Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1912 — Hasty Action Against Russia Brought Retaliatory Action, [ARTICLE]

Hasty Action Against Russia Brought Retaliatory Action,

A few months ago our national congress became very much enraged because of representations that our Jewish people were not accorded treatment in Russia in keeping with our treaty with that nation and chafing under the belief that an insult had been given the United States took very hasty action in abrogating our treaty. President Taft, in his cautious and prudent way, held up the action of congress and smothed down the harsh edges. Russia, however, determined upon measures of retaliation and has been indulging in some discrimination against American manufactured articles. An Indiaua manufacturer recently addressed a letter to his congressman informing him that Russia had imposed a tax of 1 cent a pound On clover hullers made in this country. As a result the tax on each huller was from $55 to $75 and this was prohibitory. A Russian dealer, who had ordered g large shipment from Indiana manufacturers, cancelled his order and the Hoosier manufacturer pronounces the congressional nction entirely too precipitate.