Show BUSINESS INTERESTS PROTEST AGAINST i GAGES MOVE TO AID ID SUGAR TRUST Washington Feb eb 18 The state de department and the Ike 01 treasury ury department are aie being deluged deluge wl telegrams from vast va t business Interests I protesting against th n of the counter countervail countervailing vail ing duty on sugar imported from Russia Rus fa Nearly nil all of cit th correspond correspondents that s ch h action on on the part of the United States es will prove ruinous to America r expert trade tade with Russia which already has ls large pro proportions proportions portions with f an increase in inthe inthe the future as th SIW tan ian railroad and new transPacific e lines blues are U I t tt I nii t at the tJ named name l shows that the secretary of the treas treasury ury took t ok this step as set out in his letter yesterday yester ay with greut groat reluctance and anI only after af the most patient Investigation gation gatlon Into Int the merits of the case It WM fully realized that the result of the decision to impose the differential duty would injuriously affect the Amer American American Amerlean ican lean trade in agricultural implements machinery railway material and roll rolling ing stock st ck and of the other great staples of export to Russia But It ap appeared peered that there was no way w out of it if the law was to be enforced and the secretary was obliged to negative the Russian Ru ian contention that the Rus itus Russian sian government gove actually paid no bounty on export sugar such as a would subject it to the United States coun countervailing duty dUl Attorney General meral G Griggs however decided that the Rus Russian Russum Russian sian sum government practically paid a bounty on port sugar and Secretary Gage was obliged to instruct the treas treasury treasury ury officials to collect an additional duty on Russian Rus ian sugar amounting to the bounty which IK is calculated at a little less than 1 cent per pound The Russian government has given notice that if the attempt is made nade by bythe bythe bythe the United States to lay lilY this thi counter countervailing countervailing dut duty it trust must respond by imposing ing lug the maximum tariff rates upon American Americ n exports to Russia Russin The Unit United United United ed States is now enjoying the minimum rates r tes and in very many cases cas Ute tire maximum m would be absolutely prohibitive Iti on American exports to Russia Rus a aIt It is said at the state department that this is the situation today and that bat all that can be done is to wait for the next move on the part p rt of Russia The one one event that might change the situation in a 8 manner to wipe out the issue is a 8 decision by the United States courts to the effect that the Russian sugar is not and it is stated that every opportunity will be afforded by the treasury officers for the speediest possible po Ible determination of that question qU a test t case ease upon up n the theo fi amo n of ol o Russian U URe Re Co l leIrer ner K ien Ka son was asked today as to the current re reports reports ports that a commercial war between Russia and the United States might be precipitated by the determination of I this government to collect a 8 sum equal to the bounty on exports of Russian sugar As the presidents plenipotentiary I Mr Kasson has had charge of the negotiations with foreign govern governments meats ments relative to the reciprocity trea treaties treaties treaties ties and tile payment of df f a 8 sugar bounty by Russia has been one of the ques questions arising in the course of the negotiations Mr Kasson said the ob oh object object jeet of Mr Gage was to secure a final ruling on the matter which would de determine deI determine termine the policy polley I Mr air Kasson regards the action as most conciliatory and as the only course leading heading to a final settle settlement settlement settlement ment and he lIe hopes that Russia will see it ft in that light and will await the determination of the courts He de declared dared clar d that It is much to the interest of Russia to secure a final determination tion The chances are equal that the decision will be in favor of Russia Russin Russia Rus la has a regular tariff schedule scheduler i r but by commercial treaties reduced I rates are granted certain countries Al Although AlI Although though the United States has no re reciprocity reciprocity I treaty with Russia she has hasI 1 given it the benefit of the he reduced I I rates and American exports to Russia have been increasing |