The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
IRRIGATION OF THE RUSSIAN TREATY IS WARMLY ADVOCATED Former Minister to Russia
 Wants Arbitration Before Hague
MEETING ADOPTS
 WARM RESOLUTION
Speakers Emphasize Fact That the Question Is Not One of Judaism But of Americanism-Cla
 Speaks Very Plainly


 the United States and Russia, made in
 1s32 when Nicholas I. was Emperor of Russia and Buchanan was American min- ister to St. Petersburg, was urged in speeches delivered by dozen or more
 men of national prominence and in res-
 olutions adopted at a large mass meet ing held in Carnegie hall tonight. The meeting was under the auspices of the national citizens committee which plans a series of similar demonstrations
 throughout the country during the next
 month in protest against determinations by Russia in her refusal for many years
 10 honor the passports of Jewish-Ameri-
 can citizens.
 | As a means to break the 90 years dead | lock in diplomacy over the passport ques- ton, most of the speakers tonight advo-
 cated the immediate notice to Russia of
 the abrogation of the long standing
 treaty, the terms of which they declared
 have been violated by Russia. Andrew D. White. former United States
 ambassador to Russia. was chairman of
 the meeting and in his address dwelt in- | terestingly and at length on the relations
 of the United States and Russia. He was
 one of but few speakers who strongly
 urged that Russia be invited to arbitrate I the question at the Hague before I movement was made to abrogate the | treaty He said Russia was nation Of l great pride-as was ours-and that per-
 emptory demands would lead as they | always do. to indignant rejoinders and reprisals. regardless of all justice.
 Might they not even congratulate l themselves on the financial side of the question:" suggested the chairman, If the l treaty should be cancelled. Might not the pill be sweetened for them by the belief which l observe Is shared by thoughtful American jurist, that all in heritenees from Jewish families in Russia to Jewish heirs in America would lapse into the imperial treasury" MT. White argued that Russia wishes to ] be well thought of by the whole world, and continued:
 May it not be that Russian pride, which is and always has been constantly l factor in the development of her civ | ilization, will lead her to accept an in- vitation from us to meet before the Hague l tribunal?
 If such a great opportunity in the l history of the world shall be refused by Russia. then, but not before then, let
 the Buchanan treaty be abrogated' | MT. White characterized the suggestion
 of war as altogether foolish. 1 As to the origin of the treaty MT. l White pointed out that the time of it's
 negotiation MT. Buchanan was at the 1 height of his intellectual vigor, and none of his leading contemporaries in | An erican politics was more noted for thorough knowledge of political subjects | and above all, for astuteness. If the | tla mi, ha knew it and yet sanctioned it and took his place before the world as it's advo- cate All that is unthinkable." 1 Carnegie Hall was crowded and much | applause marked the adoption of the fol- l lowing resolution:
 Resolved, That this meeting, called by
 representatives from every part of the union and refecting every shade of pub | lie opinion, urgently requests the Con- gress of the United States at it's present session to adopt the resolutions now pending in the Senate and House of Representatives looking to the abroga- | ton of the treaty of 1882 between the | United States and Russia by giving one years notice of its termination. pursuant I to it's expressed provisions to the end that our country, at least, shall no longer behold with equanimity classification of it's citizens which, if ripened into a | precedent, would eventually undermine | that political system which has made | it the greatest moral power of the earth" 1 Preceding adoption of the resolution speeches were made by men in the United States Senate the speaker of the House of Representatives. several members of | that body the head of Cornell universi- ty and several others. Every speaker l brought out the idea that the passport 1 question was not one Of Judaism, but
 rather one of American honor. Conspicuous points in many of them were:
 | United States Senator OGorman: 'I am ready to vote for the abrogaton of the | treaty"
 l He made a point that it provide equal | treatment of citizens of Russia and Amer | ica but in it's present admir/stration prac-
 tically excluded 100000 citizens of this
 country from the privileges which the treaty demanded for all.
 l Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey:
 | of the Russian government has felt | through all these years that 1t could ignore the protests of American min listers and secretaries of state it has been because the American government spoke for special interests or from spe- ciaI point of view, and not for the American people,"
 Speaker Champ Clark said that the conduct of Russia has created uni lversaI' horror and protest There seem. nothing left for us to do except to
 abrogate this treaty. he said. President Schurmann of Cornell uni
 versity said:
 Tt is we, ourselves. and not. Russia
 that stands before the, forum Of the
 world on a charge of infdelity to our
 own principle and infinite contempt oi } our own citizenship. If there is nc
 other way of vindicating our honoi
 then I say, let the treaty be abro-
 gated"
 William G. McAdoo advocated the ab.
 rosation of the treaty and disregard of commercial considerations. William Randolph Hearst said: Tn the protection of it's citizens, ir the maintenance of its own self re suect in the self defense of it's owr honor. let the United States assert it.
 dignity and if necessary employ 1t. , power"
 Representative William Sulzer O
 New York said
 "There can be no arbitration; no de ' lay. Russia has acted boldly ant : shamelessly."
 , Representative Henry M Goldfogel 0 5 New York said:
 ! "America has tolerated entirely tot l long Russia's defiant and insulting con t duct The time for action Is at hand -J Former Congressman William $. Ben
 nett of New York said
 sThe fight to abrogate the Russia,
 treaty is fight for principles. We vii I not permit any portion of our peopl
 to he discriminated against because 0
 religious belief"
 v Governor Harmon of Ohio sent let Q ter of regret In which he supported tn . .F tl.<. oafi in cr