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ths Russian. Amsrican National Leagu. to
the Political Organizations.

The RuSNan. Amsrican National leaguo to
the Political Organizations.
New YORK, Sept. 2o.-Within few
days the chairman and members of the
republican, democratic. populist and
prohibition natiodal and state commit
tees throughout the country will re-
ceive copy of a stirring address which
has been issued by the executive COM
mittee of the Russian-American Ma
tional league, and which. although ad-
dressed to all Russians, Poles, Lithu-
anians, Hebrews, Films and other
former subjects of the czar, tits intend
ed to arouse the people
of the United States. 1t de.
c]ares that the Russian treaty
is fragrant insult to Americans, that
1T is an iniquitous and disgraceful part
nership with despotism, and that il
must be abrogated. Among other
things the appeal says: 1.-The extradi.
tion treaty with Russia is now an &C.
complished fact and has become the
law of the land. Our government has
extended a helping hand to Russian
despotism. The traditional principles
that this country be an asylum for all
victims of political and religious perse
cution have been sacrificed at the alta,
of diplomatic manipulations, and Rus.
sian spies are about to become the
guests of the American home.
"For over six years secret negotia.
lions were carried on between the czal
Of Russia and the representatives .oi
this government, the American peo
pie never believed in the possibility OF
compact like the one promulgated on
the 5th of June, but to consult the will
of the people was considered thing OF
past democracy; the senate under the
republican administration ratified the
treaty, the republican president ap.
proved and signed it, the democratic
president exchanged and promulgated
it, and the treaty is now a law which
the people of this free republic will be
coerced to enforce or which will be en-.
forced in their name.
"Who may dare call himself the re.
preventative OF the people Of Russia
and of these prosecuted nationalities?
Certainly not those who are oppress.
ing and running them, not the consuls,
not the diplomatic agents and hired
spies of the czar! We Russian exiles,
driven by those monstrous prosecutions
of the despotic autocracy of Russia, we
are the true representatives of the
Russian people, and we shall be their
spokesmen. We are here, about 2,0oo,.
900 citizens of the United States of
America. We may demand recogni.
tion, and together with the American
people, who have already raised
their voice OF indignation
and protest against the
infamous treaty, we must endeavor to
prove to our senators that American
liberty is still alive, and that the dec
laration OF independence is not dead
letter. Organize, fellow citizens, and
let your voice be heard in the capitol at
Washington. Declare to the political
parties that not a single vote of a
former Russian su bject, now an Amer.
ican citizen, will be cast for q party
which win not make an issue cf IL
platform the nbrogation of the shame
full treaty with Russia Demand
of your senators that they may
at the next session of congress insist
that notice of the termination ot
the treaty be given, pursuant to the
provisions therein. This iniquitous
and disagraceful partnership with des
potism must be dissolved at once; sons
Of q country born of revolution shall not
aid u tyrant, who, to use Mr.. Pow,
derly's expression, 'starves his sub
jects, rides over virtue, honor, man
hood and freedom The United Statel
of America, may, in the name Of the
people, enter into treaties with civil
lied countries and may the time be
advanced when the people OF this free
republic will sign convention with
the people Of free Russia. but never
with the Russian nutocratic monster