| Show TREATY WITH RUSSIA Special Commissioner Kasson mid Embassador Cassinl Negotiating Washington Nov Negotiations arc In progress between thp State department de-partment and tho Russian Government as represented respectively by Special Commissioner Kasson and Embassador Casslnl looking to the making of a reciprocity treaty under the terms o the Dlngley tariff act As both countries coun-tries arc large producers of raw material ma-terial and as Russia Is making enormous enor-mous strides In the development of mamifficturcs of metals and textiles It Js with great difficulties that I the plenipotentiaries pleni-potentiaries can find articles to form the basis for tariff reductions for such a treaty A vexatious commodity for Instance Is sugar which is produced In rapidly Increasing quantities and Is now marketed mar-keted In the United States At ono phase In Its production and exportation this sugar receives substantial aid from either the local or general Russian Rus-sian Government Under a strict construction con-struction of the countervailing duly section of the Dlngley act such bounty aided sugar Is liable lo a discriminatory duty But the United States Government Govern-ment upon the urgent representations of the Russian Government has indefinitely Indefi-nitely suspended the exaction of such duties For Its part the Russian Government has refrained from Imposing maximum and In many cases prohibitory duties upon United States exports to Russia Now It is Jntiumted that the situation is rather precarious that there Is danger dan-ger at any moment of a Judicial decision deci-sion or some executive adtlon on ono side or the other that may destroy the amicable understanding This appears from the news received on the Pacific coast that Russia Is contemplating an S per cent Increase In the duties on j I American flour while the sugar ar rangement is by no means permanent |
