Russia does not care whether we abrogate it or not. Russia buys about four times as much from us as we buy from Russia. The treaty that should be abrogated is the treaty of 1887. which provides for the extraditions of persons charged with crime. and used by Russia to get possession of her political refugees. In Russia everybody who works for political liberty of any degree is considered a criminal. In Russia everybody who tries to get a government such as we have. a republic. or even only a constitutional monarchy. is considered a criminal. If he escapes to this country then he is charged with all sorts of crimes by the Russian Government in order to have him extradited. The Russian Government is even employing spies to ferret out such refugees. and is exercising undue influence upon our officials. That is the treaty we ought to abrogate in order to reach the weak spot in the armor of our "great friend." the Russian Czar. By abrogating the commercial treaty you will not accomplish anything.
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