Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-09

company in question renounced the exclusive
privilege and the representative OF france was
iinformed that, understanding this relingu1sh-
ment to be construed as granting the enuirs r.
ciprocity and equal facilities Wnlch had peen ue
manded, the opposition 10 Tie ialiuiis u 'no
TIE cable under this French concession was
landed in the month of July, 1859, and mas been
an eficient and valuable agent of communica-
ton between this country and the otnef CONT
nent It soon passed under Inc cOm,rti =, ~ ISe
cable connecting Great Britain with this contl-
nent and thus whatever benefit 70 tDe puDiic
might have ensued from competition between
the two lines was lost leaving only the greater
facilities of an additional line and the addltlona
security in case OF accident to one OF 5n:m. but
these increased facilities and this additional Sc
curity, together with the control OF the COM
bined capital of the two companies, gave also
greater power to prevent the future conStruc-
ton of other lines and to limit the control OF
telegraDhic communications between the TWO
continents to those possessing the lines alreaay
laid Within few months past cable has been
laid, known as the United states Direct Capie
Company, connecting the United States alrecty
with Great Britain. AS soon as this cable was
reported to be laid and in working order the
rates OF the then existing consolidated compa-
MES were greatly reduced; soon, however,
break was announced in this new cable ana I'M,
mediately the rates of the other line, whlcn hau
been reduced, were again raised. TINS caoie Pc
ing now repaired the rates appear NOT TO ne re-
ed by the consolidated companies. There Is
reason to believe that large amounts OF
capital, both at home and abroad are
ready to seek profitable investment IN
the Enhancement of this useful and most civil
iZipg means of intercourse and correspondence.
They await however the assurance OF the means
aud conditions on which they may Safeiy De
made tributary to the general good. AS these
cable telegraph lines connect separate states
there are questions as to their organization and
CONTROL which, probably, can be best, II not
solely, settled by conventions between the re-
spective States. In the absence, however OF In
ternational conventions on the subject, munlci-
pal legislation may secure many points winch
appear to me important. if not indisp nsable.
he on of iC
to lions which may result from monopoly OF
Jne right of operating cable kilograms or from
combination between several lines.
LIST. No line should be allowed to land on the
shores of the United States under the conces-
the right OF any other line or lines formed ia
the United States to land and freely connect with
and operate through its land lines.
Cd. No line should be allowed to land on the
shores OF the United States, which IS not by
treaty stipulation with the government from
whose shores it proceeds. or by prohibition in
this Government prohibited from consolidating
or matchmaking with any other cable tele-
graph line or com binng Herewith for The pur-
pose of regulating and maintaining the cost OF
telegraphing.
dence in the transmission of the official mes
sageS of the governments OF the two countries
between which they may be laid.
4th. power should be reserved to the two
governments either conformity or to each, as re-
CARDS the messages despatched from its shores
to fix limit to the charges to be demanded for
present this subject to the earnest consider
alton of Congress. In the meantime, ana unless
Congress otherwise direct, / shall not oppose
the landing of any telegraphic cable which COM
plies with and assents to the points above emu
merated, but will feel it my duty to prevent the
landing of any which does not conform to the
first and second points stated, and which will
not stipulate to concede to this government the
precedence in the transmission OF its official
messages and Will not enter into satisfactory
arrangement with regard to its charges.
FRAU DULENT NATURALIZATION.
Among the pressing and important subjects
to which, in my opinion, the attention of Con-
gress should be directed are those relating to
fraudulent naturalization and expatriation.
The United States with great liberaliy offers It's
citizenship to all who, in good faith, comply
with the requirements OF law. These require
ments are as simple and upon as favorable
terms to the emigrant as the high privilege to
which he is admitted can or should permit.
do not propose any additional requirements to
these which the Law demands but the very
formality in our law have made fraudulent nat
uralization not infrequent, to the discredit and
injury OF all honest citizens, whether native or
naturaliZed. Cases OF this character are contin-
ually being brought to the notice of the govern
inent by our representatives abroad. and also
those of persons resident in other countries.
most frequently those who, if they have re-
manned in this country long enough to entitie
them to become naturaized, have generally
not much overpassed that period and have
returned to the country of their origin,
where they he, IL reside, avoiding all dates
the country OF their nativity and OF their resi-
dence by reason of their alleged naturalization.
It is due to this government itself, and to the
great mass of the ma urallzed citizens who en-
tirely both in name and in fact, become citi-
zens OF the United States, that the high privi-
lege of citizenship of the United States should
not be held by fraud or in derogation OF the laws
and of The good name of every honest citizen.
On many occasions it has been brought to
the knowledge OF the government that
certificates of naturalization held and
or inf cla cd NV arti es
who admit that not only they were not within
the United States at the time OF the pretended
naturalization, but that they have never resided
in the United States. In others the certificate and
record OF the court show on their face that the
person claiming to be naturalized had not re-
sided the required time in the United States. In
others it is admit ted upon examination that the
requirements of law have not been complied
with. In some cases even such certificates
have been matters OF purchase. These are not
isolated cases arising at rare intervals, but OF
common occurrence, and which are reported
from all quarters of the globe. Such occurrences
cannot and do not fail to reflect upon the gov
eminent and injure all honest citizens. Such a
practicabie means within the control of the gov
eminent by which the record of naturalization
can be vacated; and should the certificate be
taken up, as it usually is by the diplomatic
and consular representative of the governm emit
to whom it may have been presented, there is
nothing to prevent the person claiming to have
been naturalized from obtaining new certiti-
cate from the court in place OF that which had
been taken from him. The evil has become so
L
cannot too earnestly recommend that some eff
fective measures be adopted to provide a pro-
per remedy and means for the vacating of any
record thus fraudulentfy made and of punish
ing the guilty parties to the transaction. In
this connection 1 refer also to the question of
expatriatlon and the election OF nationality.
EXPATRIATIoN.
The United States was foremost in unfolding
the right of expatriation and was principally in
strumental in overthrowing the doctrine OF per-
petual al egiance, Congress- has declared the
right Of expatriation to be natural and inhe-
rent right of all people, but while many other
nations nave enacted laws providing what for
maltles SNAIL be necessary to work change OF
allegiance, the United States has enacted no
provisions OF law, and has in.no respect marked
out how and when eXpatriation may be accom-
pllshed by its citizens. Instances are brought
10 the attention of the government where citi-
Zens of the United States. either naturalized or
native born. have formally become citizens or
SUBJECTS sof foreign powers; but Who never
OF legislation on this question. when in
volved in difficulties, or when it seems
to be- to their interest, claim to be citi-
zens OF the United States and demand the inter-
yentlon OF government which they have long
since abandoned and to which for ears they have
rendered no service nor held themselves in any
way amenable. In other cases. naturaliZed citi-
zens, Immediately after naturalization, have re-
turned to their native country, have become en-
gagged IN business, have accepted offices or pur-
suits inconsistent with American citizenship,
and evInce no intent to return to the United
states until called upon to discharge some duty
10 dne country where they are residing, when,
upon the representatives OF the government to
aid them in their unjust pretensions 1t is but
Justice to all bona fde citizens that no doubt
should exist on such questions and that Con-
gress should determine by enactment OF law
how expatriation may be accomplished and
change OF citizenship be established.
1 also invite your attention to the necessity
OF regulating by law the status of American
women VINO may marry foreigners, and of detin-
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