The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-03


strengthened the confidence cf every
adopted citizcn, and gave mighty Impulse
to emigration from Europe.
Tho llag has boon di-yrpcclully lowered
since then, and In no ease So signalv as in
the surrender OF the right4 NJ Americana
German citizens under the odiou- BANcRorr
treaty Of 1863. To appreciate thr force ~
this abandonment. it Is only necessary t.
compare the early treaties with Prussia
with this last submission TO BI5MtRcK's
dictation. The first, Of amity and com
merce, was made In 1855 by JoHN ADAMS,
and contained the following conditions:
I'm like manner the citizens Of the United states Of
America frequent all the coasts AMI countries u his
Majesty TIE KIM Ut PRUSSIA and ',.ii and trade there
all sorts OF produce manufacture. AMI mrrehAnIi.c
AMI shan pay in the dDu,inons o. his sal MVvsty
other greater duties. charges fees whichever than
the most favored nation shall b, ohlcd ti paw AMI
they shall enjoy all the rights privilege and exemptions
In navigation and commerce which the most favored
nation does or ,haR enjoy
This treaty was removed in 1919 for ten
years, with some notifications, but the
third article above cited was retained in tho
original terms. In 1923 now treaty Of COM
merce and navigation was made. with SOW
eral changes. adapted to the altered cond-
lions OF the two countries. The first article
Declares
There shall be between the territories the high
tracing parties reciprocal liberty N commerce and
navigation The inhabitants OF their respective states
shall mutually have liberty she ports plrccs.
and rivers VI the territories VI each party wherever
foreign Is permitted They shalt be liberty
to soourn ana ~ IN all rar;s whatsoever Of said terri
tories In order to attend to their affairs and they snail
enjoy that effect The security and protection
49, H.tI
Of their saOmns to the laws AMI ordinances there pre-
waiting
The three trcatcs are worthy OF the great
mon on both sldcs who represented their re-
spcctiyc Governments. They are reciprocal
in the largest sense, because the privileges
and protection OF each party are equal in
all respects But after an interval OF forty
years came the convention with the North
German Union relative to naturalization,
concluded at Berlin Feb. %, 1865 the fourth
article OF which reads as follows.
"Ifa German naiural.ci IN America rencws his resi-
dence n North Germany without ic intent rcuin
America. he shall be held - have renamed his nat
! urnuIation IN the Cnitch states Iccpr0caliy II nm
American uniuralsed in Norh Germany rcucws he
cncc IN the United states without the ncni 20 return
10 North Germany. lie shall be held L, have Ivnounccd
his residence IN North Gormany Tie ,utcmt nut 10
tufH may hcl 10 exist MiNn the person nh.lfhftd IN
one country resides than two years IN the other
country
This article contains double deception.
First, the pretended reciprocity is sham
because Americans are not in the habit OF
renouncIng their birthright to become Ger
man subjects Of the Kaiser. So in regard to
the "intcnt OF the German naturalizcd in
America vino visits his native land He Is
/ .g.s a IA
ventlon makes an arbitrary intent for
him. by a limitation OF two years residence,
after which time the Emperor may annul
n citizenship which the Constitution and
laws of the United States guarantee as u
protection everywhere. t. be renounccd
only by the voluntary act of the citizen
| himself.
Here is the anomaly Of convention vir-
tullly Whaling the operation of the Constl-
tuition. by striking down the first object OF
its care in the rights and hbcrty of the citi-
| zcn. Again, all citizens OF the United States
are equal before the supreme law, and this
convention assumes to draw u distinction.
by which the naturalizel German is still
a conditional vassal of the Emperor. A nat
uralized Irshman, Frenchman, Russian.
Italian, Spaninrd. Portuguese, Belgian, or
any other foreigner, may visit Germany and
stay there as long as he pleases but the ma
tive German is prescribed. travels with a
badge OF inieriorlty, and in an hour after
the expiration OF two years may be con-
scripted into the army or thrown into prison.
He presents Il passport cmblazoned with
the arms OF the United States as a shield
for him. but the German official tells him
that IS only AS waste paper in his eyes,
which the three most recent American Min
istcrs BANCROFT DAVIS, and TAYLOR pro-
nounce u be a snare To entrap recruits for
the empire Alone 81 the mass of adopted
citizens from every country and cline, the
German is branded as an impostor in
the home OF his fathers, where his pride
Ia most wounded. He must avoid It u
escape an odious discrimination. 1t was
bad enough when a treachcrous Minister
holding the commission of the United states
saw natiye-bon citizen of German parents,
regularly naturalizcd, seized and con-
scriptcd, not only without n word Of protest
against the outrage but defended it with
the subservicnt Zeal Of a lackey to the For
elgn Ofllce in Berlin. That was BANCROFT
DAVIS.
MS nuSfHtSS has nftll huIpHsSeu ny tlitl
OF his successor, BAYARD TAYLOR, who has
formally notified our German citizcns pro-
posing to visit fathcrland, that they must
report themselves on landing to the police
authorities like n certain class Of criminals
record their intended stay, and submit tC
surveillance rs persons under suspicion
THIS Is American citizenship illustrated ii
Germany. and an mbecle Administration
resting on fraud and imhucd with all th'
proscriptiV - ideas OF the Know-Nothngs, mp
plauds TAYLOR ana reJoices In the shame o
his dastardy act Worse than all, 4 natu
rallied German, who is permitted to hold {
Cabinet Office as the reward Of his supper
Of the Great Crime. kisses the rod tina
smitcs his countrymen, gloriiies HAYES
courts the degradation Of his position, an,
draws his pay like professional Hesslan
The Cheyenne War.
Judging from the latest kilograms fron
the West, the United States seem to be in