Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-12-17 | Page 3 | Text of Resolution Which Arouses Russia

TEXT OF RESOLUTION WHICH AROUSES RUSSIA rn Washington ton Dec 16 The The Sulzer resolution res- res L nT providing for tire termination nr or the Russian treaty as is passed In th tho e nn House o on December 13 by a vote ote thet o 0 of f 00 to 1 fOllows fe of Resolved n. n ved By the Senate and House Hous e Representatives of or tho the United Unite d States of ot America in Congress assem- assem r j 4 v- v I bled that the people of ot the United States Slates assert as a fundamental principle principle that the rl rights of ot its citizens shall not b be impaired unpaired at homo home or abroad becaUSe because because be be- be- be I Inot cause of or race rl or religion that the gov gay government government of the United States concludes Its treaties for tor the equal protection of ot all classes of Its citizens without re regard ro- ro gard to race raco or religion that tho government gov gov- ov- ov of the tire United States will not be which discriminates discriminates dis dis- a n. party to an any treaty criminates or which by one of oC tho parties par par- tics ties thereto is so 80 construed as ns to discrimInate discriminate dis die criminate between American citizens on tire the ground of race and religion that tile the government of ot Russia has violated tho tire trent treaty between the tire United States State and Russia Hussla concluded at St St. Peter Petersburg bur December IS 18 1832 refusing to honor American passports duly Issued to American citizens on account of ot raco race and rell religion lon that in the tho Judgment of ot Congress tho the said nid treat treaty for reasons aforesaid ought to be terminated at atthe atthe the tho earliest possible time that for Cor the aforesaid rea reasons ons the aforesaid treaty Is b hereby terminated and of ot no rio further force torce and effect from th the expiration of ot one year after atter the date of ot notification cation to the tho government o of oC Russia of the terms of ot this tins resolution and that thatto to this en end the President Is Js hereby hereby here here- b by charged with the thc dut duty of or communicating eating cating such notice to the government of Russia I