OCR Text |
Show Yuan s iinvoy Wko Declares For Republic TANG- SK AO - YI. iY ERECT TARIFF ILL JOIST U. S. Russian Duma Takes Measures Meas-ures to Make Things Interesting Inter-esting for Uncle Sam. DOUBLE DUTY IMPOSED i ' v I Abrogation of Treaty of 1S32 to Result in Trade War With Muscovites. ST. PETERSBURG,. Dec. 22. A legislative leg-islative .proposal, to provide for tariff war schedules applicable to Iho United Slates at the expiration of the Rusao-American Rusao-American treaty of commerce and navigation navi-gation of lSr2 has been introduced in the duma by ex-President Guobkoff and others representing tbo Octoborist and Nationalist parties, which control the majority of the duma. The bill proposes to raise existing Russian duties by J00 per cent and also to impose a duty of 100 per cent ou articles ar-ticles which aro admitted free under the present liussiau lariff. Xcsides these impositions, the bill proposen also to levy double the gross weight tax established es-tablished by the law of .hints 21, 1901, ou merchandise nrrhing by sea and to levy a double tonnage tax. Should tho present American tonnage tax be raised to the disfavor of Russian vessels, ves-sels, thcu the Russian' tounago tax will be correspondingly iucrcased. It is said the schedules arc to bo applicable ap-plicable to all countries which do not grant, to Russia tho most favored ua-tiou ua-tiou treatment in commerce aud navigation. naviga-tion. The proposal will bo submitted to a financial commissioner. Necessity Alleged. The necessity for tho proposed legislation legis-lation is explained iu an accompanying declaration iu which it is staled that tho regular American tariff schedules which will be applicable to Russian goods at. the expiration of the treaty of commerce aud navigation of 1S."2 will be so high as lo have a prohibitive character, ajid tlmt they greatly exceed the Russian normal tariff' and navigation naviga-tion taxes which would be naturally applicable ap-plicable to American goods in the ah-senco ah-senco of the treaty. . , Tho province of foreign affairs lies outside Ibe competency of the duma and treaties arc not subject. to its -approval, uor is the minister of foreign affairs answerable to tho duma on tho state of foreign relations. A'everthV less, the duma .exercises through tbo budget an influence on foreign affairs. In the loug declaration acconipuuviug tbo bill the signers deal fully with the Ifusso-Amerii-nu situation and rccouut the formal steps taken, by tbo president of the United States. "Tho abrogation of tho treaty between be-tween Kussiji and America has a direct connection with the Russian agitation which has been energetically conducted iu America for the readmission of American ritir.cus of .Jowish faith. Ar- tide l of the treaty establishes tho mutual rights of entry, but coutains a I stipulation for tbo observance of international inter-national laws. Reason Is Given. "Deeming, in spite of this stipulation, that the enforcement of the ge.noral Kus-siau Kus-siau laws io regard to foreigners of the Jewish religion in the case of Amoricau Jewish citizens constitutes an infringement infringe-ment of the treaty,' tho houso of representatives repre-sentatives voted a resolution for its ab-rogat ab-rogat ion. "There cannot be uuy doubt that this view is unfounded. Tho 'Russian govornxnout and its representatives (Continued, on Pago Two,) WlflY ERECT TARIFF WALL AGIST U, 5. Russian Duma Takes Measures Meas-ures lo Make Things Inter- csling for Uncle Sam. (Continued from Page One.) abroad elnnot but 'fulfill tho require-engaged require-engaged in placing a telephone. line on the roof ot' the ppliee.. station. The soldiers returned . tho. tire and ki llctl two Persians. Fighting then bocninc general throughout the towu and lasted two da vs. , - , The Kussians, one thousand strong, bombarded all the public buildings and captured all except the. citade , which i still being bombarded, though nearly reduced to ruins. The Persian losses wore heavy. i:rr The Persian account does nol dttier materially from tho abovo, but accuses the Kus?tans of firing Jirst- The out-break out-break at Resht, according to this ac count, arose through tho Russihii eon-i eon-i .sul receiving orders from St. Petersburg Peters-burg to disarm all rebels. An independent report eaya that twenty policemen were killed, while tho Persians allege that, till were slain. Russia Notified. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 22. The Persian charge d'affaires called otfi-ciallv otfi-ciallv at tho foreign office todnv and announced that Persia had yielded to Russia's demand. In an audienco with M. ZazonoTf. the foreign secretary, he formally declared that Persia would concede all points in the Russian ultimatum. ulti-matum. A tclegrani received here from le horan says that V. .rorgttn Shusler, the treasurer general of Pcrsiu, has been notified of. his dismissal. The Persian government has instructed instruct-ed the local authorities to cease hostilities hos-tilities and to enter into negotiations with RusFian consuls to restore normal conditions. The Russian ultimatum to the tonus of which Persia has now acceded, was delivered to the Persian government by the Russian minister at Teheran on No-ember No-ember '29. It demanded, besides the disintssal of Mr. Sinister, an apology from the Persian government because of its interference with the property of: Persians under Russian protection, and also Ihc payment of an indemnity to Russia for the expenditures she had incurred in-curred in sending troops to Persian territory. The national council declined at first to comply with Russia's demands, de-mands, although the cabiuel was inclined in-clined to do so. Yesterday Russia threatened to order the advance of the '1000 troops of all arms from Kashin unless Persia acceded within twenty-four twenty-four hours. A further discussion of the quostion at issue between the members of the Persian cabinet and national council ovidontly led the latter to see the advisability of yielding to Russia. Question Raised. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Much Interest Inter-est was mnnifepted by th stale department depart-ment officials today In -the report that Persia had deckled to agree to the Ttus-slau Ttus-slau ultimatum. An Interesting1 question has been raised a? to who is responsible for tho salary of .Mr. Sinister for tho remaining three years of his contract. It Is believed Mr. Shus-ter's Shus-ter's contract with the Persian government govern-ment contained a provision Ilia I in the event of his dismissal or the breaking of the contract for any reason whatevei. the American was to receive a stipulated sum, named In the contract. If tho ant of ihc Persian government in acceding to the Russian demands should. In effect, destroy the autonomy and independence in-dependence of Persia the latter conntr might be In a poslton to refuse to pny the money and say Russia was responsible responsi-ble for the existing condition, therehv throwing the claim upon Russia. In that event the extent the United States would be able to go In obtaining for one of her citizens a compliance with his contract with a foreign government Is n problem. |