The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-29
MILL ABROGATE
| RUSSIAN TREATY
| ! next WEDNESDAY
International Agreement, in
Effect Since 1882, Now
Comes to End
STORM OF PROTEST
CONCERNS The JEWS
Refusal to Allow Jewish
Americans 10 Enter the
Country Is Cause OF
80 the Action

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WASHINGTON, Dee. 2s.-Next
! Wtdnemiay Januarv 1919 marks
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f~teer N. 500 ara tIrc,a saro was
entered into In 1892. and was terml-
mated because OF Russlas refusal to
grant pass ports to American citizens
who were OF the jewish race.
while the relations between these
1.-TWO countries have been Of very
EOotdial nature, In diplomatic sense,
unefters. began to grow acute when
| sminent American citizens OF Hebrew
| linsage.were subjected to the humilia-
ton Of being denied entrance into !
! Russia, SOLELY because Of their reli-
gioh
There had been some desuitory agi- !
tation In regard TO this matter from
time to time, but II came to "A head
last summer, when Oscar Straus, for
mer minister to Constantinople, and
recently, . candidate. for governor OF
| New York and Jacob Schin, a New
York banker. applied to the Russian
COVER nment for passports as Ameri-
can citizens. and were refused,
American citizens. whom this country
had frequently honorea, precipitated
the agitation which eliminated In the |
action taken BY congress abrogating
TIM treaty on January LIST. Steps have
been taken, however, TO continue
friendly relations between the Two
countries
Bar,oma,,c Afarre,
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Inis ana3nce was one OF INC o'pio.
nStic marsem or INC aes. mere wa s
= cVuRAs Whfch represented tue 1ast
! wo.o ~ astoesatiN eieh"s
ahu maintaining mos, coFasai ats1
suue tosafas ~rePupiS aAa
nsoc'aeE @hHh was taiIs set our
uPon mission 10 cast ao"h tnose
poi'uSAi lesas when ,ne iot lnet
Country was making Its ehfei oo3sct
70 MAINTAIN. SptWHhstaholn .hIs
ntSsA has Always peen ranged on the
n0e " the enitea states IN every tn-
yetnat,onai issue ihVolVihg the WEI
yare OF this government
~ sns unae the question OF aoro-
Atine me treaty was up oe'ore CON
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trsnsv ~ tbs nous. ri represanfa,ixas
4. cha,rman ~ ,ha rom m,t,e. ~
Vcrst~r natr. ~ aroae ana hurntng
rith ,ndisnatSon he called the atte,1-
zion ~ the house to the gross VIOLA
.ior Of the aneien, pact and demand
"A 7tts abroration'
fnfrodacinw a resolution In this ef-
fact Mr. suizer preeiul,ated tight In
the house which lasted several DAYS.
There were some members who were
dirposed to look upon Russia's dis
Il crimuatory tactics with indifference.
mt before the debate had progressed
d Eazny days the temper OF the Ameri-
4 can people made itself felt In 30
4 palpable q manner that congress voted
overwhelmingly to ahrogate the
treaty.
This does not mean that d,plo-
1matic relations between Russia and
Tho United States are indefinitely sus-
headed Ia fact they will not be cut
hut recently that President Taft sent
= message to the car congratulate
ing him upon his birthday. and that
n ruler replied In terms of warm cor
4 dia1ity.
4 Buchanan's Treaty.
The treaty Of 1882 was effected by
James Buchanan, who was then
minister at st. Petersburg. and Count
/ Nsgselrode, Russian minister of for
eign affairs At that time no mention
was made by either government OF
q personal Fights independent of com
kercaal rights, and i, was this very
tachnicaIity which resulted In it's abb
/ roration eighty years later.
Al the time the treaty was made 1t
vas looked upon IA a shrewd dip
I iomatic victory for Buchanan and he
40 TN recfrient OF numerous con-
svatuIations. The terms OF the treaty
were considered to be broad. although
Nhe Thought Of both countries was.
aoubtisss. that II related to CONNER
ciai affairs only.
FIRST Case n Southernen.
The f,rst case OF record in which
~. XmerinAf, Jew was denied mass
nort, into Russia was in 1ss2. when
fhe Russfhn government refused 10
l. ~. ~ nassport OF A. Dudley Mann.
4who vas afterwards assistant secre-
tarf of state and envoy 10 Brussels
fr0kn the snuthern Confederacy dur
~ thu civil war.
~ Nsnn complained to Secretary
u 6fate. Edward Everett, that the
ArsS article Of the treaty had been
wfoIated. Hut that statesman did not
~~S~s.~s L. hts view ~ n va sntd