Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-05
the sIauaaLlNe nussIlys.

Tue NEWS has previously spoken Of
tho exttaditlon treaty between the
United States and Russia which was
recently promulgated aud IL now In
force. In doing ~ we have ondvavored
10 tNtcuuGte nothing nor set down
aught In malice, that the coed points
might the more forcibly commend
themselves to cur people, and tho bad
once, whether palpablo or sinister,
might be opposed. o. course, nearly
all Russo.Amoflca cKccf ting ngrnts
Il the former government arc against
the treaty and naturally Il IL a part Of
their program 10 ongendrr f,oling
against It where none such exists
among American citizens, and TO cul.
tiva,e aud stimulate Il where Il does
exist; but this We cannot afford 10 en-.
dorto altogether.
a society has recently been formed
IN New York city whose purpose Il
agitation u the subject Of abrog stlon
OF the treaty. The NEWS is In receipt
Of one Of H. circulars which contains
twenty reasons why that object should
be accom- lIehcd. Some Of these are
forcitly n not irresIstlbly stated,
Others nre manlioslly partisan con-
ciusions, ami 1t is rofsible that some
are exaggefntions n nothing more.
As a lew will convey an idea OF the
whole, we present the fret six hero.
with;
l.-liecauso the founders Of tho Amori-
can Republic would huye refused 10 untor
iniu sucn treaty.
2-Bccauso tho compact la today con-
domucd and opposed by tho most
thoughtful, patriotic aud humane citizens
~ thu United States,
a.-lecauso, as shown hy iis own
terms, ~ ~ treaty not hrtwuuu ono poo
pie aud another, but between tho people
ui Tho United states aud the ear Of
Russia,
i.-Hrcauso the treaty was framed la
tho Interest ~ the Russian government,
ami viii Yield 10 tho tnuoi States uuuo
NJ tho reciprocal advantages wh,oh % is
tho object Of reciprocal treaties tu secure.
.. .-liUcabEH any surrender, under THIS
treaty, would Boo % surrender Ot the lessor
to no greater offender against tho moral
sentiment aud order oi mankind.
% borauHu the rCay viii enable tho
Russian government 10 OAtraditn meu
| flr CommUu.law uitansol and punish
them afterwards for political ononsc-.
That the car rules with u heavy
hand and divides his sway with no
man or iot Of men OF mortal clay IL a
hereditary but noue the less objection
able feature Of Russian life; that
Siberia contains large aud growing
population Of men and women WHOSE
only oifonso II any was political and
whose trial n there were one was DO.
fore tribunal organized to convict, T.
"a matter OF common un1erstIndlt II
that Ignorance and squalOr among
the masses, n not enforced
arc Gt least the inevitable
result eta singly porsonal and absolute
| hierarchy, 10 not tn he disputed, and
that the advancement ami oniightrn'
meut Of the age cry GU: Tor som0 mGal'
uTes OF social reform and political
relaxation among the Muscovilus, Is d
fact that appeals TO our visual Or aura
faculty. every day. Under theso OH
cumaiancts we may not look upon
Russian societies upon our soil with
tins same dsoreii, snd suspicion M are
attached to organizations OF anarchists
socialists, communists AMI tho Hike.
80 loug as The Russians are not engag'
ing IN practical uihliism here-that j.,
ia enduavoriug to pvrito. plans to build
their c,uatry up by t.nring 1t down
80 long arc they likely TO command a
large following Of tympath.ztg5. TIE
New York society folioi,s iluanciaI
AID, winch may bs nmtlcd 10 Henry
4, Oakley, treasurer William street,