, 1877-07-02

made arpllcab1o only to such Germans uat,,r-
allied n America M hare ctnlrratei from Ger
many without having previously ,btnnch thu
consent OF their hotne fioscrnn1rnt, md wItluut
haFlhG discharged their military tlutaca. This
"onlt! put MI naturalize,i ucrnlnT1 Americans
WHO, hy mutual consent with tho other party,
had 1itsolrctl tho eoc!nf rontract; nit those
VINO dld not twc any military tcrvIrc, either
and had been discharged or who had been re.
jcctctl On account Of bodily inability; all those
who e'nxrnted alter having attained tho ago In
which military scrvIca ia no farther rcaulrels
anu "a women, on the sasno footing with na-
tive American citizens, WHO arc ut lbcrty to
rca'ce IN Germany a. long ~ they picasc, With
out being threatened with tho presumption that
they DID not Intend to return to tic United
:. It may DO SAID, IN AnsWor to this argument,
that the German Government dill not c,re to
apply Article ~. Of tho treaty to tho abors-
10 no objection 70 :tste % IN lie tseasy eis ny an
prces words, aud secure such persons from nll
e. aaia'. Wt'at Is the tho qolstcii status Of
1ens9s rassaen s untfS T0
two reArsi He may be held 10 hare no intent
10 return to America, and. therefore, 10 have
fcnonncct hfs naturalization In tile United
ssss h Rsfs srmet ss rsaess f5sy to e: ' osa @
country; or ls he now without citizenship
This question may hccDmc OF vast Importance
fn resnt1 to the political status Of sucl, return
cd Gcrnan-AmerIcau and.of III. whole family.
Leaving last will AMI Testament made arcord-
Ing 10 tho laws OF tho United States. Would
that Testament, as far as his personal estate 10
concerned, bo Valid1 In the matter Of the Inst
New York, who since 1859 resided at Nice,
France. where sire died In 1877, leaving tcsta.
meat made according to the lava Of the State
Of HcT iork,.-thc Cnurt Of Appeals Of tint
staae ,eid TINT, II Mira. Wurts, Vi! the tlny of
ccaaed to he m American cttizr,,, her testament
to lie LAWS Of tka equity wi.ere M s she was domE
csel at thu timc of her lcath.--(JoutMal dis
DrDtt International Irjtr, T.. Et,)
A great many German.Anlcrtcans residing in
Germany make last wills and testatnents a.
eoraltng 10 tho fnwa OF t1lcr own S,atca. Sut-
posc now. that such a person should dte IN Ger.
many after having resided there for more than
bring suit bofoss she German ct,ufts In the ris-
dfctton Of which personal property OF the de-
CEASED Of high value would be found, could not
those courts, IN accordance with Article ". 1T
all intent to return to America, and, therefore,
had renonnccd luis naturalization III tho United
States, and, lie not being considered an American
citzcn ut tho time Of his lcccase, lii.
last vii and testament, made according to tho
lava Of the United States, WIS .vuidl TIls Ia
only one Of tile eivii consequences OF the unccr-
ta'nty oE tho political sfatHs derived from tho
pulled Article ~, to which! the Intention Of tho
treaty.naktng power should be called.
under tho circumstances, it would be real
when the question Of continuing, Or discontinue
Ing. or amending the naturalization treaties will
come up fn Boulc shapo or anot1icr, our Minister
at Berlin, 5tr Bancroft Davis, WHO perfectly u.,-
derstands the Importance Of the question, should
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