmated It that tina tn he a,ont
~ ;m;i,;6n do,iars. AZ +hs ST. NJ.
nart,nxrt sa;d fhav h.a M oh;.c+;on
r. nv SIihnitt;no = nrono,;t;on - t;,.
Western. Union Teledfanh ComnsIv
;nas,n,ch as nm Government was Mt
1T that time interested in or control.
fi;nc n1hi;c nf;l;t;es 7 wrote M. Carl
ton # Tho aoreement 'sernred from
+ha pn.si.n r-cvernmsn+ s+a+;n. ~.
.thsrmora +het .Rus..1hss;dae fnrn.
;sh;nr half Of The CO.'S n The eshte
vo,1ld.he trill;no tn bessA T. to thc
Wratern 11n;on 5Connnahv for one.ss
ton and would accentI.s it, por+;o4,
~ the rental civ nereast ;ntares+ II
ita ;nvt stment: hut th1 repiv WI
that the western Union ~ The Az.
e,,can Teianhona T. Te1.sranh Cow.
raw which ,oxvned +hs We.tarn 1;n.
ion could not zee its va ciear q
io;r - - en~+ernr;.a ~ ~scol,!c
t;on. moreover' IS that r vrote ~.
Cation that + thercshle would n1t
INV ~nn4rat;no e.nenses- - The heoin.
n;no s. far several vssra thsreaftar.
III t6oncht TIE: Russian.: 9overnment
von;d Is wiling to folero its inter.
ct. i cannot recall ut tb;s time whe:
tLer Nj. Carlton made any replv to
nv last letter or treated Tho
ton. a. closed.
aAt anv rata. T MANNED t.l;rx m
the nro;ect aoa;n hut M nreventad
hv tho Merch 1917 r~evolut;on vhlch
was deliphted to Welcome. Il
meant not 6nlv the ovarthrov Of An
absolute .monarchv ana The Ehera-
ton Of the great masses u the Rus