Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-22
CONTROVERSY BETWEEN POLIT.
lcAL LEADERS LIKELY AS
RESULT OF STAND.
EFFECT ON SUBJECTS
OF RUSSIA is FEARED
Would Force All Subjects of Britain's
Allies, Residing in England to Enlist
in Army or Suffer Deportation-Po-
Iiticai Refugees Might Be Deported to
Neutral Countries.
Correspondence of Associated Press

Correspondence of Associated Press
London, July 12.-Wide difference OF
opinion has arisen and the ground pre-
pared for controversy among the po-
litical leaders by the governments de-
cis.on that the subjects Of its allies in
the war residing in England shall either
enlist in the British army or he de-
ported.
Particular objection to the decision
has been engendered insofar as it may
affect Russian subjects here who may
be political refugees, a large element
of the more liberal thinkers in public
life priding themselves in the tradi-
tional asylum offered by England in
this respect. Herbert Samuel score
tary of the home office, stated in the
house of commons that the plan TO de-
port those failing to enlist would MT ne
enforced in the case of Russian sub
jects, if tribunal decided that they
are politicaf refugees.
May Deport to Neutral Countries.
The suggestion has been made that
instead of sending back to their own
country Russian Jews who have left
Russia for reasohs known to every
body, they are not exactly politi-
cal refugees, they should be sent 70
America or deported to some other
neutral country of their choice.
The desire 10 avoid offending Rus
sian susceptibilitieS on the subject Is
general, for which reason the question
is regarded as one of unusual delica2y
One group holds that the sending back
of Russian Jews to their own country
would crafty no important Russian
sentiment, and might effect the reverse
result. The true inwardness of the
situation, according to the London cor
respondent of the Manchester Guardian.
is that Englishmen taken into the army
under CONSUMPTION resent the immun-
ity of Russian Jews and regard them
as Job stealers."
Fear Sentiment in Russia.
The correspondent gives the follow
ing letter on the subject received by
him from Russian correspondent:
This step will have most unfortu-
nate effect upon Russian opinion, which
is the chief support in Russia of Anglo
Russian friendship, and which builds
all its hopes for Russia's future upon
the propagation Of the British spirit of
freedom and individual liberty. Rus
sian liberals will regard the deporta ton
threat with particular dismay as being
an unexpected and staggering conces-
sion to the ong-cherished but always
hitherto bafleC desire OF the Russian
bureaucracy 70 secure the extra dition
OF Russian political refugees.
England is the great country of Eu-
rope that has always hitherto protected
political refugees, and as such it has
quite unique standing IL the eyes of
Russian reformers of all shades. 1t
would be quite impossible for an Eng
listman TO realize tire feeling of ven
Grafton with which England is regarded
because Of this right of asylum 1t was
here in London that Alexander HerZen,
father OF Russian liberalism was a ref
rSee, and issued mis- paper Kolokol
cThe Beli). that eventually brought
about the emancipation of the serfs.
Here in later times have found refuge
Tchaikowsky, Prince kuropatkn, and