The Morning herald., 1876-06-21
The United States and Great Britain.

WASHINGTON, June 20.---The President
this afternoon sent the following message
to the Senate and House, and represents
by the tenth article of the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain, signed
in Washington on the 9th day OF August,
1912, it was agreed that the two govern
ments, should upon mutual requisitlon re
spectively made, deliver up to justice al
persons, who being charged with certain
crimes therein enumerated, committed
within the jurisdiction OF either, should seek
ASYLUM, or be found within the terri, ores OF
the other, the only condition or limitation
contained in the treaty to reciprocal obliga-
tion thus to deliver up the fugitive was that
it should be done only upon such evidence
of criminality as according to the laws OF
the place where the fugitive or person so
charged, should be found would justify his
apprehension and commitment for trial o.
the crime or ofiense, had these been com
mitted in the month Of February last, re-
QUESTION was duly made in pursuance OF the
treaty by this government upon that OF
Great Britain, for the surrender OF one Ezra
8. Winslow, charged with extensive forger
les and utterance of forged paper committed
within the iurisdict .on of the United States
who had sought an asylum and was iounc
within the territory of her Brittanic Majest,
and was apprehended in London, the eyi
dence of the criminaty of the fugitive wa
duly furnished and heard, and being foun'
efficient to justify his apprehension AM
commitment for Trial, as If the crimes ha
been committed i'll Great Britain, he wa
held and committed for extradition, He
Maiesty's Government, however, did nc
sdeiiver up the fugitive, in accord
ance with the terms OF tn
treaty Notwithstanding every requiremel
thereof had been met on the part Of tn
United States but instead of surrenderin
the fugitive, demanded certain assurance
or stipulations not mentioned in the treaty
and foreign to its provisions as condltlo
of the performances by Great Britain OF he
obligations under the treaty, In recer
communication to the House of Represe1
tatiyes and in answer to call from tha
body for information in this case. sui
mitted the correspondence which has passe
between the two governments with re1el
ence thereto 1t will be found in the excel
tive documents 173 Of the House OF Repr
senlatives of the the present session and
respectfully refer thereto for more detaile
information bearing on the question. 1t al
pears from the correspondence, that II
British Government bases it's refusal to SUI
render the fugitive, and its demand 1t
stipulations or assurances from this 20
eminent. On the requirement OF pure
domestic enactment of the British Parli
ament passed in the year 1870. This a
was brought to the notice OF this cover
ment shortly after it's enactment and ii
Majes3y's Government was advised that IL
" United States understood it so given, co
tinued in effect existing engagements una
\. the treaty of 1913 for the extradition
criminals, and with this knowledge on
part, and without dissent from this declar
h views of the United States, as to the u
changed nature of the reciprocal rights al
obligations Of the two powers under t.
X treaty Great Britain has continued TO ma
reauisitions and to grant surrender
Winslow's instance without any suggesti
that it was contemplated to depart tro
the practice under the treaty WIN
was obtained for more than thin
Years until now, and from the first time
the case of Winslow, it is assumed that I
der this act of Parliament her Majesty
require stipulation or agreement not pl
vided for in the treaty as condltlon 10
perseverance of her government. I'M
have felt it my duty emphatically my uu
to repeal. In addition to the case OF WIZ
lows requisition was also made by u
Z. government on that Of Great Britain,
,urrender of Charles Brent, also charg
forgery, committed In the Unit