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Show THE EXTRADITION TREATY, Alleged Full Text of the ObjEdlODabls Articles FoMlstiel Treixurer of alia fnllf.l Male. Nonil- lialeif. Iliarae-i nf C'oeeniittoii- tllli.r lleina. Wasiiinuton, April 11, Tlio text, or alleged text of thoextradltlon treaty lentil by Hecretary Uayard anJ Do Htruve, Iluialan rnlnliter, In U'aili-logton U'aili-logton In 1837, but which lalled of ratlllcatlon by tho Heuale, prlnclally because of tho atroug oppoalllon railed to article three defining political otlencee, waa published here thla niorulng, apparently with tbo view of eliciting nn expriralon of public opinion. The bamo alleged tixt waa lubllaued lu ionic New Vork (apera lit ) erne olo on J la believed to bo accurate. ac-curate. Article luno la thn article which the lte ubllcau Hinate,lt la calJ, now dttlre ahould be made utile. lu paiallel columua with tlio corrci I uuulng article of tho amended treaty, which the Henato ratlOtd at tho Imj eeaelou. T ho article In que. tlon aa aubmlltod Inlbti7 laaafollouai "ArticliiS If lilemtdo to apicnr that extrudlctlon la aought with a view to try or 1 unlah n perion demanded lorcllenaeof a political charuclir. tho aurrendir shall not take place, nor "ball any perain eurruidered be jun labed for any political offer no comuilttid reviouely to hla extradition; extradi-tion; nor for uuy oileine other than that for which the extradition la granttd; nor ehall tho aurrender of any lnraoii be demauded tor auyoircnao committed prior to the date at which thla convention ahall take ellect. Mur dir or maualaughler, oomprlilng the killing wlllully orby iiegllteuce.ot the aovelelgu or chlot inaglatrate of the atate or any member of Ills lamlly aa well aa an uttempl lo commit or par tlcliate In Mid Crimea atall not he coualdcrodau ollon.u of political character." char-acter." It la pointed out that the modi ilcallou of article threu a adopted lu the treaty which now awalla cxiliauge of ratHUatlou strengthe a Ita denlarn-llonaaa denlarn-llonaaa lo thuollllcalolIeneaagalut Ihuaovereliiu or chief maglatroie, hut makts no coacenloiia lu favor of llus-la, llus-la, not reciprocated In favor of the United Htati a. The actual text of this I art of thulruaty ns It now iUJa la asfollowa: "An attempt upon thullle of the hmJ of either goerntnent or again. t that of uny meiubcr of hla family, when audi utttmit com ptliea an aot eltlu r of murder or aiaai-lnitloii or of oionliig, khall not bocoualderid a ailltlcal ollon-o or au act connected wltli such an otrenae." Artlole - ol tho treaty nf 1687 con-Iotas con-Iotas lull: "Ihecrlmuor forgery, by which la uuderatood the utterance of forgot papera nud alto couuUrleltlnK of ublli, eovorelgu ir tjovetiimoiil.il act"." It la uuderatood that thla dellnlllou lalctilned lu thu amended treaty, ratlllid by tie Henate. The oppauecteol tl u treaty contend that under thla dillnltioii persona may lu ixtradltablo lor ualug falau pieipoita tr paarports laeusd In uu aiauuud naiui, which la tald lo bo n. Mry common practiced luttoru who bel eve that Ihelr true names would excite tlio tuspiclou of Ihu Ituiklau authorities. |