New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
WANT THEM RELEASED.
americans Petition Rosen IN Interest
of ReUolutiomsts.

! Their. ia On foot in this city growing movement
! headed by well known persons TO OBTAIN 'ne fe
| lease of Nicholas Tchaykovsky and Mnie. az
| crime Breshkovsky, who are under arrest III MS
sia because OF their political reform "orh- Ea"S
:, - u,bo have signed the petition whicn
-vo. ,-sssnted on Monday 10 Baron Rosen, RUSSIAN
Ambassador at Washington. by specia. COMM
tea met Tchaykovsky when he was II Nc" ioi =.
about a year ago. and are actuated oS d sp'''t -
friendship 49,, poss,
The 6elsra.,o- that waited upon Baron hosSn
consisted Of ex-Congressrnan Samuel ). ha1.o~,'
William 3. Rowland. James B. FeSnoue 60 -11
bert J. Baldwin Tho petiuon' ho" ''AD'
for the first time. reads;
Exceliency: Many Thousand AT a4e[cr enpesrn Of the
- navs ie Ia Russia of Nicholas Tchaykovsky ana o.
& n fhei earnest hope that tie govern
ment OF his imperial majesty may rsa snTw ~ acton
,Et+b regard to them These persons are snt mSlt
known in this ooun5y oIs Of friends By reason their
nurttv OF character, sweetness Of nature ana sr
ad nSs WaT personal regard from those
who did accept their POSITION on Segre the re-
cpients of the deep interest Shich As11T nTcstins
al & .s. o the perpisIies which confront the gov
ernment Of his ,peI n the cause OF international
aeS I, ,sas where alone among rulers. ne sum
o9nsd the first aafs IL @ proSdns for the
sentation OF the Russian people hn vsntn1e 70 ex
nrass 10 Your excelIency the assurance thas the re
lease of Nicholas IchayhoVshs aaiu a AZ art of
frendshtg By S host veil II AssTs aor the welfare
Russia
Some OF the sisners of this petition were eN
Mavor Low, Bishop Greer. Richard watson dioei'
the Rev Dr. Lyman Abbott. Francis Lynde Stet-
.on ex-Justice Morgan J. O'Br!en, John u Crln-
80 Henry Crews Samuel l. Clemens. William
Dean HoweIls william Jay Schiettin os"aio =
Willard Herman Ridder, the Rev Dr. Cnafles u
Parlhurst the Rev. DR.. Percy s. Grant. the ReV-
NJ
ere,, p Wheeler and William Lloyd Garrison. OF
Boston Bishop Greer, 1t was said yesterday
snent three hours Sunday in personally oota'h-
ing signatures 10 the petition
MANY signatures have been added IN Cnicaso
and Boston. and the movement for the release
az the two political prisoners promises to become
a national one. Robert f. Ely. director Oh Tic
CIVIC Forum who, with Bishop Greer ano Law
renee Abbott, is member OF 'he pupiie'S ooinn i
tee said yesterday that he couio not 'aAe puoii's
Rar,n Rosen's answer the petition But II IS
understood that while the ainoasSaoor Ieoe'eo
the committee cordially. he was not encouraging
The movement. Mr.. Ely explained had It's ori-
gin at a luncheon last Saturday at which. among
othsrs pressut were Bishop Greer. Dr. Abbott and
er-tougressman Barrows, who was chairman OF
The Russian famine committee None OF tnose
present we're identified with the society OF Rus
Liberty
The publicity coIiniiltee isS"eu 'Ae too's -.
cular yesterday
CITIZENS of this and other cities. regardless OF
craad ar party. to urge the release OF Nicholas
.chaykoysky and Mime Breshkovsky. who are
NOW Under arrest in a Russian prison This move
,nant does not represent any organization OF SYM
na athizsrs with the Russian revolution. but Is a
snontaneous expression OF the respect anu adnlira
- fell in this country for the two prisoners
II viii he remembered that Tchay kovsky, VINO Is
isrowu as the father Of the Russian revolution
snanr some months In America last year. lie I'M
nrassed all who came in contact with him BY ms
pohi1ifv OF character and dsinterestedness or pur
nose Nine Breshkovsky visited America over
fhree wears ago. She was one OF the hrst women
sent into exile for political opinions. and our
ing the twenty-three years of her sentence sne
endured unspeakable horrors. When George heh,
mar was in Siberia he met her. and she saiu
20 birn. We may die in exile. our children may
al. in exile: our chiidren's children may die IN
sxiIe but something will come of IL at last Like
Tchaykovsky she universal esteem In this
country. - ,., = pax
rows William b Rowland. James L. Reynods
and Ebert ]. Baldwin. went 20 WasninsIon 10 pre- pre-
sant tbe petition given above TO Baron tsosen tne
Russian Ambassador The corn-nttes. naa an nm, m
teTvie1 with Baron Rpsen on Moncsy morning
~ in order that the ambassador. IN case he
tbought proper. might have the opportunity oi
enr,n,nnica ting mis- home government tne ps-
tition has been withheld from publication unui
now. . ......~ >>~,r>.>rs . sarri