The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-08

ever, the assurance OF means and conditions IN
tha On ca they may safely be made tributary to
lines connect separate States. there are n, "pu
tons as to their organization and c,a,trol
"nich probably can lie best, if not safely CT
tied ny conventions between the res;'sc,;,..
states. iespecuVe
In the absence, however, of International,
COMMUNICATIONS On the subject, municnai
legislation may secure manv points wh;ct, :,s
pear to me to be Important ii not ird;sna. ~
ne Tor the protection Of the public ags;nst
the extortlo1s which may result from ,a~"
nop"iy OF the right Of operating cable taio-
grains, or from combination between So,-e.o1
ilhes. FIRST, no liz should he allowed -
concession from anoth r power Which doc
not ADMIT the right Of any other line or lines
formed i'll the United Stairs to land and troa1s
connect with and operate through land lines
second, no line should be allowed to land On
Tue shofes OF the Unit d States which is not.
whose shores it proceeds, or by prohiiution
III us charter, Or otherwise, to the satisfaction
OF this government, PROHIBITED from CONSOLE
danng or amalgamating with any other cable
telegraph line, or combinil e Herewith for the
purpose OF regulating and maintaining the
oDs: =; Oh geographic communication. Third,
all lies should We boun to give precedence
IN the transmission o, the official messages If
the governments OF the two countries he.
tween Which 1t may be laid Fourth. a mower
should be reserved to the two governments
ether cop}eln'ly or to each rs regards the
messages dispatched from its shores. to fix a
limit to the charges to be maintained
'or the transmission OF messages.
present this subject to tue earnest consid. ~
Grafton OF Congress In the meantime. until
congress otherwise dire ;ts, shall not onno~e
tne landing OF any telegmphic cable witch
COMPLIES Will, and assents to the points above
enumerated, but will feel it nv duty to nre.
vent the landing of any which DIES not con-
.oim 10 the hr,t and second points, as stated.
ana which will not 5 ipulate to concede to this
| government the pr cedence in the t,ansmis.
s '. OF It's ofhc'al messages, and will not enter
charges. us
NATURALIZATION AND REPATRIATION.
Among the pressing and important subjects
10 Which IN, my opinion, the attention o. Con-
S.esS should De directed, are those relating to
fraudulent natura iz.tion and exuatriation,
Ihe United States, with great liberalitv. offers
IT'S c't'zenship to all who In good faith comply
Win the requirements Of law. Those # ouire
nents are as simple and upon as favorable
te, ms TO tie Immigrant as The high lower to
wh'ch he Is admitted eau or should permit. /
40 not propose additional requirements to
those which the law now demands. but the
very simplicity and want OF necessary sor,nal-
ty i'll our laws have made, fra aduleut ,atnrali-
za]lon not lutrequent, ~ the discrcdit and in.
Jury OF AL honest citiz ms, whether native
VI natura'lzed Cases OF This character are
continually bel' 6 brought to the notice ct the
government by our representatives and also
those Of per~onS in ether Countries. Most fire.
qnent'y those, il they have manned in this
country long enough to entitle them to become
haturalzrd, have generally not much over
passed the period and have returned to the
1UIH Vrrhn
avoiding all duties to the Uui'ed States by
their ,bsence aid claiming to be exem Ut from
all duties to the C. unry OF their ma ionality
and OF their residence, ty reason oftheir alleged
i';ttur'llz 'ton 1t is due to this government it.
sen ana 70 tllr great mas OF the .,aturalized
citizens who have both in name and in fact
bro'ne citizens ut the United States that the
high privilege of Citize ship of the United
otales should not Ike held by fraud or in de-
rogat'on OF the laws and OF the good name of
every honest citizen.
On many occasi lis it has been brought to
tue knowledge OF this government that certifi-
Gates OF naturalization are held anu protection
or 'nteri"reu Claimed 10y parties VINO admit
that only they were not within the United
st ties at the tiine of pretended naturallza-
ton Tut that they nave never |een III tue Uni
t>d States. In others, the certificates and re-
ION claiming to he aturalized nad not resided
tire required time in the United States. in
OF her cases it is found upon examination that
the r1qu ements 1T law have not been COM
vi ed with. In some CASES, even, such cert f.
cat S have been matters OF p .rcha>e These
are OF ls"ate Cases, arising ut rare j, tervals,
out 0l common ccui renee, and which are re-
lorted from all quarters 0' the globe. Such
occurrences canliut aud do not TAIL to Jeff. ct
up"n the governuer and ipjure all honest cit
liens.
Such fraud being discovered, however,
20 ,okS
troll the government t,y which, the record of
naturalization can be vacated, and should the
Geft hcate be ia en- w, rs usually is, by the
plonlatlc or consular representatives of the
government to whom it may have be-n pre-
>eht+d, there Is nothing to prevent the person
claiming to have been naturaliz' d from OBJ
'alnil new certincate from the court in
Pl>ce vi that which has been taken from him.
The evil has become SO great and of such ire
quelt occurrence that | cannot too strongly
recommend that some effective measure be
ado te to- rovide prope' remedy and means
made and OF Furnishing the guilty parties to the
transaction.
In this connection l refer also to the ques-
ton vi ex patriat'un and the election OF naliOn-
ali,y. The United States WAS foremost in up
hoh'ing the right OF repatriation, aid was
principally iHstruLuen al Ill oveithrowing the
,iuctriLe Vi perpetual allegiance, and Congress
La declared tie right OF ez4atriation to lie a
MANUAL, inherent right oi all rop.e. While
ln.ny other nations have laws providing what
iormaliti-s shall lie necessary t. work change
VI aLeg'aLee, the United st ties has enacted no
provisions OF law and has i'll no respect mark
ed out the process wll+n repatriation may he
accomplished by its citizens Instances are
t'ro. gI,t to the attention Of the government
where c'tizt MS Of tue United States. here natu-
i:.lized OR nat've tom, have formally become
c,.izrns or subjects Of foreign powers. but vino,
nevertheless. in all encp Of any l,rovis ons Of
legislation on the,- questions, VII, II involved
Ill ditficu ties, or wien it seems t. b. their in