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The President's Message on the Russian Treaty
Washington, Doc. 18. President
Taft in his message to the senate on
the Russian treaty paid:
"By instructions which I caused
the secretary of state to transmit to
the American ambassador at t.
Petersburg on the fifteenth day of
December, 1911, there was given to
the imperial Russian government
under date of the seventeenth day of
December, 1911, official notification
on behalf of this government of in
tention to terminate the operation of
the treaty of commerce and naviga
tion of Dec. 18, 1832, between the
United States and . Russia upon the
expiration of the year commencing
on the first of January, ID 12, the
notification contemplated by article
12 of the existing treaty having been
embodied in the following note ad
dressed by the ambassador to the
minister for foroign affairs:
" 'Under instructions from my
government, and in pursuance of the
conversations held by the secretary
of statewith the Russian ambassador
at Washington, I have now the honor
to give to the imperial Russian gov
ernment on behalf of the United
States the official notification con
templated by article 12 of the treaty
of 1832, whereby the operation of
the said treaty will terminate in ac
cordance with Its terms on Jan. 1,
1913.
" 'Your excellency will recall that
pourparlers between the two govern
ments during the last three years
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havo fully recognized the fact
that this ancient treaty, as is quite
natural, is no longer fully responsive
in various respects to the needs of
the political and material relations
of the two countries, which grow con
stantly more important. The treaty
has also glvon rise, from time to
time, certain controversies equally
regretted by both governments.
" 'In conveying 'the' present formal
notification to your excellency, I am
instructed to express the desire of
my government, meanwhile, to re
new the effort to negotiate a modern
treaty of friendship, commerce and
navigation upon bases more perfectly
responsive to the interests of both
governments. I am directed by the
president at the same time to empha
size the great value attached by the
government of the United States to
the historic relations between the
two countries, and the desire of my
government to spare no effort to
make the outcome of the proposed
negotiations contribute still further
to the strength and cordiality of
these relations.
" 'I avail myself of this occasion
to offer to your excellency the re
newed assurance of my highest con
sideration.' "I now communicate this action to
the senate, as .a part of the treaty
making power of this government,
with a view to its ratification and
approval. WILLIAM H. TAFT."
TREATY PROVISION RUSSIA IS
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING
From the treaty of 1832: "There
shall be between the territories of
the high contracting parties a reci
procal liberty of commerce and navi
gation. The inhabitants-of their re
spective states shall mutually have
liberty to enter the ports, places and
rivers of the territories of each
party wherever foreign commerce is
permitted.' They shall be at liberty
to sojourn and reside In all parts
whatsoever of said territories, in
order to attend to their affairs, and
they shall enjoy, to that effect, the
same security and protection as na
tives of the country wherein they
reside, on condition their submitting
to the laws and ordinances there pre
vailing, and particularly to the regu
lations in force concerning commerce."
so scattered and diversified as not to
be classified. '
COMPLETE TEXT OP TREATY Ol?
1832 BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND RUSSJA
Following is the text of the 'treaty
or 1832 witn Russia:
RUSSIAN TRADE
Special dispatch to the Chicago
Record' Herald: 'Washington, Dec.
18. The total trade between the
United States and Russia during the
year ending June au, iyii, was
valued at $36,907,511. Exports from
this country to Russia amounted to
$24,704,049, and our imports from
Russia were valued at $12,203,462.
Of our exports to Russian territory
$23,524,267 worth went to Russia
in Europe and $1,179,782 to Russia
in Asia. Of our imports from Russia
$11,004,164 came from Russia in
Europe and $1,199,298 from Russia
in Asia.
The principal items entering this
trade were as follows:
Articles Exported to Russia
Agricultural implements $7,567,635
Broadstnffs, wheat flour. . 68,202
Copper and manufacturers 1,512,374
Cotton, unmanufactured 6,240,885
Typewriting machines:. . . 741,411
Rosin., 615,459
Articles Imported From Russia
Fibers, vegetable and
textile grasses, and
manufactures .of $ 326,878
Hides and skins, other'
than fur skins, raw and
uncured . 3,831,63
Hides and skins, goat. . . . 504,154
Hides and skins, sheep. . . 663.892
Carpets . . . - 1,716,994
Other articles of export and im
port not included hi the above were
1832,
TREATY OF COMMERCE AND
NAVIGATION
Concluded Dec. 18, 1832; ratifica
tion advised by the senate Feb. 27,
1833; ratified by the president April
8, 1833; ratifications exchanged May
11, 1833; proclaimed May 11, 1833.
In the name of the Most Holy and
Indivisible Trinity.
The United States of America and
His Majesty the Emperor of All the
Russia, equally animated -with the
desire of maintaining the relations
of good understanding,, which have
hitherto so happily subsisted between
their respective states, and of ex
tending and consolidating the com
mercial intercourse between them,
have agreed to enter into negotia
tions for the conclusion of a treaty
of navigation and commerce, for
which purpose the president of the
United States has conferred full
powers on James Buchanan-; their
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary near his imperial
majesty; and His Majesty the Em
peror of All the Russias has confer
red like powers on the Sieur Charles
Robert Count' De Ttfesselrode, his vice
chancellor, Knight of the Orders of
Russia and of many others, etc.; and
the said plenipotentiaries having, ex
changed their full 'powers, found in
good and due form, have concluded
and signed the following articles:
ARTICLE 'I
There shall be "between the ,terri
tories of ttie high contracting parties
a. reciprocal liberty of ,commerceland
navigation.4 ' The inhabitants df-tlieir
respective states shall .mutually, have
liberty to enter the ports, .places and
rivers of the territories of each 'party
'wherever foreign commerce is per
mitted. They shall be at liberty to sojourn
and reside in all parts whatsoever of
said territories in order to attend to
their affairs, and they shall enjoy;
to that effect, the same security and
protection as natives of the country
wherein they reside on condition of
their submitting to the laws and
ordinances there prevailing and par
ticularly to the regulations In force
concerning commerce.
ARTICLE H
Russian vessels arriving, either
laden or in ballast, in the ports -of
the United States of America and,
reciprocally, vessels of the United
States arriving, either laden or in
ballast, in the ports of the Empire
of Russia shall be treated on their
entrance, during their stay and at
their departure, upon "the same foot
ing as national vessels coming from
the same place with respect to the
duties of tonnage.
In regard to lighthouse duties,
pilotage and port charges, as, well as
to the fees and perquisites of publio
officers, and all other duties and
charges of whatever kind or denomi
nation levied upon vessels of com
merce in the name or to the profit
of the government, the local authori
ties or of any private establishments
whatsoever, the high contracting
parties shall reciprocally treat each,
other upon the footing of the most
favored nations with whom they have
treaties now actually in force, regu
lating the said duties and charges om
the basis of an entire reciprocity.
ARTICLH m
All kinds of merchandise and
articles of commerce which may be
lawfully imported Into the ports o
the Empire of Ruseia In Russias
vessels may also be so imported fat
vessels of fh United State t
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