The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-10

mics, gave also greater power to prevent the |
| future construction OF other lines and to |
limit the control of telegraphic communica-
ton between the two continents to those |
possessing lines already laid. Within q few |
months cable has been laid, known |
as the +" United States Direct Gable, |
connecting the United States di. |
reetly with Crest Britain. As soon
as this cable was reported to be IN working
| order, the rates Of the existing consolidated
companies we're greatly reduced. Soon,
however, break was announced in this
new cable, and Immediately the rates of
the other lines which had been reduced
were again raised. Tbs cable being now
repaired the rates appear not 10 be reduced
by either line from those formerly charged
by the other company. There is reason to be-
heve that large amounts Of capital, both at
| home and abroad are ready To seek profitable
| investment in the advancement of this most
useful and most ciSihZIng means OF inter
course and correspondence. They await,
however. the assurance of the means and
conditions in which they may safely be
| made. No hne should be allowed to land
on the shores of the United States under
the concession from another power which
Il
or lines formed in the United States to land
and freely connect with and operate
through land lines.
Second. 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 il proceeds.
or by prohibitions in its charter or other.
vice to the satisfaction of this government.
prohibited from consolidating amal%a
mating with any other cable telegraph line
or combining the rights for the purpose Of
regulating and maintaining the cost Of
Geographic communication. L present this
subject to the consideration of Congress.
In the meantime, and unless Congress
otherwise direct, shall not oppose the land
ing of any telegraphic cable which complies
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 as stated, and
which will not stipulate to concede to this
government the precedence in the transmits
sion of its official messages, and will not
enter into satisfactory arrangements in re.
! gard to its charges.
i FRAUDULENT NATURALlZATIoS.
Among the pressing and important sub
jects, and to which b, in my opinion, the at
tehtion OF Congress should be directed, are
those relating to fraudulent naturalization
| and expatriation. The United States, with
. great liberality, offers its citizenship to all
who in good faith comply with the require.
} ments of law. These requirements 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
those which the law now demands, but the
very simplicity and want of necessary for
, mality in our law, have made fraudulent
J naturalization not infrequentt to the discredit
r and injury of all honest citizens, whether ma
tive or naturalized. Cases of this character
, are continually being brought to the notice
of the government by our representatives
2 abroad, and also those of persons resident
l in other countries. Most frequently those,
if they have remained in this country long
enoug h to entitle them to become natural.
lied, have generally not much Cverpass-
i. | ed 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 to the country of their ma.
! tivity and of their residence by reason oil
! | their alleged naturalization. 1t is due to
: the government itself, and to the great
4 mass of naturalized citizens who entirely
both in name and in fact, become citizens
! of the United States, that the high priv
f lege of citizenship of the United States
I should not be held by fraud or in deroga.
). ton of the laws and of good name of every
I honest citizen. On many occasions it has
t been brought to the knowledge OF the gov
: ! eminent that certificates of naturalization
| are held and protection or interference
t claimed by parties who admit that, MOI
f only they were not within the United States
!. at the time of the pretended naturalization
y but that they have never resided in
0 the United States. In others the certificate
n and record of the court show on their face
J, | that the persons claiming to be uaturalized
= had not resided the required time in tbs
United States. In others it is admitted
e upon examination that the require
}, ments OF the law had not been complied
4 | with. In some cases even such certi6
4 ! Gates have been matters of purchase
4 | These are not isolated cases, arising al
r rare intervals, but of common occurrence
;, and which are reported from all quarters
}. Of the globe. Such occurrences eanno
I and do not fail to reflect upon the govern
/ ment and injure all honest citizens. Sucl
!. a fraud being discovered, however, there il
= no practicable means within the control o.
4 the government by which the record O
IS naturalization can be vacated, and should
j. the certificate be taken up, as it usually is
. by the diplomatic and consular represents
/, tives of the government to whom If may havt
Y been presented, there is nothing to proven
II the person claiming to have been natural
Il lied, from obtaining new certificate from
e the court IN place of that which has beer
3 taken from him. The evil has become 81
' great and OF such frequent oecurrene,
i. that cannot too strongly recommend tina
a some effective measures be adopted to pro
;. vide proper remedy for the vacating O
!. any records fraudulently obtained and o
o furnishing the guilty parties to the transae
:. ton.
q ExPATRIATI0S.
). In this connection / refer also to tn,
l. question of expatriation. The UniteC
e States was foremost in holding the right O
o expatriation and was principally instlumen
II tai in oyerthrowing the doctrine of perpetu
II al allegiance. Congress has declared tn,
g right of repatriation to be a natural, in
o hersnt right of ali people, but will,
p many other nations have laws providing
l. vhaf form lifiaa shall he naoessarv IN vz0ri