The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-14
THE HOUSE ADOPTS THE SULzER JOINT TREATY RESOLUTION All Amendments to ResOlu- tiOn Overwhelmingly
 Defeated RESOLUTION ALSO
 PENDING IN SENATE Debate Bristles With Charges That Russia's Attitude Was an Offense Against National Honor
 of United States

Washington, December 1S.-The Suzer joint resolution for the termination of the treaty of 1882 between the United States and Russia, because of the latter S discrimination against Jewish American citizens. passed the House tonight, 300 to i. The one negative vote was cast by Representative Malby of New York. "A practically identical resolution by Senator Culberson of Texas is pending in the Sen ate. Both the Sulzer and Culberson reso- lution would direct the President to give Russia, immediately, the years notice necessary for the complete abrogation of the treaty that has been in force nearly 70 years.
 An attempt led by Representative Olm- stead of Pennsylvania to modify the Sul- ger resolution so as to avoid making the direct charge that Russia has violated the treaty in refusing to recognize the pass ports of American Jews was defeated lSf to 1l5. Prominent republicans declared that the House should not go on record as charging violation of the treaty, but should adopt language stating that Rus sia had so construed the treaty that the United States could no longer be party to it.
 Might Provoke War
 .'The sentiments announced here today" declared Republican Leader Mann, are sucll that 1t they were uttered in another parliamentary body they might bring such resentment as would provoke war;
 MT. Mann added that if the United States asserted that a discrimination against races is violation of a treaty, it might weaken it's own attitude toward the exclusion of Orientals.
 The debate in the House bristled with charges that Russias attitude was an offense against the United States. and that her exclusion of American Jews who bore properly certified passports was an affront to this government. Representa- tive Mccall of Massachusetts said the matter ought not to be acted upon by the House until it had been submitted to ar bitration between the two countries. Rep lesentative Longworth of Ohio Insisted thet the time for arbitration has gone by, and the time for action has come"
 This ought not to be considered in any ~ay. an sffront to Russia " said Mir -onS- worth. ''The United States desires the friendship of Russia, but this question is beyond friendship; it is question of na- tional honor.
 Mir Mann endeavored to have the joint resolution amended so as to assert the continued right of the United States to discriminate against foreigners on account of race. All amendments to the resolu tion were overwhelmingly beaten.
 The resolution passed declared that "The government of the United States will not be a party to any treaty which discrimi- mates, or which by one of the parties thereto is so construed as to discriminate between American citizens on the ground of race or religion;" and it adds: "The government of Russia has violated the treaty between the United States and Russia, concluded at St. Petersburg De- cember IS, 1882, by refusing to honor American passports duly issued to Amer ican citizens on account of race and re- ligion, and in the judgment of Congress the said treaty for the reasons aforesaid ought to be terminated at the earliest pos sible time.
 Sulzer's Speech Abrogati.n of the Russian treaty of 1882 because of race and religious discrim- ination in the granting of passports to American citizens demanded in resolutions framed by Representative Sulzer of New | York and Senator Culberson of Texas, Il was discussed in a speech in the House today by the former.
 MT. Sulzer is chairman of the foreign II affairs committee, which unanimously re- ported his bill favorably. He declared Il that for nearly half a century Russia had Il consistently refused to live up to the treaty or to recognize passports of Amer H ican citizens without discrimination on Il account of race or religion.
 II He declared 1t was a question that af- II fected the rights of all American citizens, Il and that Russia not only refuses to recog- Il nize American passports held by Jews but Il those by Baptist missionaries, Catholics H and Presbyterian ministers.
 Il The United States, he said. must ad- H here tenaciously to the fundamental prin- H ciple that tle rights of citizens at home II or abroad shall not be impaired on ac- Al count of race religion. He said that Il the Unite1 States government had caro- H fully lived up to it's treaty obligations with Il Russia.
 H "The time for action by Congress fas Il come" sad MT. Sulzer. 'There can DC Il no arbitration of this; no more delay | new treaty should be arranged in which Il Russia can find no loophole to enable her | to discriminate against any class of Il American citizens on account of race or ll religion
 'The awakening has come with keen II realization. of the affronts we have suf- H fered for years at the hands of govern | ment notorious for its lack of human III sympathy"