The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-01-09
People Protest Against Extradi-
lion Of Refugees on Subter.
fuge Charges.
COUNTRY AROUSED OVER
MISCONDUCT OF RUSSIA
Two Large Mass Meetings Held
in Duluth and Resolutions
~. Passed.

last Sunday adopted resolutions pro-
testing against the extradition on
subterfug charges of Christian Rudo-
vitz and Ivan Pouren from the United
States to Russia. as
At a big meeting held at the First
NJ. E. church several speeches were
made denouncing the tactics OF the
czars govrnment, and resolution
was adopted calling upon the United
States government to refuse extrad
tion of the two men. The Public
Ownership party at "a meeting held
Sunday: evening, adopted a similar
resolution.
Christian Rudovitz's Gas.
Rudovitz's case is now before the
authorities at Washington on an APP
peal. He fled from Russia because OF
pursuit for his political activity, and
came to the United States. He was
arrested at Chicago, charges Of arson,
murder and robbery being placed
against i him. Commissioner Foote
honored the extraiition papers of the
Russian government, and attorneys
who are defending Rudovitz, without
pay, have carried the case to WASH
ington.
- Christian Rudovitz's Case.
Pouren was arrested in New York
on similar charges, and his case is
still pending befor the United States
commissioners. In both cases, it is
claimed, the charges on which extra
t1ition is sought, are trumped up, and
the punishment, which will be qneted
out to the men, if they are. rturned
to Russia, will be for political actav-
ity. :ss j. - - E5 ..
r. Speakers at Meetinu.
The attendance at the meeting at
the First M E.. church was about 500
and the interest shown was remark
able. The speakers wer unsparinR in
their denunciation Of the Russian gov-
Iernment III its prosecution OF lovers of
liberty, and ~t1ae aaadien heart
taccord with the views expressed.
lzcoHeefio nWas taken up and goodly
sum. raised for fund being collected
| all over the country to- fight the ex-
tradition Of the two men and others
OF their kind. who fled to this country
from the cars ibloodnounds.
! George b. Leonard OF Minneapolis,
.practicing attorney In that city, who
fled from Russia some wears ago un-s
der conditions similar to those which
surrounded the men for whom he is
fighting, was the principal speaker at
the meeting. pther speakers were r.
q. Denfeld, chairman OF the meeting:
st. T. Harrison, DR.. John Jakola, Rob
bi Lefkovitz and Rev. George r. Ge-
bauer. t=5.
Mr. Leonard, in his. speech. told Of
his childhood in Russia, his education
and. his subsequent emigration to this
country. He said, with his under
standing of conditions In Russia and
the means EMPLOYED byt the govern
ment in hounding down political re-
formers he is certain tnere Is no
truth in the charges against Ruioyitz.
He said he spent a week in Chicago
during the hearing befor the commis-
sioner and he is certain taat If Rudo-I
vitz is returned to Russia. he will be
given a, terrible punishment, merly
btcause he loved liberty and hated the
tyranny Of the car.
Leonard .tol dof the extreme meas
nent in prosecgtinr ~ M political political 81 offend
ers. He said. that full legal trial Is
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