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Show - uu TERIIUTIOI OF TREATY BETWEEN 1). S. MO RUSSIA WASHINGTON, Occ. 13. Tho -- Sulzer joint resolution for the termination of the treaty of 1S32 -f - between the United States and -f Russia, because of the lattor's, discrimination against Jewish- --- American citizens, passed the -f- house tonight by a vote of 300 to 4- 1. The negative vote was cast by Representative Malby of Now York. - A practically identical resolution hv Senator Culberson of Texas io poud- ing in the senate. Favorable action of both houses will be necessary to make either resolution effective Both tho Sulzer and Culberson resolutions direct the president to give Russia the year's notice necessary for the abrogation abro-gation of the treaty that has been in force nearly eighty yeais. An attempt led hv Representative Olmstend of Pennsylvania to modify tho Sulzer resolutions so as to avoid making the direct charge that Russia has violated the treaty In refusing to recognize the passports of American Jews was defeated. 1S4 to 1 13. Prominent Prom-inent Republicans declared that the house should not go on record as charging a violation of the treaty, hut should adopt language stating that Russia had so construed the treaty that the United States could no longo." , bo a party to IL Says Utterances Would Cause War. "The sentiments announced here today, Republican Leader Mann said, "arc such that. If they were uttered In another parliamentary body, they IIIlfpilL Ul lilt, MIILII 1 U3CI11.UIUIII. UD WUUJU provoke war." Mr. Mann added that if the United States asserted that a discrimination ngalnst races was a violation of a treaty, it might weaken its .own atti-, tude toward the exclusion of Orientals. Orien-tals. The debate In the house bristled with charges that Russia's attitude was an offense against the United States and that her exclusion of American Jews, who bore properly certified passports, was an affront to this government. Representative Mc-Call Mc-Call of Massachusetts' said the matter ought not to be acted upon by tho house until it ha 1 been submitted to arbitration between the two countrios Representative Lcrtgworth of Ohio In- sistod that the "time for arbitra- tlon has gone and. the Ume for action. has come " jj Substance of Resolution. I Mr Mann endeavored to have the joint resolution amended so as to as- j sort the continued right of tho United j States to discriminate against for- J eigners on account of race All J amendments to the resolution were j oerwhelmingly beaten. jj The resolution adopted by tho t house tonight declared that "the gov- j ernment of the United States will not h : be a party to any treaty which dls- jj I criminate. "or which by one of the par- J ties thereto is so construed as to dls- j criminate between American citizens ;J on the ground of race or religion," 1 nnd it adds. , JI "The government of Russia has vio- 'j iated the treaty between the United ' j States and Russia, concluded at St rj Petersburg December 18, 1S32, refus- J Ing to honor American passports duly i issued to American citizens on ac- :j count of race and religion; that in the -I Judgment of the congress the said j treaty, for the reasons aforesaid, j ought to be terminated at the earliest j possible time." j |