Vladivostok, Jan. 9.
M. H. N. Kantor, president of a special commission appointed by the Government at Moscow to deal with questions concerning the Department of Foreign Trade, has arrived in Vladivostok to handle economic matters. All other representatives of economic departments. including MIN. Niepommaschtchy and Levin, who arrived previously, are subordinate to him. M. Kantor will decide all the most important economic questions which come before the Revolutionary Committee. He has received orders to put into practice the various economic practices which so far have merely been talked about as theories. It is his declared intention to carry out this operation very carefully and gradually so as not to destroy the cconomic life of the country.
On his arrival, M. Kantor told the local authorities and the representatives of economic departments that, if they tried to put their theories into practice too quickly, they would destroy everything. He has, moreover, told M. Levin not to talk too much and to refer all serious questions to him. M. Levin has recently been talking a great deal to press representatives and airing views which, in M. Kantor's opinion, are liable to do mere harm than good and do not give correct impression. of Moscow's aims in connexion with foreign trade.
Steps have already been taken by Kantor to reduce Customs and Iroad tariffs and he has given instructions to the Customs authorities te the effect that certain special privileges may be granted to private firms if warranted by circumstances but these cases must refereed to him for decision.
Free trade has now been _established throughout the interior.of Russia_and Siberia, including the Far Eastern Province, but all operations in imports from abroad and exports from Russia. must he recorded with the Department of Foreign Trade.
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