The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-24
RIGHT OF ASYLUM
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TIRELY RHvBRsBD.

T1RHLY REVERSED.
lnsDrtaAt AstieA sf the Navy Ne.
of the Case e4 the salvaaofan Ne.
iASten.
Warrington, Aug. 17.-In the quietest
manner that oficial methods will per
lnit the navy department has amended
the naval regulations In such fashion
! az to entirely reverse the policy Of right
Of asylum ~ laid down by Secretary
Tracy in the case Of Gen. Barrundia
when Cor Eander Reiter, of the United
States ship Ranger received his sting
ing reprlmand. The new regulation
appears to completely Justify that ,ln-
fortunate officer In his refusal to pro.
tect Barrundia, for IL its construction of
the proper duty Ofsa naval commander
Is correct and in conformity with inter-
national law then he could not have Of
fered to take the general from the
merchant vessel.
The department has been induced, be-
yond question, to make this new regu-
lntion restricting the granting of asylum
by the great trouble It hns been put to
by the hcrbCring Of the Salvadorean
refugees on the Bennington.
The old regulation, No. 2S7, reads as
follows:
~ In reference to granting of
asylum In the territorial waters of a
foreign state the sllips Of the United
States shall not be made refuge of
criminals.
~ In the case Of persons other than
criminals they shall be afforded shelter
Wherever 1t may be needed, to United
States citizens first OF all, and to 9TH
crs, including political refugees, as far
as the claims Of humanity may require
aud the services upon which the ships
are engaged will permit.
The new regulation which produces
this is much more restrictive, reading
as follows:
'The right Of asylum for political or
other refugees Inns no foundation In
international law. In countries, how
ever, where frequent Instructions Oc-
cur, the constant instability of govern
Ment exists. local usages sanction the
granting Of asylum, but even In the
waters OF such countries, officers should
refuse all applications for asylum cx-
cept when required by those interests
u humanity In extreme or exceDtional
cases. such Us the pursuit Of the rpfu-
gee BY mob. Officers must not dl.
rectly or indirectly invite refugees to
accept asylum"
The state department has finally
decided that the Salvadorian refugees
now on the Bennington lying beyond
the three-mile limit on Sun Francisco
ehnIl have full and fair opportunity
to come into court and show II they can
that they are not subject to extraditiOn.
orders have been issued to Commander
Thomas, Of the Bennington, which
were communicated to him by n tug
boat, to keep his vessel beyond the
thres-mile limit until the extralition
papers arrive Mt San Francisco. These
were handed to the Salvadorian min
lstsr at O'clock Inst Saturday after
noon. and should reach San Francisco
Tonight or tomorrow morning.
When they arrive the papers will he
placed In the hands Of the United
states marshal, the Bennington will
steam into the hurbor and the refugees
Will be taken into custody and pro-
duced before the United States court,
They are Gen. Antonio Ezeta, late vice
president of Salvador, and his entire
staif. 'H
The navy department has been in.
formed by telegraph by Capt. Howison.
commander Of the Mare Island navy
Thomas Els Instr FROM Htfean te anappy atpy
department relative to the disposition
OF the refugees aboard his ship. The
omcials Of the department will not say
what these instructions are, nor will
they AFFORD any further information OH
the subject. The service of the extra
ditiOn papers on Ezeta would be bar
tn itself to habeas corpus proceedings,
but the refugees are ut practical dis
advantage In the fact that the extradi-
tlOn warrant may be served on Ezeta
on ship-bOard inside or outside of the
tlrse-mile limit, while writ of habeas
corpus cannot be served Mt all outside
the limit, nor can 1t be served inside
II Capt. Thomas refuses to permit the
officers to board his ship. Although the
department officials refuse to discuss
this subject there is reason to believe
that they hay: instructed Capt. Thomas
to prevent any one save the Saliva
dorian government representatives and
navy people from boarding the Ben
nington and thus prevent the service Of
writ in Ezeta's behalf. In case this
policy is pursued to its logical con-
cluslon. Exeta would he arrested on
the high seas, turned over to the Sal
vadorean government, placed on anoth-
er vessel and sent back to Salvador
without ever entering the judicial limits
Of the United States and without CIV
Ing the unfortunate fugitives the op-
pOrtunity after nll Of going before our
courts and showing the insufiiciency of
the charges.
San francisco, Aug. 17.-New ana un.
expected complications have arisen
here in the Ezeta case. 1t became
known to-day that warrants for the ar
rest Of the refugees have been In San
Francisco since Tuesday, but owing to
dissensions among the local representa-
tivcs Of the government of San Saliva
dor the documents cannot be served.
The Salvadorian consulcr officials are
oil friends Of Ezeta and will not mo,
best him.