The sun., 1893-03-31
RUSSIAN ExTRADi1IoN TREATY
The Text OF the Document and the Cnrre'
spondenee soon TO he Made Public.

The Text OF the Documeut and the Cnrre.
spondenee Soon TO He Made Public.
WASHINGTON. March 3O.-The criticisms that
have been made upon the Russian treaty.
whether Just or not, have had the effect OF
putting tho Senate on the defensive. and 1t Is
understood that when It is finally decided to
give the treaty out. It will he ompanied by
the draft OF the convention as 1t came to the
Senate. SO that q comparison may be made
between the treaty ms ratified and the one
upon which the Senate acted. Accompanying
this will be the correspondence. for 1t Is under
stood to-day that the State Department has
given its consent to the publication OF the
communications that passed between the
representatives OF the contracting powers.
Mr. Butler. Acting Chairman OF the Committee
on Foreign Relations. was absent yesterday. or
1t is probable that the treaty would have been
released then. Extraordinary care has been
taken that this treaty should be kept as a pro-
found secret. and 1t has been almost impos-
sible to get anything like An accurate state
ment OF it's terms.
The most recent treaty previously made by
this Government bearing upon the extradi-
tion OF criminals was that made with Belgium
in 1882. and that contains clause that is said
by Senators to be almost Identical with the
political clause" OF the treaty under discus
sion. Tho treaty with Belgium contains the
m Ost elaborate reference to crimes OF = pOltlchi
nature. An additional clause provides that a
person who has been surrendered on account
OF one OF the common crimes or offences mem
toned shall consequently In no case DO prose-
cuted and punished in the state to which his
eXtradition has been granted on account 0i q
political crime or offence committed hy him
previously to his extradition. or on account OF
an act connected with such Political crime or
offence. unless he has been at liberty to leave
the country for one month after having been
tried. and in case OF condemnation. ior one
month after having suffered his punishment
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1t ia understood that this provision is In the
floor OF the Senate that extradItion to belgium
and to Russia, under treaties OF precisely the
same wording. meant Two vastly different
things.
A prominent Republican Senator. who has
been pronounced in his opposition to the
ratification OF tho treaty with Russia makes
tho statement that tho new treaty. not only
with Russia. but with France. bears the SEM
blance OF IL deliberate effort to bolster up. or
ut least strengthen the cause OF the United
States In certain delicate diplomatic negotin;;
tions now in progress In other words.'
said he. I'VE purchased our present BehrinC
Sea seal fisheries OF Russia. party to oneot
these treaties Our differences with England
are about to be settled by the High Court OF
Arbitration at the Capitol Of the nation VIII ich
is n party to tho other treaty. and has also
named one Of the arbitrators. 1t looks very
much to me like a deliberate attempt to vio-
late tho rights OF human liberty and return
human beings into what Is worse than slavery
In order that We may protect o few seals"