New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-08
AGAINST THE RUSSIAN TREATY.

sr.rrvrxr TO RE CIRCULATED FOR FuKThEh
PROTESTS by AMERICANS.
$500. .m no circulated In the form OF a
.,.,a. %, odaton,I signatures to oppose the ca
tradition treaty with Russia. Inc loIo""s' a",o"e
MANY Others have signed the P'Po' RAM" ,,.,..a
low Prescott Hall Butler. william H. Do"se, NJ. :,
Watson Glider Charles Freder'ck huaiiS' '"vv Uni,
schig samncl Sloan Henry b. Auchihcioss ".
LLOYD Garrison Francis }. "arrsoh' isiuo' -,
, ,uo,s,u. ueolv Jesse sellgman. Thomas a. Edlsoh'
cuo, ooh Iouls stern, Henry NJ. Flagler' "ih'a"
y GRACE william D. HOwes. Morris ~ 'eSup'
Charles scribncr John Claim. iierpert L. oSs''''
,d e R,rnes spencer Trask. Edwin X. A. Senen'"''
7 Edward simmons, John 5. Kennedy. Francis baher'
F. b. Thurber. Edward King ana or'ahuo 10
The statement is In part rs io'io"s
Tho oneration OF extradton under treaties Is sIen.
-. ,,, I, the foreign aaidavs are false, they
80 %, no nrovei false. Any cxtradltion treaty 49,
the rcfore based ON the absolute faith OF thc co'aos
nartIes in each other. Political prosecutions III '
~ now generally conducted by court-mdrtiai with closer
doo,s Tho accused may select counsel from AIMING "o
or,ours or prosccung officers OF the court put can
have no other defender. The defence maze ny sun
oncors Is OF course merely pcrfunctory. III '"c a.,
=, o,,,d hv the court he may be summarly eXiled by
.nno,s,r,tivo proccss For the Gnited States every
, =, rboe criminal Law drawn to secure the rights
a. tho individual treaty with foreign au'ocrs
which in political trials employs system "hcfc "'
na corps nor trial by the right OF prisoner
ut. into rho Instruments o n foreign tyranny.
Whatever NAV feeling In regard 10 certain oa'
Of poral refugees from Russia we cannot as the pr'o
f the ulslon OF these sacrifice every principe Oh
crsono liberty and public justice which the United Stao~
nr.ens Eytra4ition this that one country says
n another 'rako this man, charged with chiho uoo
vour territory and deal with him according 70 your a"
Each Of two Governments puts lis courts ana Juuoa
rabnery az the disposal OF the other In the matter OF re-
turning escaped criminals This implies mutual conn.
dncc which can be- based only upon similarity OF juoc'i
principals and systems. How complete Is tae SURRENDER
Of the judicial process 10 the foreign country may pc up
nrcae1 by an examination o. thu Federal statues nhd'r
which proceedings cXadtion must be executed here
,nnllca,on Is made United States Commissioners by
the AGENTS 81 foreign Government for the arrest oil inc
fugitive who Is thccupon held for examination. me
accusation In thl. examination Is supported by oral "nu
documentary evidence. the latter being ceruheu oy nc
United states Consuls in the demanding country Inc
written testimony against the prisoner stands on the S"
footing a.. II the witnesses examined IN COURT Eve
aence in defence BE- received and the DEFENDANT 'x'
a,nned. but he may produce documentary evidence
,,ken ,br,od lie must Produce his witnesses me
Commit order % hold the nan Is required ohly
10 be- convinced that there Is probable cause 70 oc'o
him guilty and that has been made out sueh u
jtncs the deUntion OF the man for trial III Is s'h
ia, the Commit soncrs duty the simplest case con-
fined 70 al alton Of the tonsnIs ceth'ae anu
compa the complaint with the treaty 70 see u''
an cNtradltabls crime charged The prisoner Is nos
entitled TO any the projections guaranteed by the BIZ
o, Rights I'm our Constitution for instance TO speedy
and public trial" with due process OF la"'' hNeaon
fem, "bls OF otalndef" post facto laws ETC., which
,,eguard. are guaranteed only 70 persons charged wih
crime under United states law The prisoner Is In eH'c'
already In a foreign court .
II wa. not Ill 1885 that the principle was hnaiiy
established by supreme Court that man could not DO
cx,rndi.d for one crime and then tried for another
:, recently ha, this profoundly iust principle been
?. oenyel bv ", 40 what treaty may provide
man ,hl question 10, execution could not BE- enforced
AGAINST a country where trials are secret because nc
event would not be known The last that would be known
If IN. prisoner would his delivery 10 the foreign "o'efh'
m'nt
Tho political bearings In an cNtndition case can DE
knoun only when they not rous or when the iact'
nro,lnc poltical motive con BE- shown. In any case
except that q known u b. I"ltlcaI reiuE'c'
the presumption would have . b. In favor OF sood iau
/ ptsonhuc courtf,y forljds suspicion ana oi'Hhco
urcclude. inquiry Political offenders might be sent for
On criminal charges whou, creating ripple Of pubhi
interest because the public would be abs iuteiy ignorant
4 facts.
Assuming that the law OF cxtrditlon az interpreted by
on, Federal Courts correctly set forth above any
e>radon treaty with Russia (. unsafe The following u
tho me. nj .ltuntlon cNtralitin treaty win RUSSIA
Ia. been NEGOTIATED the not KNOWN bat wha|'
ever they my -,itablc that under thlr treaty
the right of asylum political offenders. right hereto
fore held -acrcd the American people. VIII IN many
n.tancc- b. dcnci Russian refugees These refugees
NAV b. mt by us t, Russia and by Russia to si'1ra
CopIe, OF tho statement may be- obtained from Lloyd
McKlm Garrison, No. Wallst