Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-06-24

counterfeit public money, either coin or
paper, or of counterfeit public bonds,
coupons of the public debt, bark notes,
obligations, or, in general, of any coun-
terfeit title or instrument of credit; the
counterfeitlng of seals, dies, impressions s,
stamps and marks of state and public
administration and the utterance there
o.
THE embeZzlment OF public
moneys by public officers or repositories.
S.-Em bezZlement by any person or
persons, hired or salaried, to the de-
triment of their employers, when the val
ue of the property so taken shall eX-
ceed 800 or 300 roubles.
9.-Piracy or mutiny on shipbcard,
whenever the crew or part thereof shall
have taken possession of the vessel by
fraud or by violence against the com
mander.
10.-Willful or unlawful destruction
or obstruction of railroads which en-
danger human life.
Extradition can be demanded not
only Of persons convicted Of or charged
with the crimes above designated, but
also Of persons charged with attempt
ing to commit or with participating in
the same as accessories before the fact,
provided such attempt or participation
is punishable by the laws of both
countries.
The much-discussed provisions re-
garding political ofenses are as follows:
Z" If it be made to appear that ex-
tradition is sought with a view to try or
punish the person demanded for an
ofense of a political character surrender
shall not take place, nor shall any per-
son surrendered be tried or punished
for any political ofense committed
previously to his extradition, nor for
any offense other than that for which
the extraditiOn was granted; nor shall
the surrender of any person be dem
anded for an ofense committed prior
to the date at which this convention
shall take effect An attempt against
the life of the head of either govern
ment, or against that of any member of
his family, when such attempt comprises
the act either of murder, of assasSina-
ton or of poisoning, or of accessory
ship thereto, shall not be considered a
political ofense or an act connected
with such an ofense,"
AS has been heretofore pointed out
the provision containe in the last SEN
tence is similar to one incorporated in
the extradition treaty with Belgium,
concluded some years ago, and on its
face seems to be an entirely reasonable
and proper one The killing of an
individual, whatever his rank or office,
is at least homicide. and should be so
regarded and dealt with. In consider
ing this provision it is well to point
out that the surrender of extraditable
persons is tobe made by the two coun-
tries according to their respective re-
gulationS and procedure, and in par
tiCular the surrender shall be made
only ''upon such evidence of criminality
as, according to the laws of the place
where the fugitive or person so charged
shall be found, would justify his or her
apprehension and commitment for
trial if the crime or ofense had been
there committed. In other words, the
surrender ofpersons guilty of or charged
with crime by the Russian authorities
can only be upon evidence which
would justify their apprehension and
commitment in the United States.
This provision is the one ordinarily
contained in our extradition treaties.
1t seems to constitute a Sucifient
safeguard against the arbitrary use
of the machinery of extradition for pur-
poses of political persecution and
oppression, and appears also to furnish
satisfactory answer to most Of the
criticism of this part ofthe treaty which
has appeared. Provision is, moreover,
made in another section To the effect