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Show TRADE AGREEMENT A week or mo e ago t was stated that the gove nment of Buss a was en deavor ng to float i loan n tl Un ted States for the purpose of cstabl h g a cred t and fac 1 tat nj, trade etween the two co nt e It vas h nted at the t me that po s Hy the aim n st a tion at Wash ngton v ould ob oct on tho ground that loan ng n oney to bel 1 gerents while not a v olat on of he noutral ty laws was ne e tl eless a d ing one of the bell gerents as aga n t another and consequently at vanan e w th the policy of Pres dent W son Whether the obiect ons were really ra sed and whether or no the fro c effect ve neel not e con le 1 Rus a and Great Br ta n ha e entered nto a t ade agreen ent un ler the terms of wh h the Petrograd go ern nent s to send $10 000 000 to London to pay f o exchange tl e Br t sh go e nment to nt i 0 U 00 wo b o" Tubs au t e ury 1 a u add t on Th rate of discount will bo on the baa a of tho ate at whl h Great B in haB boon able to borrow mono) lur her own needs As a result of th 8 a rangemont Bus s a will sup ly her needs as fa as pos Bible in the Br tish market Where tho Br tiBh are unable to fill orders the will be transferred to Canada and if the Dom mon s nable to respond the will be filled in the Un tod Statei the trades be ng made through London bis of exchange Undoubtedly the agreement w 11 pro e of great ad antage to the Br t sh and Eussia w 11 not s ffer to any considerable extent although she had no opt on in the mat tei The merchants and manufacturers banl e s and all other classes of cit zens ha ng to do w th foreign trade' should study the s tuation n earnest and endeavor to secure their share be fore the war is over for the compet to w 1 be strenuo s when Gem any s n os tion to enter the field with he wa es The go ernment can help b ot nte te ng with legitimate bus ess and by ceas ng to pass laws handi eapp n the ch ef ndustr es of the count |