All such crimes are called burglary. without distinction. In England. as in America. there are such kindred statutes. as they are called. In the United States we have three laws under which Eisler could have been prosecuted: (1) He could have been prosecuted for false swearing in connection with his exit permit or false swearing in relation to the immigration laws. This was the charge on which he actually was convicted. (2) He could have been charged with perjury under the perjury statute. because the agency before which he has sworn was a quasi judicial agency. (3) He could have been charged with a violation of the immigration law. Great Britain has similar statutes. For example. there is an English statute covering perjury or false swearing before Government boards in connection with applications for aid or for grants. or for permission to do something. The charge against Eisler was that of false swearing in connection with his emigration or exit permit. Every element involved in a perjury charge. under the words of the treaty. was alleged and proved against Eisler on the charge of false swearing in connection with his exit permit. A fair construction of the law should then have included it within the treaty provision.
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