The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-18

How Russia Is fOOiinS the S"i'o"
States.
sor more than thirty years Russ"
las been fooling the United states
Russia violated the Treaty with the
limited States and introduced I'm TINS
country a system of religious inqulsi-
tion. ANY American desiring to enter
Russia must pass religious test AT
the Russian consulate here.
when American Presidents and Sec
retaries of state pointed out to Russia
that she was violating the terms Oh
tie treaty, Russia replied by cunning
evasions. All diplomatic overtures
were put off by Russia's promises that
n special commission was appointed 10
deal with the subject.
American presidents and American
secretaries of state, American sena-
tors and American congressman stated
that Russia was violating the treaty
OF 1882. The Russian government eva
ded the issue, deceiving the Amer
lean diplomats fer more than thirty
years with promises OF reform to be
introduced by certein "Spoc'a'
Commission" which was always 10
report VERY soon
BY deceiving the American r." ter
men RUSSIA has deceived the people
of the United States. 1t ID liish l-''i"
that the people Of this country snouiu
l,now the following facts:
In 1875 the American Embassy In ~
|Petersburg, recuestcA To- rel ort col-
oerning tho violation OF tho treaty.
Notified the state departm IA
Washington that commission was
then sitting In the ministry of the
interior for the consideration o. soIno
scheme, for imYroy.aS t1c toHd I On %
the Hebrews
Five years elapsed. The commission
continued "sitting" in silence. Nothing
was ever heard of its report.
Then John w. Foster, Minister OF
the United States in st. Petersburg
in q communication dated December
30. 1880, addressed to William Nj.
Lvarts, secretary OF state. outlined an
Interview he had had with Mr.. de
Giers. the Russian Minister of Foreign
Affairs Mr.. Foster wrote:
"The government has been studying
the question so as to adopt some gem
cral regulations which would more
no arly meet the views of the United
states. Within the past few days 1t
was made the subject of a general
Ministerial Conference"
Ten months went by. The results OF
, the Ministerial Conference remained
a secret.
James G. Blaine, when secretary or
state, in a powerful despatch address
I'd to the American Legation in ST.
Petersburg, demanded an explanation
as to Russia's violation of the treaty
! The American Legation replied that
commission had been appointed to
oAamine and report upon the whole
Jewish question under the presidency
of the minister Of the interior, that
the commission had met me that au-
tumn, and that Mr.. de Giers had al
ready transmitted your despatch to
that official to he submitted to the
commission"
Many years rolled by. The commits
sion in question did not adopt any
regulations (which would more nearly
meet the views of the United states.
Instead of reforms, Russia introduced
new prosecutions of the Jews at home
and continued brazenly TO violate the
terms of the treaty with the United
States by discriminating against
Americans on religious grounds.
On July l. 1904, secretary Of state
John Hay transmitted to the Amer
lean Ambassador in St. Petersburg a
Icopy of the resolution or the house OF
Representatives requesting the presi.
dent TO renew negotiations with the
Russian government with regard tC
the violation of the treaty.
! Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count
Lfmsdorf, then informed the Amer
lean Ambassador that special com
mission had been instituted by su
preme order. on December II, 1908
with the ministry of the interior. IL
view of general revising the passpor
regulation actually In force
Two years later Mr. G. v. l.. Meyer
now secretary of the navy. then oul
ambassador at ST. Petersburg, in
formed the state department that I
lsemi-onicial note stated that the mat
ter must now be left TO the Duma.
For almost thirty years the Russian
government officially deceived ~