Salt Lake Herald | 1900-08-02 | Page 2 | Conspirators Are Safe

CONSPIRATORS A ARE SAFE SA Treaties Protect the Plotters In America New York Aug Is little I that the he United States cn cap do in the I Iway way of aiding the Italian government 1 in prosecuting those engaged in tire the conspiracy which resulted in the asas assas assassination of King Humbert If it should be proven that te the conspiracy wa was en entered entered into In America says the Wash Vash Washington ington correspondent of the World Officials of the state and the department of justice say al all the extradition treaties en the United States and other countries pr provide ide that persons charged with political crimes shall not be surrendered for trial As Asa a generl general rule of International law the killing of a ruler or an attempt against the life of a ruler is a political crime There is no su h provision in the treaty between the United States and Itly Italy I It would therefore be impossible to grant a demand from the government of Itly Italy for forthe extradition of any any per person person son In the Unie United States who may mayI I have conspired wih with the murderer o oI of King Humbert Humbert I It would also be im impossible impossible I possible for such persons to be nun eiter either under federal or state laws las for conspiring to commit a pOlitical crime in a foreign countr country I It would be practically impossible for forthe forthe the United States t to surrender to te the Italian government as a matter of cour courtesy courtesy tesy any of the alleged conspirator conspirators as if the attempt should be made th they would doubtless apply appl to te the courts for writs of habeas corpus While persons engaged in this coun COU COUtry country try in a conspiracy against the head of a foreign g government nt could not be punished a to ki kill the pres dent of the United States or even a I threat to ki kill him could be D just te the same ame as a conspiracy 01 or threat to ki kill any privat person neson I The possible co connection behen between Bresci and the New Jerzey erey group of anarchists has thIs nt to take measures to investigate the an anarchist anarchist situation in and around New NewYork NewYork York York Just what steps have have been taken is not made public