Show protection OF CITIZENS no discrimination in treatment of f native born earn and nd naturalized dispatches from st petersburg represent the russian press is to commenting in a dazed milliner manner upon the efforts of the limited states government to protect its it jewish citizen citizens in foreign countries coon tries the journal de do st petersburg editorially characterizes as stupefying an article in a recent french paper which professed to explain president roosevelt rooe roo e veils a desire to cain gain more liberal treatment for rue rus elan jew jews naturalized in the united states and revisiting russia with pass ports as american citizens in his hi letter of acceptance president roosevelt gave an authoritative account of at the ground taken by his own adminis cration and that of president mckinley as regards the protection of american citizens of foreign birth or of lar ter creed who desire to travel the phrase Is quoted from the letter of acceptance it Is alone as an example of condensed and accurate meaning in tive continuing president kloose velt bays says russia for instance refuses to admit and protect jews turkey refuses to ad mit and protect certain sects of chris italia this government has consistently demanded equal protection abroad for all amerlean citizens whether native or naturalized on march 27 1609 secretary hay sent a letter of instructions to all d plo matic and consular officers of the united states in which he be said this department does not discriminate billeen bit fc t leen een native born and naturalized citi zens in according them protection while they are abroad equality of treatment being required by the lassof laws f the united states these orders to our agents abroad have here been repeated again and again and are greatel as the fundamental rule of conduct laid down for them proceeding upon the theory that all naturalized citi eld zens of the united states while ia in for ela countries are entitled to and ball shall receive from this government the same protection of persons and property which is accorded to native born citizens I 1 lie ile further declares that in issuing leaning casport the state department never discriminates or alludes to any man a rei glon and that in granting to every kmer american ican citizen native or naturalized christian or jew the same passport so far as it has power powe it insists that all foreign governments shall accept the passport as prima facie proof that the person therein described is a citizen of the united states and entitled to protection as such it is a standing order to every american diplomatic and consular officer to protect every american citizen of whatever faith from unjust molesta tion don and oar our officers abroad have been stringently required to comply with this order I 1 this enunciation of a course of action Is I 1 backed by the cause of justice the reception recently given the american idea of religious liberty in certain quarters on the continent of eu ope attaches ad I 1 lional pertinence to the criticism with which bib mr it roosevelt closed that section of his letter which he devoted to the discussion of the theme it Is a trilling striking evidence he ears says of our opponents insincerity in this matter that nith ith their demand tor for radical action by the state department they couple a demand fur for a reduction in our out small mill tary establishment bet tt they must know that the heed paid to our protests against ill in treatment of oar citizens will be ex acely proportionate to the belief in our abil ty to make these protest protests effective should the need arise |