The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-12
THE NIHILIST CAUSE.
6tepniak Makes IN Appeal 70
tho American People
osposrruomTo RussAs TREATY

10 Waoes - nAsAs - Asyiun osesas-
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INV Yssx, Apsn 1l-Sespniak. tie
1usuSas pasxiot, makes - oppeal 70 the
Anaicas psopls u favor q the right OF
asylum for Russian political o1endsTA Of
which the following NJ sxcefpts:
~ Usfssd etaDs9 1sc1alos upes this IN
possnat question sssO Dow sndrsiy with 0soys
Cleveland. This y hapD9 chance tor "a Ihe
p~Donal poDulastey Of IL pceot0ont - NOS hm-
iood o eho Uufted STATS, ana these b no Amsri'
% sessosman - whseo Gtfbsf1oo - sueA
natte aosa1m vo1lA losk 1sgwerd WIN %
mach enaAdsneA Dus American psssaosen
Dstds tAsmsslvs upos suhnissins 70 ana nos
0ampang down IL wishes a the nation !
appeal, thseeioss. 70 the highest tribunal whicn
= abovs The ssasses and congrossos and pFesi-
6onts-l sppsai - tie public opinion Of The
Amesfean psopis, and bsg leave - suo0is 70
she1 soms eanddssafaons up0a the mastess 70
bsine to shslY knewiedss so0e fscts which bus
Ssv Of thsm know ana 70 remind shsn q some
ethsn which thsy have probably fotgotssa. The
psovisions Of the treaty il question look harm
obroxicss tsesy h In reality N sboiittcns -
fss - Russians ase concerned. Of asylum right
% poais,eal oAsndsrs, which nevse bsfoss has
bsen iniringsd On IN To United States since
The foundatiou ot the republic IT. ratification
b. tbs ssnaae b therefore the most un-AmsSican
and un-dsmocratie Get on Feeosd. II il IN IN.
heard-of outrage 70 the nobiess traditions OF
your country, which only prompt veto can OBJ
Mtsfsta
80 -
using this language. With nations. - with
individual nsa. ths higher The position the
Greotsf The rsspousibilities. % that American
instituttous are NOT the hsirIooms Of Americans
alone, but they bsl0ng in . sense % the whole
voelc. % ali nations and Ill msn, who look mp
20 than - the most perfect embodiment OF
democratic irsedom that Wo know Of. the bill
lest example and npal goal toward which ill
ear countries are slowly and painfully. but I'M
1istAkably advancins. Every oct tending to
ne discsedit Of these institutions delays this
advanesmsnt Ill the world over / have -
much right - blame and protest against the
Decision Of The senate - II were born m
American. II, however, this claim b denied
~. viii ask II the name Of common fairness
1se The hospitaiisy - thsss lines 81 mine from
every paper which they nay resch % hear the
ether side hsioss condsmning.
Murder u undoubtedly the most condsmnable
soeisty. but - long - there 10 var thsrs must
- murder. and Of al forms at was civil war II
the most nseee end brutal, for the terrible
whfSiwfnd a passion and Of long accumulated
Sosens0ent sweeps away ell restsaints and
makes The poopls stop - no oonsidsTatiooA The
so-ealled Russian nihilists have murdered car.
but The FssncA coRmuniets did worss things
In Paris In ISL Tbsy actually butchsrod the
Hostages Of men innocent Of any participation
IN the struggle. who were absolutely ct their
nescy, helpless and def6nselssA The commu-
nists Ut 6rs 70 Paris regardless Of consequences
- The inhabita1ta, and yet thsss crimes were
eoaaoned and overlooked, and the Engiish per.
liamsas sefussd 70 sxtradits thsss men 70 the
French Govesnmsnt In rscsat times Irish -.
eeee socistiss have committed murder, arson
cd Burglary. and yet the Amsstean senate cate.
eoeeally refused thsis extradition % the English
- political oaendefs, and this resolution IVES
spplau1ed and inoosssd b. The Americans
gho so-ealiod nihilists hsvo Ill the claims OF
oFish refugees - - eonsidsrsd poaiticai oGsnd.
- and many moro IN aAditipa Il he's beAn
pSged againss them that while the Irish have for
their object national autoaomy. the nihilists
have no realioAble - eonpeehenstbls aim Of any
kind. SUCH - the motion which scrtbss a the
Bueo1a0 oWhoDsy ~ - fneuleafo into the
uisds - ~ American people and which they
have undoubtedly utilised - he utmost extent
- peojud1oo ~ Sonata Now. aaasm that this
DesseatAttoa e ~ visv Of the so-called nihil-
Ssn 10 doliben1e lie and = knova . b lie
- thess VIE syssad Il
h 3sssiaa patriots vhe Aavs bssn nick.
oAme6 Alhllista. soek - obtain fog their country
sseh gunastss q frssdom - viii allow every
oDloi00at q possibility o3 woskisg peacsfully
~ their ssspsstive Ideals and gaining adhsssnts
% their respective programme. They ash from
the en- 10 other eoacossion but that OF giving
No eutoesate power and substituting for II
representative governmsat - M exists In oil
other European countrtsa They DO pos want to
ouecs anything upon the people. but they wan,
- have oecsss 70 the people and TO remove OBJ
esacies which dsspotasm has put in the way Of
iustouisss which cent forth Sophia,
osliAbov. Perovskaia and Ryssakov on
their murdssous expedition against
Gar Alexander. ssnt HE successor solemn
declaration the day after he vas summoned "a
The capital shas II he would give them q sober
national eoussss OF representatives freely
elected b. the people. thsy. the perpetrators o!
violsnee. would disband tho secrst societies.
1ossaks the bombs and dynamite and become
1aw-Abiding citissna dsvoting their energies %
che work Of social and intellectual sseensrasion
- the pscpiA
WAmnsr0H CRY. April 1.-THE text,
~ alleged text, Of the extradition treaty
siened BY Secretary Bayard and the Rus.
sian minister. Dc Strive. in Washington
City In is87, but which failed Of raiifica
ston BY the senate. principally because OF
the strong opposition to article 5. defining
political of'enses. WAS published here this
morning. apparently with view Of elicit.
Ing expressions Of public opinion. This
same alleged text vas published in some
New York papers six years ago and wa
believed to b accurate. Article 8 10 the
article which the Republican senator's, /,
10 said, now desire should be made public.
il 10 printed In parallel column with the
corresponding article of the amended
treaty which the senate ratified at Its last
ssssion. The article in question, - cub
nitted In 1851. 10 a. follows:
Article SILT Il ts made 10 sppear that ex.
tradition 10 sought With q view 10 try or punish
any person demanded for an ofYsnse Of a po,itl.
cal character. the surrender shall no, take p,.ee
nor ehaii any person surrendered pe tried or
punished for any political o.fease committed
previously to his sssyadiuon. nor for sny oifen.s
other than that TOR which the extratltton 4.
granted; nor shaii tbs surrender Of any person