The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-17

Rel =" .rnfd' lNN SuIIeN. VINO Is CNaD ndp
~ the Huuee committee ON Foreign Al
fairs. issued this -tp'weut when he heard
uf Russia, lnfoIt.. ... '",t against tho
resolution.
Or courec do rot know what the Russian
Nmbp.~adnr -nid 70 tho ~""re'1ry ot state.
Iut am saii. 'ed he did nnt ioN MIN EuisW
would now aud hcnceior'h live uu to- her
,regty obligations Win tho ritcd states
and recogui2e passports held nv American
,itizens without Discrimination on account
of race aud religion
lou tell me that the Russian Ambassador
object. 10 the declaration IN NV resolution
"that Russia has ViolGtcd the treaty 1hiS
lis absolutely true and there can 10 no uueS-
tion about IT, The record IN the rase IL
conclusive, and | am surprised that the
Ambassador objects TO the truth oririal
Russia seems TO he getting sensitive about
the matter AZ Last, aud that certainly is
good sign and means much, hope for the
future
Asa matter OF fact there l. nothing ohen-
sive ip the resolution. To say 80 l. absurd
and hess the question. drew the reSOlu-
tion very carefully. With the desire 10 1aN
nothing in II 10 which Ofl1Cial Russia or any
friend or sympathilcr with Russia could
take objection. The resolution Is in dtplo-
matte form ard follows the pre-, edert here
tofore adopted by Congress, only If Is not
as forcible and drastic in language as some
which have been passed by Congress in the
psst II SAYS nothing We do not mean and
IL means nothing We have not said before.
What will the senate do with tho rcsolu-
tion Monday? Well, ! hope tho Senators
will spond TO the over wheming popular
aentiment OF the American people I'm iaNor
OF the resolution and pass II without amend
mont with tho samo unanfnity that II passed
the House This is tho only thing that can
now he done and IT will be official notice to
official Russia that the people of the United
States are In earnest and are sincere. Rus
sia has always doubted this. The enact
mont into law of the resolution will have IA
good effect and in my opinion bring about
tho conclusion of n new treaty that will he
In harmony with the spirit of the time.
Our relations with Russia viii "i course
continue friendly and harmonious and n new
treaty up TO date will soon hc written. Rus
sia cannot afford to sulk or I've isolated
Mr.. Sulzer further cited the resolution
adopted bv Congress when the treaty
with France waS abrogated in l7aS Ihat
resolution charged France with violating
tho treaty Members Of the Sena'"
Committee on Foreign Resolutions do
clared. however, that there was no ground
OF COMPARISON between the Russian
treaty and that with France. In the
present instance the treaty is TO he termi-
mated under authority contained in the
treaty itself while in the case of IN"
French treaty it was ahrogaied. Further
more Russia and the United states are
on friendly terms. whereas France and
the United States We're practically in 1t
state of war.
Speaker Champ Clark when informed
of the attitude assumed 10y Russia said
The House has a right To pass any
resolution in any form II pleases."
An authoritative presentation Of the
views of the Russian Government ON th"
Jewish passport question was ohtalu"d
here TO-DAY for the first time. In hr1"i u
may be summed w as follows hat the
effort TO exert pressure on Russia through
the movement expressed in the Su'I"r
resolution y an upwarrdnted attempt on
tho psrt of the | nitnd states to interfere
with affairs purely within tho sole control
of Russia and inconsistent with tn" policy
Of the United States Government on
questions regarded m St Petersburg es
identical.
The language or the Sulzar resolution
has added lat to thn fire alr"a w kfudloi IN
!tussia by the popular agitation and tr'
demands made upon tho Ger trp' e~u
ment by diplomatic REPRESENTATIVES "t
The American Government. kesentmeu'
already enCendered in Russia has been
greatly increased with the receipt Of in"
text o. the Suller resolution ard tho -.
marks which the New Norn Representa-
tive made IN Congress in support o' his
measure.
IN. view ~ many officials IN - Peters
burg Is that the uIted states ha~ pio ""Ct
itself outside the pale OF International
law and even OF cINIhI"d I-s 2" 2morg
nations hy ItS inSistpnt efforts 10 fprCs
the unqualified recognition ot p@~sl orr :
issued by lhe lrited states 70 Am"rlcan
Jews The American demand l. esp"c's lily
L \. IA .
Britain. Germany. Austria HunG9ry and
other nations III which IN" jewish ,pIes-
ton is much more irri'arlng 70 the Cox
einment than M The United States have
accepted Russian regulation of IN" jews
without question
Ii Is also authoritativclv pointed out
that Russia does not bar Jews hecauso
Of their religion hut because eh" MAN q
tains the right 70 exclude all whom
she Glasses a. "undeSirabe- On tins
ground Russia maintains her practice
OF excluding missionaries representing
any of the Protestant faiths and tetho!iC
priests except those desiring merely
TO travel Those intending To spread
the propaganda of their faith are ahso-
lutely barred from entrance into Rus ,le
or residence there.
The Russian Government has studied
the question from the Anerican side
and il prepared To point ont whI' Rus
slams believe to be incOnsist encl"s in the
demands Of the lnited States Russian
officials are ready TO cite tn" exclusion
OF Chinese, of Japanese and OF persons
considered undesirable hy the United
States This Government, they viii
point out, has never yielded one iOt of
ite right to admit TO the United S'atcr
whom it piesS"s and bar all persons not
wanted
The utterances of pubic officials ui
the American Government IN this phase
Of the situation have not escaped notice
and are in the hands of Russian official
to be used in answer to American de-
msnds They have picked upon a para
graph of d speech by Secretary of state
Knox in which he referred 70 the righ
Of a nation TO regulate immigration "a
follows
Every recognized tenet of internationl
Law voud hc against any proposal hy any
nation NhICh should question the lngitimat
sN"rclsc o' TINS righ, In no more direC
wsy oHn n8'iOu -, ,i~i"n"e be thTratrnpC
than by Introducing among it, rlr'l"u- ol
suUt,"is non a-siuilabl" p"opi", Tm- L.
~ u not oHIy 81 tuO~n "d.Ses ddnv"rul.~ +,
the political iiia "i uatl"n, hut of iho-,
classes inrmlCil to is social and economic
welfare and dovcopment YOu touch her,
the very ri.lS Ui OrglniIed ~Ouirty HnC
government. which II ,S recognized natIul
may protect - Gl hazards and ai an cost :
a. the exclusion Of peoples Is a purely d."
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