Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15

lue Fikut " cuAbEoi CvuucCtsOuu tOs
the laying Of cable within jnrisdic-
tional waters ofthc United States to
connect onr shores with those of any
foreign State, pertains exclusively to
the Government Of the United States,
| under snch Limitations and conditions
N Congress may impose. In tho alb
sence Of Legislation By Congress,
was unwilling on one hand TO yield
to foreign State the right to say that
! its grantees might land on orr shore,
while Il denied 4 similar right to our
people to land ON its shorea and on
the other hand was reluctant to do.
| ny to the grand interests Of the world
and Of civilization the facilities OF
such communication A were pro-
/ poscd. ] therefore withheld any OBJ
| lection TO tho landing Of any cable on
condition that the offensive monopoly
| feature oi tho concession be abAn-
doned, and tho right of any cable
! which may be established by authori-
| ty OF this Government to land on
| French territory, and to connect with
| French land lines and to give the nec-
essary facilities or privileges incident
to use therefor upon "a favorable
terms as any other company. As a
result thereof tho company in ques-
ton renonnccd the exclusive privi-
leges, and the cable was landed in the
month of July, 1869, and has been ap
efficient and valuable agent of commu-
nication between this country and
other continents.
| Ii passed under the control Of those
who had the management of the cable
connecting Great Britain with this
country, and thus whatever benefit to
the public might have issued from
competition between two lines was
lost, having greater facilities of an adj
ditional line and additional security
against accidents to them. But these
increased facilities and this additional
facility. together with the combined
contrO 1Aof capital to companies, gave,
also greater power to prevent the fu-
ture construction OF other lines, and
to limit tho control of telegraphic
communication between two CONT.
ncnts to those possessing lines already
laid. Within few months cable
has been laid, known 40 the United
States Direct Cable, connecting the
United States with Great Britain. AZ
soon a this cable was reported to be
in working order the ratcs of the ex-
listing consolidated companies were
greatly reduced. Soon, however, q
break was announced In this new
cable, and Immediately the rates of the
other lines which had been reduced,
were again raised. This cable being
now repsired, the rates appear not to
be reduced By either line from those
charged by the other company. =
| There is reason to believe that large
amonnts Of capital ct home and abroad
are ready to seek profitable investment
In the advancement Of this useful and
most civili,ipg means Of intercourse
and correspondence, They await
however the assurance Of the means
and conditions on which they may
safely be made. Preliminary to the
general good, ~ the cable lines con-
meet separate States, there are ques.
tions - to their organization and con-
striction which probably can he hest,i
not solely, settled BY conventions he.
tween the respective States. In the
absence, however, Of International con.
ventions on the snbicct of municipal
legislatiqn there are many pointi
/ which appear 10 mo important, il moi
indispensable, for the protection o1
the pnblic agAinat the eytortion which
4 may resnlt from monopoly of tht
right of operating cable kilograms OF
from a combination between the seq
erAl lines.
present this subject tn tho consi,l
Grafton of Congress, and nnlcss Con
gress shall otherwise direct shal
prevent the landing Of any cable whicl
will not stipnlatc to concede to thi
Government the precedence in TIN
transmission OF its official message
and which will not enter into salts
factory arrangement "a to its charges
4 Among tho important subjects 4
which, in my opinion, the attention o
Congress shonld ne directed, are
FRAUDULENT NATURALIzATI0N
aud expatriati0n. The United States
.. with great liberality, offers its citizen
ship to all who In good faith cOmpl
with the requirements OF its lawi
These requirements are simple. an
upon favorable terms to the emigran
, and TO the high position TO whic
he ia admitted.
do not propose 10 add any require
!. ments 10 those which the law now dc
mands. but the very simplicity an
. wan, Of necessary formality in on
law have made fraudulent natrlraliza
ton not infrcqucnt, TO the discredi
, and injury OF all honest citizen
whether native or naturalizcd. Case
. of this character are continually bein
, brought to the notice of the Govern
mcnt by our representatives abroad
, and also those of persons resident
, other countries. Most frequentl
!. :. those, if they have remained in TIL
/, country long enough to entitle thel
!, to become naturalized. have not muc
: overpassed that period, and have the
returned to the country of their origi
! where they reside, avoiding all dnti'
!. to the United States by their absenc
. and claiming to be exempt from a
= duties to the country oftheir nativi,
= and of their residence by reason ,
7 their alleged naturalization.
1t is due to this Government itse
!, and to the great mass of naturalizt
citizens, who entirely. both in nan
: and fact, become citizens Of the Uni
:, ed States, that the high privilege
citizenship ofthe United States shou
not be held by fraud or in derogatit
Of tho laws and Of the good name
J. every honest citizen. On many occ
!. sions il has been brought to q
knowledge Of the Government th
p certificates of naturalization are he
h and protection or interference clair
10 ed bv parties who admit not only tn
>, they were not within the Unit
y States at the time of pretended natu
70 alization, but that they have never r
4 sided in the United States. In othe
(. the certificates and records OF t
!. court show on their face that the pt
d sons claiming to be naturalized h.
n not resided the required time in I
ir United States. In others ii Is adm
ID ted upon examination that the requil
r ments Of the law have not heen col
b. piled with. In some cases even su
% certificates have been matters of pJ
lh chase, These are not isolated chs
be arising at rare intervals. but are
D. common occurrence. and which .
as reported from all quarters Of
globe. Such occurrences can and
not fail to reflect npon the Cover
ment and injure all honest citize
q. Such frana being discovered, no
o. ever, there Is
litl No PARTICULAR MEANS
n within the control OF the Governm,
pp by which the record Of naturalizatl
90 can be vacated, and should the cert
ot cate bc taken up, as usually is by
ny Diplomatic and Consular represen
tives Of the Government, by whom
by may have been presented, there
.. nothing TO prevent the person clai
,lc ing to have been naturalized from
ii. tanning new certificate from
Q court, in place Oft that which has b,
he taken from him.
gh Tho evil has become so grea. and
at such frequent occurrence that ] G
IN. not too strongly recommend I
| q some effective measures be adopted
m devise proper remedy for the vac
In. ing OF any records fraudulently
nj tained, and Furnishing the gni
,aA nc VT no 10 thu trn N On rftnn