The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-20
RAYNER MAKES
STIRRING PLEA
FOR AbROCAT|ON
Argues That Americans Shall
Have Rights In Russia
Latter Have Here
QUESTION IS AMERICAN ONE
No Other Remedy Except To
Terminate Treaty Declares
Maryland Senator
QUESTION IS AMERICAN ONE

Washington, Dec l9.---A stirring
appeal for termination Of the Rus
sian treaty of 1882 with Russia be-
cause Of discrimination against
American citizens of Jewish faith in
connection with passport privileges
was made in the Senate today by
Mr. Rayner, of Maryland, a member
Of the Senate Committee on Foreign
relations
He argued that the Treaty admits
of but one Interpretation and that
is that citizens OF the United States
shall have the same rights n Rus
sia that Russian citizens have within
the United States.
He said that it was an American
question, not a religious one, and
that it had now been settled in Incl
dent after incident that no Ameri-
can Hebrew can pass the frontier of
Russia. He referred to proceedings
in the French Chamber of Deputies
where the same question has arisen
with Russia and Russia was made to
yield After discussing fhe. law in
detaff MFR. ftayners said.
Termination Inevitable.
"There is no other remedy except
TO terminate the treaty. We must
submit or give notice to terminate
II would be a cowardly act to sur
render. The right of barbarism
must close SO far as we are con-
cerned. This is the land of religious
liberty, so ordained by the wisdom
of God and so created by the genius
of man We cannot permit any au-
tocratic government to visit this in
iquity upon our citizens. The day
of religious inquisition is over 1t
is useless to talk of negotiation. The
Russian government cannot be nego-
tiated with. Without criticising the
State Department or any one else
cannot understand why this govern
ment has not long ago demanded of
those In authority in this despotic
land that If they do not amend
their code of religious persecution
and become proslyetes at the altars
Of reason and humanity, they will
no longer be tolerated to retain
friendly contact and intercourse
with our free institutions.
"What is the cause of this intol-
erance? Have these people commit
ted any crimes against the laws or
institutions OF Russia? Yes, they
have. They have committed the
same crime which their forefathers
committed and which their posterity
will continue to commit to the re-
motest generation. They have wor-
shipped God according to the tradi-
tions of their faith and the dictates
OF their conscience. Just think Of
It: here Is people who for CEN
turtles have been prosecuted but
who have torn asunder their chains
and have arisen purified from the
fires OF persecution. until now, as
the result Of their restless and untir.
ing energy of purpose, they not
only occupy commanding position
in all the markets of trade and COM
merce, but without attempting to
make convert, they are in silence
exercising most tremendous in
fluence upon the destinies Of the
spiritual world, in every place and
quarter of the globe, except in this
benighted land where code of laws
has been promulgated against them,
that has despoiled their homes,
driven them from their temples, and
sent them forth as outlaws from
shore to shore until weary and ex-
hausted they come to us and ask us,
that as free people, we protest in
unmeasured tones against this
wrong.
Religious Persecution.
TT Is nothing but religious perse-
cution directed against citizens Of
the United States. There is no other
method Of relief. DO we propose to