Ogden Daily Standard | 1890-02-23 | Page 8 | A Petition to the Czar

i edition to the czar philadelphia feb 22 A largely attended meeting of the siberian exile petition association thia this afternoon agreed upon a form of petition to the czar of russia which will wilt be circulated cir all over the tile united states for signatures the petition which la Is a lengthy one speak of tha the interest taken here in the tile siberian exile system commends the penal reform already accomplished in putsia Ru tsia and calls the attention of the izar czar to tha the feeling of the friendly people the tile americans that in the punishment me at of some of her ru alussia 13 whether from cances peculiar pi culiar to her people or on oil account of an ancient custom is not in all points pints in harmony with the humanizing sentiments of the age