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RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD.
The House thea resumed the consideration Of the bill
corning the rights Of American citizens In foreign
States.
Nj. WARD, trspl Of n Z. asked the chairman Of the
language OF the first section By which "the President is
empowered % employ all the resources Of the govern
Mr. BANKS trep) OF Mass, said that to answer that
question would require him TO make speech, and he
Mr. WARp remarked that IL occurred to him those
words conferred very great powersne power to declare
wal.
support Of the general principles Of the BILL though in
criticism OF some Of Its provisions. The troubles
sible conflict between republican and monarchical
governments That conflict would continue until, as
Napoleon had propheslsd IN 81 Helena Europe was
either all republican all Cossack He objected 70 the
retaliation clause or the bill, arguing that 1t would be
act Of barbarisn similar to that which had dsgraced
in France and which had contributed toform the
opinion OF the world against him. The true remedy he
OS acs on %
Of foreign government shall be just ground Of war.
1t actually amounted to that for nation could permit
its citizens to be imprisoned In the United States without
declaring war against them
Mr.. WARD, being allowed three minutes to express HIS
vicws said ne sympathized fully with the purposes and
objects of the bill. and member would 60 farther
than he would IN favor of measure which would &C
complsh those purposes he was opposed however, 20
vesting such very extraordinary powers in the Presi
dent II was giving him the power to involve at any
timo the nation In war; He thought that such provision
should DO stricken from tho bill II would tnen be COM
piele enough. II would empower the President to make
all necessary Investigations and report the facts to
Congress- That he believed y be the condition IN which
Mr.. WOODWARD, tdem.) Of Pa, being allowed eighteen
minutes to express his views on the BILL declared him
self In favor OF its main features The only defect he
saw in u was that did not provide for the exparia
tion of American citizens He submitted that when the
TO provide for the expatration Of their sub
jects in behalf Of the United States it was
quite Indispensable that the government should
begin by providing for expatriaon Of its citizens.
To meet this defect he had drawn section which he
proposed TO offer as an amendment that whenever any
citizen OF the United Sates either native born or nau
razed shall remove his domicle to foreign country
good faith, and with the intention Of becoming citizen
or subject thereof and who shall become naturaliZed
under the law Of such country ho shall be considered
having abjured his allegiance 70 the government OF the
United States and all claims the part of such govern
ment on the allegiance Of such citizen shall forever
cease
Mr.. BANKS suggested, he did yesterday, that the
Incorporation Of such proposition wou debar natural.
zed citizens OF the right up to this date, OF claiming
protection Of the government was not necessary TO
ana nalienable in citizens Of the United States.
MT WOODWARD remarked that while the Judiciary De-
partment had not actually decided that there was no
such right expatriation, that the inference and
the necessary intendment OF its decision and II could
never be expected that foreign would adopt
principle of the right Of oxpariaon unless the
United States declared that right TO exist In its own ct
zens by statute.
Committee. sald Mr. Speaker have read with inter-
and profit elaborate report OF the Committee
Foreign Aars which accompanied the presentation Of
Ia hIl IN ha n -
is now Of great gravity and high public concern It
involves issues Of mighty consequences TO the republic
and its cizens and we should be careful not TO evadc
avoid or becioud tnsm BY our present action The re-
port the bill confront not only with grave ques.
treat OF It with nrmness, must At the same time
handle with We snouid neither deceive ourselves
70 tho nature Of the ground upon which we place our
action mislead those citizens whose demands for
redress Of asserted wrongs have commended the pres
en-. bill before us. We not dealing with
o hS so.s Of ien
the present through such glasses will greatly
ject with which dealing. The fact
that we arc treating the current and imme-
mortal doctrine Of most Of the nations Of
the earth respecting the right Of expatriation
should place hg her plane Of staesmanshp than
that which connects merely the present and transient
effects Of its action We cannot play with the question
without assuming risks for ourselves and imposing
danger on the nation The former would be folly, and
steps, therefore, should be taken with caution deliber-
ation frmncss and perfect appreciation of the con-
oUs,y rush upon the bosses OF the bucscrs Of other
nations without encountering tho dangers OF We
may not tre with the expostuatons OF nauGallzed
citizens without exciting restless discomfort which
may make or them uncomfortable disturbing element
the internal policies and affairs Of nation. Be-
tween these two positions and antagonistc facts
cannot safely play r6ie OF dissimulation. We must
deal even -handediy with both with perfect under
standing that d. niger lies either hand straight
forward dealing with any state Of facts which may
confront us is statesmanship; . discriminating mani
pulaton of thcm is diplomacy. With tho latter
haN In fpY loufa alan q tu
business 10 dictate what the law and the
policy OF this nation shall be, and to do IL terms
naturazed ctzon. The great question before is
right of expatration. Does the bill winch are con-
calculated TO mslead those Of citizens who arc most
directly Interested in Its provisions going cay
that IN my judgment 1t does not and hence is that
desire TO direct the attention of the House 10 s leading
and controlling section rhs first section Of the bill
provides "that all naturazed citizens OF she Unit ted
States while in foreign States shall he entitled TO and
shall from this government the same protection
OF person and property that accorded to native born
citizens ia ko situation and circumstances Thus far
the section Is direct and positive, and challenges tho a.
tenlion ana practice OF cvory nation from which
have drawn the foreign element OF population IL
s affirmative. aggressive and boldly American IN these
regards, and commands respect and admiration
Let this be declared the policy OF this country and
able feuda doctrine Of xpatration II sounds like
the deep swelling tones Of . nation whose origin and
growth ros, upon the right Of expatra,ion: s tho
voice OF potential America reviewing tho poces which
assert the perpetual allegiance OF man TO tho pIo
his birth. II breathos the breath Of life in
Of the consstuton which declares ths, sfcns h,
6aSs b5SSf 10 5saEsS N6jfcrm rule Of nauraIizs.
ton" It gives vitality % thn eSks,tuonal power, and
elevates our naturalization awt above the heads Of
cheats and snares. II Il stopped here might
reverently worship 4. directness boldpess and
ls:s'' :noas ss' :ss% ss nation Pss''s':
destroyed BY the next succeeding declaration
OF the section, which provides that the President Is
empowered 70 employ all the resources OF the governs
mont In just efforts 70 secure the recognition by other
tha nrin of hava
been insisted upon and ntained by the government
OF the United States In regard to the rights Of nasurs
lied citizena This Is . complete negatIon and dsmo
ton o the preceding declaration OF the section, and
destroys the affirmative and aggressive character Of the
bill Pass In this form, and leave the nation In Its
present track In every respect II will have no more
effect on the doctrine OF expatrlaon than the gentest
wave OF the ocean would produce this Continent II
ne more than tub thrown at the angry and spoutng
whale TO arrest his attention and draw him away from
his points OF attack IL is diplomacy, not legislation
Enact this sccon and you do not change the law or
the practice Of this patton in the rcmo,est degree
IL viii be more declaration that the prnci
pies OF public Law which have been insisted upon