Evening journal., 1893-05-15
DEEOUNCE THE TREATY.
Protests Against Execution
of a Skillfully-Devised Plot"
SAD NEWS TO RUSSIAN SUBJECTS.

Americans That for Centuries the Rus
sian Government Has Been violent.
Brutal and Unjust.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-George Ken
nan. the well-known writer on Russia,
left this city last night for New York,
whence he sails Wednesday for Europe
He win be absent six weeks or two
months Before leaving Mr.. Kennan
sent the following letter and accompany
ing documents to President Cleveland
relating to the Russian extrsdition
treaty. The PRONUNCIATION of the treaty,
the one step yet remaining to put it into
effect, is expected to be made this week,
possibly to-day or tomorrow:
WASHINGTON, D. c., May IA, 1898
Mr.. PRESIDENT have the honor to
transmit to you herewith translated
copies Of four protests against the re-
Gently ratified Russian extradition treaty
which have been sent to me by public as
semblies or organized associations of
Russian and Polish refugees in various
parts of Europe. They are primarily in
tended, as will be seen, for the people of
the United States but it seems to me
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mitted to the peoples chief executive
officer, and / beg leave, therefore, to
bring them to your attention.
| am, with sincere respect your
obedient servant, GEORGE X eNNAN.
FEDERATION OF POLISH lMAu-
GRANTS IN EUROPE. GENEVA,
Switz April %, 1898.
GEORGE kENNAN, Washington, D. c.
MONsIEUR:-W have learned with a
deep sense ,of moral revolt that the
United States of America have entered
into an argument with the automatic
government of Russia concerning
treaty of extradition which is to be appli.
cable to all persons accused of partci.
patton in plots against the personal
safety Of the Gar or the members of his
family. As exiled citizens Of a nation
that has been fighting for century
against subjugation to this same archaic
despotism we are fully able to appreciate
the danger that such treaty would be
TO the cause of liberty aud the advan-
tages that it would secure to the Russian
government. We are not pleading our
own cause. The question involved is
not a question of social or political
changes-still less of men-in our own
country and we are able therefore to
form an independent Judgment with
regard to It, We are able as forced sub
jects of wicked, INSCRIPTIONS govern
ment to judge as to its political motives
with full knowledge of the case.
No legal treaty is possible without
iuridical guarantees, and no guarantees
can have any value without public con-
troll. In a state where arbitrary admin.
istration is the rule, where publicity is
forbidden, this extradition treaty, if
signed, would be equivalent TO a sanction,
given by free people to all the excesses,
abuses, ami injustice of indicative
despotism over which the opinion Of the
civilized world exercises no control If
our voice reaches the American people
and we authorize you, monsieur, to call
their attention to tive hope it may be
heard as protest in the name of human
ity and in the name of menaced justice
against the execution of this skillfully
devised plot
In the name of the Polish Federation
(signed)
S BALICKI, President:
I. SLoNCzEwsKI, Secretary.
ZURICH, Switz
March 80, 1893 (
Citizens of the United States of America
We, Russian subjects of various nation
alities. have received the sorrowful news
that the Senate of the United States of
America at its session of February 9th.
last, voted by majority of two thirds
in favor of treaty with the Russian
government providing for the extra
dition of all persons accused Of taking
part in any attempt upon the life of the
Gar or any member of his family by
deed, OF by conspiracy. We feel our.
selves bound to appeal to you, citizens of
America, to you whose name has become
a synonym for liberty
For centuries the Russian government
has been violent, brutal and unjust, but
no single reign in Russia has been stained
with so many vie and contemplate acts
of autocratic despotism as that of Alex
ander Ill Chronic famine, epidemics
the suppression of schools, ignorance OF
the masses, and shameless non. n.recogni.
tion Of all the peoples rights-even Of
their human dignity-these are the
fruits of the autOeracy in our country.
Citizens of America, countrymen oil
Franklin and Washington, do you not
know what the Russian government
means when it speaks of political crimi
nals2"-do you not know what shameless
deception it is willing to practice il
order to satisfy its personal vengeance
you are members of a nation which up
holds the principles OF culture ana Tree
dom-in the name of those principles re
fuse this disgraceful treaty with tn
Russian government, the defender o
ignorance, license and slavery. Do no
let the end of the XIX century witnes
such an outrage to culture, freedom
humanity, and above all to America.
The above resolution was adopted o
the 30th of March by a meeting of thirty
two Russian subjects, in whose name W
sign it, Signed,
X. GRoNK0FFsKY, Chairman,
r MELcHARsKY. Secretary.
The Polish Society in London, No. 1874
City Road London, f. c., April 26, 1893.
The news having reached us that Il
Senate of the United States of Ameri'
had passed, in secret session, resolr
tion TO the effect that if any Russia
subject charged with having attempts
the life Of the car or any member of q
imperial family by deed or conspira'
and who takes refuge in the Unit
States of America, shall be returned