The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
RAINIER APPEALS
 FOR IRRIGATION Says It Is Not Religious
 Question IS BUT ONE REMEDY Night of Barbarianism Must Close so Far as We Are Concerned" Says Senator = Time for
 Negotiation Has Passed

against American citizens ol wish faith in connection with passport vileges, was made in the Senate today MT. Rayner of Maryland, a member the Senate committee on foreign re- ions
 Ie argued that the treaty admits of one interpretation, and that is that zens of the United States shall have same rights in Russia that Russian zens have within the United States. le said it was an American question, | a religious one, and that it had now sn settled in incident after incident 1t no American Hebrew can pass the ntier of Russia. He referred to pro- dings in the French chamber of dep- es, where the same question has arisen h Russia, and Russia was made to Id. After discussing the law in de- |, Mir Rayner said: There is no other remedy except to minate the treaty. We must submit give notice to terminate. It would a eowardly act to surrender. The Int of barbarism must close so far as are concerned. This is the land of igious liberty, so ordained by the wis n of God, and so created by the genius man. We cannot permit any autocratic to visit this iniquity upon our zens. The day of religious inquisition over It is useless to talk of negotia- n. The Russian government cannot be yotiated with. Without criticising the te department or any one else, I can understand why this government has long ago demanded of those in au- ,rity in this despotic land that if they not amend their code of religious 'secution and become proselytes at the ars of reason and humanity, they will
 - tolerated to retain friendly
 ercourse with our free in-
 cause of this intolerance? Dle committed any crimes na or institutions of Rus
 k @ have. They have com ted crime which their fore h eel ed. and which their pros itF N nue to commit to the yezeal Een ion. They have wor- Al as rding to the traditions Neif 4al q the dictates of their
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 until now, as the re-
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