Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-17
TREATY RIGHTS
MUST Be OBEYED
SUIAER DECLARES THE TIME TO
SEEK RELIEF FROM RUSSIA
Is At THIS TIME.
Citizenship IS TRUE TEST
America Has Carefully Lived Up To
Her Part of Agreemcnt-Cit-
zcnShip Test of Treatment.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-lf the
United States would seek relief from
Russias repeated violation of the
treaty of 1882, she must do 1t now'
There can be no arbitration no delay.
So declared Representative William
Sulzer. chairman Of the house COM
mittee on foreign relations, in ad-
dressing at Carnegie hall mass
meeting called to protest against Rus
sias policy toward American citizens
of Jewish faith. Russia has acteo
boldly and shamelessly. he said, ana
he concluded with prediction that
legislation abrogating the treaty will
soon be enacted.
Mr.. Sulzer said in part
"The treaty with Russia says Amer
ican citizens are entitled to the same
rights in Russia that Russian citizens
are accorded here. If these rights are
not granted them then the treaty Is
violated. Russia does NO, deny that
she discrimlnates against certain
classes of our citizens. and when COM
plant is made, figuratively speaking
see shrugs her shoulders and asks:
"What are you going to do about ltT
eve have carefully lived up to our
treaty obligations with Russia. Every
Russian coming to this country mas
been granted all the rights stipulated
in the treaty. irrespective of race Or
religion. This Is our conception OF
the treaty of 1882.
What are we going to do about
ID
treaty.
This is not a Jewish question. IL
Is an American question. 1t Involves
rights of all American citizens. Rus-
sian not only pefuses to recognize
American passports held by Jews on
account of their race. but she also
refuses to recognize American pass
ports held by Baptist missionaries
catholic priests, Presbyterian divines,
and others on account of their relig-
ious belief.
Behind the movement which has
crystallized under the auspices OF the
national citizens committee. are the
bIg men of every race working as
brothers In a common interest
"The Russian treaty must be abro-
rated ere the adjournment of this
session OF congress. The people are
aroused as they never have been eb-
fore over the question. and the time
for action has come.
"'Tbere can be no arbitration, no
delay; the matter must be settled
once for all time, and a new treaty
arranged in which Russia can find
no loophole to enable her to dlsorlmi-
nate against any class of American
citizens.
1--WE are patient and long-suffer-
ing people where the question IN
volyed does not touch us on our ten
derest spot-our pocketbooks but
the awakening has come. and with 1t
n keen relizatlon of the affronts we
have suffered at the hands OF gov
ernment notorious for Its lack OF hu-
man sympathy.
'Freedom or religious belief Is one
of the cornerstones of our institutions&
and the fathers wrote In the federal
constitution, That congress shall
make no law respecting the estap-
lishment of religion. or prohibiting
tho free exercise thereof We must
maintain this great principle in
violate forever.
mot the religion. nor the race OF
person. but his American citizen
shin is the true test of the treatment
he shall receive, and the rights he
shall enjoy, at home and abroad.
This is fundamental. We must ad-
here to II tenaciously.
"Russia's affront to us has not been
unintentional she has gone about II
boldly. deliberately and shamelessly,
breaking her given word, ignoring the
fundamental principles which mark
the relationship between nations at
peace with one another.
diplomatic attempts from time to
time have failed to secure from the