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Show AMERICA AND RUSSIA REACH NEW AGREEMENT Relations Remain Unchanged Upon Termination of Commercial Treaty, Awaiting Action of Americans. St. Petersburg. It is announced Here that the purpose of the Russian government to maintain the present tariffs and the procedure regarding the admission of Americans, including Hebrews, following the termination Tuesday of the formal commercial raisso-iAmerican treaty, is in virtue of an informal modus Vivendi arranged at Washington. The treaty which was abrogated by the congress of the United States because be-cause of this country's attitude upon the passport question thus will continue con-tinue practically unchanged so far as the interests of the two parties are concerned. The other existing Russo-American treaties were not affected by the American denunciation of the agreement agree-ment of 1832. Apparently there is no disposition in. Russian government circles to take the initiative in the negotiation of a new treaty. The government will await proposals from the Wilson cabinet, cab-inet, meantime "standing pat" on present passport regulations. |