New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-18
APPEALS TO THE POWERS
The UNITED STA TES ACTS IN
BEHALF OF JEWS.
RETARY HAY ASKS THAT RUN1ANIA
OBLIGATIONS OF HUMANITY.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BrxE.I

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE-l
Washington. Sept. 1.-THE United states has
strongly reminded the great powers siSnatory
to the Berlin Treaty of their responsibilities
under that convention for religious freedom in
Rumania, and has appealed them for the
protection of the Jews in that country. In q
memOra BILE state paper, taking the form of an
identc note, which was mailed more than
month ago to the American ambassadors IN
Great Britain. France. Germany, Russia, Aus
tria Hungary and Italy, and the American Min
lister in Turkey and which has now been made
known to those powers. this government ear
nestly protests against that form of persecution
which the great conference OF Berlin undertook
to prohibit. and which results in making this
country asylum for persons deliberately pau
perized, with the view Of driving them across the
Atlantic and making them a charge on the be-
navolencc of the Jews of the United States
This immigration which has reached a volume
of 10000 a year. has been for some time a
source Of concern, and only recently United
Stetes Minister Charles S. Francis made fruit
less effort to reach understanding with the
Bucharest authorities on the subject preliminary
to a naturalization treaty. AS last resort, re-
course has been had to Article NLIV of the Ber-
lin Treaty of July 13 1873, which declares:
In Rumania the difference of religious creeds
and confessions shall not be alleged against any any
person as a ground for exclusion or tncapaclty
in matters relating TO the enjoyment OF civil OF
political rights. admission TO pubnc eIllPloS
ments functions and hOnors, or the exercise ol
the various professions and Industries III any
locality whatsoever.
The freedom and outward exercise of all forms
Of worship shall be assured TO all persons De
longing the Rimanian State. as we'll as 10
foreigners. and no hindranCe shall he onered
either to the hierarchical organization OF the
different CommuniOns or TO their relations with
their spiritual chiefs.
The subjects and citizens Of all the powers.
al in
without distinction of creed on footing OF per
feet equality.
The provisions Of this treaty being the fun
damentaI law Of the Balkan States. in the
opinion of American statesmen. should be en-
forced by those who. charging themselves with
maintaining the peace Of Europe. made it,
TENT OF SECRETARY HAYS NOTE
The text of the identtc note. which has been
presented by the American representatives at
London. Paris Berlin. St Petersburg. Vienna.
Rome and Constanunople, is as follows:
Department of State Washington, August II.
Sir: In the course Of az instruction recently
sent the minister accredited 10 thu govern
ment OF Rumania in regard the basis Of
negotiation begun with that government looking
10 Il convention Of naturalization between the
United states and Rumania, certS.H consider
atiors set forth for the minister's guild
anCe concerning the character of the emigration
from that country, the causes which Constfain 1t
and the consequences 50 far they adversely
affect the United States.
II has seemed to the President appropriate
that these considerations relating as they d" 10
the obligations entered into by the SiGnatories
of the Treaty Of Berlin Of July Is. 1878, should
be brought To the attention of the governments
concerned and commended t. their Consldera-
ton in the hone that If they are 81 fortunate
as to meet the approval Of the severn powers.
such measures as to them may Wise may
be taken TO persuade the government OF Ru-
mania to reconsider the subject Of the gTleE-
anCes in question.
The United states welcomes now, IS it has
welcomed from the foundation of its govern
ncnt. the voluntary immigration of all allehS
coming hither under conditions hefttlnS them
to become merged I'm the body polite Of this
land our Hs provide the means for them TO
become Incorporated IndistinSuisha bly, in the
mass of citizens. and prescribe their absolute
equality with the native born. guaranteeing 20
them equal civil rights ~ home and equal pro
lection abroad. The conditions are few. looking
to their coming free agents, so clrcuTllStahced
physically and morally to supply the health-
fu and intelligent material OF Tree tillHtiIIloot
The pauper. the criminal the Contag' ousiy OF
inCuTahly diseased excluded from the he''t
fits Of immigration only when they are ilHeN
to become a source of danger or burden upon
the community. The voluntary character OF
their coming is essential, hence We smut out al
immigration assisted or constrained by foreign
agencies. The purpose of our generous treat
ment of the alien immigrant is TO heneht US ana
him alike-not TO afford TO another state a neId
upon which to cast its own obJectonahie eie-
ments. The alien coming hither voluntarily
and prepared to take upon himself the prepart-
tory and in due course the defnitVe 2bliga-
tiOns of citizenship retains thereafter IN doiiles-
tic and international relations. the initial char-
aCter of free agency. in the full enjoyment OF
which 1t is incumbent upon his adaptive state
to protect him.
The foregoing considerations, while pertinent to
the examination of the purpose ana scope or Il
naturalization treaty, have larger ann II ne
hOoves the State to sCrutiniZe most jealousy
the character of the immigration from for
eign land and If it be obnoxious to objection, to
examine the causes which render il Should
those causes originate in the act of another soy
eregn State. to the detrment Of its nelEhhorS. II
is the prerogative of injured state To point
out the evil. and to make remOnstranCe. for.
with nations as with individuals. the social law
holds good that the right of each is bounded by
the right of the neighbor.