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vailing there. You know the laws and ordinances in 

 Russia in regard to the Jews. How can you expect 'lib- 

 erty to sojourn and reside' and protection if the natives 

 are denied these privileges? From the standpoint of in- 

 ternational law the Russian government has the right to 

 trample upon your American citizenship, and our gov- 

 ernment has to permit itself to be snubbed. It is only 

 a logical sequence of the alliance between the Goddess 

 of Liberty and the Demon of Tyranny. Did France 

 fare better than the United States from her shameful 

 and unholy union with Russia? Had she not to stand 

 a snubbing, and very soon after she degraded herself 

 and lowered the dignity of a republic. What other 

 treatment could you expect from a government repre- 

 senting the secret form of autocracy toward the highest 

 form of democratic government on God's earth? Are 

 these two governments naturally not antagonistic to 

 each other ? Let the alliance between the United States 

 and Russia cease and the torch of Liberty be lighted 

 as it was under the forefathers and founders of this 

 great democracy ! Let all treaties with Russia be abro- 

 gated, and the true dignity of this country restored! 

 Let all true American citizens unite in the demand to 

 abrogate the last extradition treaty with Russia ! You 

 will do much more for the cause of your brethren in 

 Russia by championing the abrogation movement than 

 by sacrificing your comforts and entering Russia, or 

 trying to enter, in spite of the desire of her govern- 

 ment. If countries like the United States, England 

 and France would call back their representatives, they 

 would soon have treaties signed which would secure 

 protection to the citizens of the respective countries 

 as they have in Japan and China." 



