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Show AMERICAN TRADE. Russia Disclaims Any Wnr Being Waged Against U. S. Regarding Trnde With That Country. Washington, Aug 1 Mr M Ilnuikow-sks. Ilnuikow-sks. the Hnanclal agent of the Russian lloicrnment nt Washington, has, by ill. rectlnn of the home authorities, mado tho following ofllclal statement regarding tho reecnt note of the Iturslnn .Minister of rinanco relating to tho Urussils sugar torn entloii "In view of the errnnenus Interpretation by in my organs of the American press of tho ol.Jicl and in.nnliij nf Hi. recent nolo of tho llusalHii Ministers of nuance sent to various llniernments whose renresen-tatlns renresen-tatlns signed the llrussels convention on suppreslsun nf hnuntles nn sugsr. M Itouiknwski, iltiinchil ngent of the Russian Rus-sian tloiernmei.t in the United States, has Wen Instructed lo communicate tia the press thut In ca.e of .a negative answer of the powers to the above note and tho crtnUl.thlng ot a countervailing duly on Russl in sitgir, the Imperial Russlin Obi. eminent sluill consider the establishment nt such n dins ns nn Infraction nf Its commercial treaties with powers so doing, and therefore, fr e froni obligation Imposed Im-posed by them, ard ot Uteris not to com-pls com-pls with their Mtpulmlons, whenever It will bo to the advantage of Itusslj " Mans of the Amerliiill ucwspnnris, M, Routkowskv complained, hale Interpreted the note leferrcd to ns a moie on tho put uf the Runslnn llnirrnment tn Inaugurate a Europe in inillilon against American Irulc Such un uuderstunilliiK, he di. clare.1. Is ctillrcls incorrect und does the Russlin Goirruinent un Injustice Tho note was sent b the Russian Uoicrmnrnt in the tioicrnments participating In thn llrussela sugar conference, and to this An. eric in noieinment mcrcls naan net uf inurttss. the I ntted Stales not having le. n a parts lo lint conference In le-Inllntl'.n le-Inllntl'.n for the counter! ailing luts ngilnst Russian bounts sugars Impjscd bs the United Mutes Russia now 1m-pnies 1m-pnies her maximum liirllT rates The object of Ihc statement Issued to. dni Is to show that Rassla Is not enguged 111 ans effort to wage a cnmpalgn ogilnsl American trn.le, but to mike plain lo.the partita to tho Ilrussels conference tint iho Imposition of eiiutiterinlllng duties ugulnst Russian sugar will be met ns It was In the ease of the United States The question nf l.gallt of count en ailing 'duty on llusslsn sugar Is puadlng In the united States Supreme court |