Show BINDING UPON STATES at a treaty apply to en tire country I 1 the case reported from denver att which the italian authorities corn that the local courts had re fused to consider the case of an italian on the ground of being a non resident alien presents some new and novel features although the state department has not had occasion to consider the matter as the papers have not been received article of the treaty between the united states and italy recite that the citizens of either party shall have free access to the courts of justice in order to maintain and defend their own rights without any other condition restriction or taxes than such as are imposed upon the natives As a general annc pie the provisions of a treaty are bind ng upon states as well as upon the federal government whether this treaty guarantee of free access to the courts of justice is sum chent to overcome any specific local laws has never before been brought in issue and it may require mature con on of the various interests in evolved to determine just how far the local statutes or the treaty provisions are to be applied |