Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-05
resolutions Adopted Ask SeCre-
,ary Root to See That Russian
Refugees Are Protected.
|NlNY WARM SPEECHES GIVEN
v.,busiasis Gained by Deliberate
words from Those who Would
Respect TREATIES.

rbe mass meeting held last evening
i, ,bo salt Lake thcater under the
.,.n,rcs Of the Political Refugees De-
,.,ss loseue was very largely attended.
IA a number OF rousing addresses
~. delivered. AT the close Of speech
-,tlne. resolutions were adopted in
NJ. with the policy OF the organiza-
,,,o that Is. that this government
.hould do everything In It's power to
rrotect refugees from being extradlted
,-,m American shores for political rea-
sons only
The speakers Of the evening were
RIshop +. S. spalding. Hon. b. II. Rob
er,s Rev. William Thurston Brown.
uon. z. NJ. Allison. Mai. NJ. A. Breeder
and Atty. George NJ. Sullivan. There
seemed to De little. IL any, difference OF
oplnion regarding the question as TO
whether or not this country should
safeguard the rights and liberty Of per
sons exiled for political reasons. A
conflict Of sentiment prevailed. how
ever as 20 tho manner IN which 50
,bould be done Some speakers ia
vored extreme measures on the part
Of the United states government in
seeing 10 It that ne an should be ex-
tradlted from this country for a po-
lto..l offense. oven II treaties had to
be snapped in twain 20 prevent such
occurrence. Against such procedure
one speaker Mr. Roberts. acclaimed
IN no uncertain tones. He called atten-
ton to the fact that treaties exist be-
tween this government and other ma
tons that should be respected and lived
up to so long as they remain In force.
TREATY WITH RUSSIA.
There Is treaty between the United
States and Russia, the latter being the
government most vigorously assailed
BY most speakers Of the evening, In
smuch as the resolutions were TO be
directed 30 the secretary of state. ask
ing for his aid in the matter Of pro-
teotIng allen political refugees. Mr..
Roberts commended that no demand
should be made except that law and
Justice should prevail lie pointed out
Toe fact that the treaty specifically
provides that no surrender should be
made by this government or persons
whose only offense was political. The
speaker believed IN giving this class
Of exlles an the protection that could
be lawfully and justly accorded. but
he was not IA favor OF making this
country a dumping ground for The
criminal element OF other nations.
Rev. Dir, Brown took exception to
Mr. Roberts address, taking ID as being
reelection upon his own. From a seat
he had taken In hox he accused Mr..
Roberts OF being ignorant Of Russia
and ts policies, and challenged Mr.
Roberts 10 a discussion OF the subject
The sympathy ~ the audience was
clearly with the temperate and mod
crate address Of Mr. Roberts
The meeting was presided over by
Ally George W. Meyer. and the reso-
lltlons which had been read early IN
The evening By Dean Brewster. were
unanimously adopted on modiOn Of
Henry W. Lawrence.
Last nights meeting was directly due
70 the endeavOr that is being made by
ne Russian government 10 axtradIte
rom this country Christian Rud0witz
end Jan Pouren, who are accused OF a
series OF crimes growing out OF mat
fn political, Among the accusations
brought against the men are murder
arson and robbery, and the fugitlves
we're arrested, one In New York and
ne other IN Chicago, at the instigation
Russian spies. A United states
commissioner has held that there Is
!iooable cause for returning the men
doing
AZ Los Angeles three Mexicans are
ueing held, awaiting decision as 10
.Aether or not they SHAH be returned
70 me Republic Of Mexico 20 answer
various charges preferred against
zen py their government The case
y. .nese men also entered into the dis
elssIon INDUCED IN at some of the
many meetings held throughout the
. " ,lly last night under the auspices
Fo0tleal Refugee leagues.