Russia Now Eager For A New Treaty.

New York Times 100 years ago today, September 15, 1912:
St. Petersburg Is Reported to be Anxious to Prevent a Rupture with the United States.
NEW PROPOSALS DRAFTED
Cabinet Council Adopts a Plan for a Mixed Commission to Settle the Passport Question.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    VIENNA, Sept. 14.— According to special advices just received from St. Petersburg, the commission appointed to study the question of preparing a new commercial treaty between Russia and the United States, met under the Presidency of the Assistant Minister of Commerce.
    At the first meeting all the proposals were embodied in a general draft of a treaty which was submitted to the Russian Cabinet Council for final decision. One of the proposals in this draft concerns the appointment of a mixed Russian-American commission, which would endeavor to settle the passport question in a manner satisfactory to both countries.
    It is now reported that the Cabinet Council, after a long deliberation, adopted all the suggestions of the commission, including that referring to the appointment of a mixed commission.
    It is hoped at St. Petersburg that the commission will succeed in effecting a reasonable compromise and thus prevent a rupture in the commercial relations between Russia and America. The present treaty expires on Dec. 31.