New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-08


working order tho rates of the then existing CONSOLE
dated company greatly reduced. Soon, how
ever a break was announced in tins new cablc, ana
Immediately the rates Of tho other line, which bad
been reduced, were again raised. This cable being
now repaired the rates appear not to be reduced Dy
either line from those formerly charged Dy INC con-
| solidated companies.
| LEGISLATION REGARDING OCEAN TELFGRAPHs
There is reason to believe that large amounts OF
capital both at homo and abroad are ready to seek
profitable investment in tho advancement OF TINS
useful aud most civliling means OF correspondence
They await however the assurance OF the means ana
conditions on which they may safely be inndo IND
utary the general good As these cable telegraph
lines connect separate States, there arc questions rs
to their organization and control which probably
can be best if not solely settled by conventions be-
tween the respective States In the absence. how
ever OF international conventions on the subject,
municipal legislation may secure many points when
appear to me important if not Indispensable Tor the
protection of the public against the extortons which
may result from monopoly Of the right OF operating
cable kilograms or from combination between sew
era lines. No lines should DO allowed to land on TIE
shores of tho United States under tho concession
from another power which does not admit the right
| OF any other line or lines formed in the united
States to land and freely connect with ana operate
p No line should be allowed to land on the shores OF
the United States which ia not by treaty stipulation
with the Government from whose shores IL proceeds,
oil by prohibition in its charter, or Otherwise 10 the
satisfaction OF this Government, prohiblteh RON
consolidating or amalgamating with any othcr capo
| telegraph line, combining Herewith ior the pnf-
pose of regulating and maintaining the cost Oh tcie
| graphing. " oo l.,
the transmission of the official messages OIL me Toy
ernments Of the two countries between winch IL may
| be laid. =, -. IT,,
| A. A power should be reserved to the two Gov
erInerts either conformity to each as regards the
messages dispatched from IFS shores, to hX limit
To the charges to be demanded ior the TRANSMISSION
| Of messages. .,
| present this subject to the earnest consideration
of Congress la the mean time. and unles; Congress
otherwise direct, shall not oppose the Landing Oh
any teiegraphIC cable which complies WIN ana as
sents to the points above enumerated. but WA ieei
it my duty to prevent the landing OF any which does
not conform the first and second points as stated
and which will not stipulate to concede to THIS Coy
crument the precedence in the TRANSMISSION OF It's
official messages, and will enter INTO satisfactory
| arrangement III regard To It's charges.
FRAUDULENT NATURALIZATION
| Among the pressing and important subjects to
which. in my opinion, the attention of Congress
should be directed those in relation to taudu-
| lent naturalization and expiration. The United
States with great beraty, offers its citizenship to
| all who i'll good faith comply with the requirements
of law. These requirements are a. simple and upon
AS favorable terms to the cmgrant AZ the hlgh
privilege 10 which he is admitted can should per
nit. do not propose any additional requirements
TO those which the law now demands, but tho very
| simplicity and the want OF unnecessary iormallty
| in our law have made fraudulent naturalization not
nfreorent to the discredt and injury of all honest
citizens, whether native or natIlralized. Cases Of
this character are continually being brought to the
notice of the Government by our representatives
abroad and also those Of persons resident In other
countries, most frequently those who, if they have
| remained in this country long enough to entltle
| them TO become naturazed have generally not
much Overpassed that period and have returned to
the country of their origin, where they reside,
avoiding all duties TO the United States by Their
| absence and claiming to be exempt from all duties
10 the country of their nativity and of then
| residence by reason of their alleged naturallza-
ton. IL is due to this Government itself,
! ond to the great mass of the naturaliZcd
citizens who entirely both in name and In TACT, be
come citizons of the United states, that the hgh
privilege Of enshp of the United states should
not be held by fraud or IN derOgaon Oi the laws ana
of the good name of every honest ctizon on many
occasions it has been brought to the knowledge OF
| the Government that certificates OF naturalization
are held, aud protection interference cIdhed Dy
parties who admit that not only they were not with,
! i'm the United States ut the time % the pref ,hucd
naturalization, but that they have never Resided IN
| the United States; in Others, the eeIthcate
! and record of tho Court show on Them lace
that the person claiming 10 he naturaiIed had bot
| resided the eqIired time IN the United states; IN
others il j. admitted, upon eXamnation that the re-
quiremcnts of law nave not been complied with. In
cases even, 0uNl nave b'cH 4i'tNi
of purchase. These not Isolated cases ARISING al
rare intervals, but Of common occurrence ana when
| are reported from ali quarters OF ne globe Such
occurrences cannot ana do moi IAN 10 Ithtlt upon
the Government aud nluTe all honest citizens Such
n fraud being discovered, however, there II 10 prdc-
cuble means within the control Of the Government
by which the record Of naturalization can Oe vacated
! and should the certificate be taken mp, IA II u5ulIy
| 49, By the diplomatic and consular representatives
of lie Government, to whom 1t may have been pre-
eented. there is nothing h. prevent the person Ciam-
| lug to have been natuIaiized from obtaining
new certificate from the court in lace II that
| which has been taken from him. lhe cNu mas
| become so great and OF such frequent occurrence
that cannot too earnestly recommend that some
| effective measures be adopted to provide proper
! remedy and means IOr the vacatng of any record
| thGs fraudulcntlY made and OF punishing guilty
| parties 20 the Transaction
ELECTION or NATIONALITY.
In this connection refer also to the question of
expa,riaion and the election Of nationality 70 the
United states, which were foremost III upholdins
the right Of expatriat.on, and was principally in
strumental in oveTthr0wng tho doctrine Of per
petua allegiance. Congress has declared the right
of expatraton 10 be natural ana inherent right
| of all people but while many other nations have
| enacted laws providing what fOrmalities shall be
necessary to work change of allegiance. the United
States has enacted provisions of law, and has in
| no respect marked ont how and when eXpatriation
may be accomplished by its citizens. Instances are
| brought to the attention Of the Government where
citizens of the United States, either naturalizcd or
| native-born have formally become citizens or
| subjects of foreign powers, but who, never
| thel,ss, i'll the absence OF any provisions OF
! legislation this question when involved III dill
culties OF when it seems be their interest claim to
be citizens Of the United States and demand the in
teryention Of a Government which they have long
since abandoned and 10 which for years they have
| rendered no service held themselves in any way
amenable In other cases naturali2ed citizens. i'm
| In, IN