Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-05-19
ONE THING LACKING
TO PRINCE BTsMARCK's SCHEME FOR
AFRICAN COLOvTzATTOH.
The German Emigrant Prefers Americs 10 Any
Other Country when He Decides 10 Leave
the Fsthcrisnd-The Obstacles that Are
Placed Before Ge, mnn Immigration.

From the Baltimore sun.
Prince Bismarck having in his usual deci- |
ded manner acquired sites for German colo |
MES on the east and west coasts of Africa, I'm |
Now Guinea and in other quarters of the
globe, finds that 10 perfect his scheme for
creating magnificent colonial empire tribu-
tary to German commerce, one thing Is still
lacking--colonists. The Germans emigrate
in enormous numbers, and there il no better
material with which to build up now coun-
try than tho average German farmer and arti-
san. But he prefers America to Africa or New
Guinea. He emigrates party 10 avoid arbi-
trary and enforced military service, but more
| to escape the heavy burden of taxation
which the maintenance of the finest army i'm
Europe entails OH every class OF the German
| population. Doubtless the great majority
who come 10 America do so because they love
he principles OF popular government which
| hey find applied here, and some, perhaps,
though very few, in comparison, come
merely, as alleged, to obtain the benefit of
American citizenship, and expect to return
with their families To the fatherland as soon
cured. All these outgoing streamsof German
citizens Bismarck would like to see diverted
from America to his own foreign territories,
and he il credited with the belief that If
dealt with in his usual masterful manner the
problem is not altogether insoiuble. A
modification of Germany's relations with the
United States expressed in treaties OF
commerce and amity, or of the Interpretation
hitherto placed up upon those treaties, will,
| 1t is thought, effect good deal. by means
of tariffs favoring German agriculture and
inmical to American products one class OF
intending emigrants may he perhaps induced
to stay at home, and by nullifying as far as
possible the provisions of article |, of the
treaty, of 1865, another, the commercial class
may be deprived of the advantages which
, make American citizenship so attractive and
D desirable. Article l of that treaty declares
D that 4" "citiZeus of the North German con
federation who become naturalized citizens
of the United States of America, ant
7 shall have resided uninterruptedly within
4 the United States five years shall be hel,
\ by the North German Confederation To b
:, American citizens" Tho provisions of thj
u article are qualified by those of article Nv
u which stipulates that ''if German natural
1t lied in America renews his residence II
r North Germany, without the intent To retur
a to America, he shall I've held TO renounce hi
naturalization in the United States, and th
!. intent TO return may be held not to eNi'
i when the person naturalized in the on
o country resides more than two years ]
Of the other country" The German foreig
l. Office comedies that minors born in Americ
IS sons of parents naturalized in the Unite
=, States, retain their American citizenshi
y even when the father has lost his title To sue
10 citizenship under article w., but quite r
- Gently, " in the interest of public order
as feels compelled, our minister at Berlin ii
ct forms US, to order them out Of the countr
or when of military age " If the actual circur
81 stances show that the person in questiC
vi make use of their American citizenship
no order 10 escape the duties - especially mi
he tary service--made obligatory to the nativ
u. born population, without having any inte
of ton of taking up permanent abode in &c
A. many or giving up the advantages connects
with such residence" This, it must be a
mitted, is taking high ground, and won
seem to indicate that to his other art:iic
)rt obstacles to communication with and emig
m. ton to the United States Prince Bsnar
of desires to add that of diplomatic QUAR-
oo calculated to end in unfriendly feeling
oo tween the two peoples. Not unnaturally \
10 KassoD, our former minister to Berlin, b
refused to give the consent of his governnt
to such an Interpretation of the treaty of lS
led On the contrary, he asserts that the tres
Inv does not admit any difference between matt
~, and naturaliZed citizens, and that eve
Imne m American citizen is entitled to reside in q
i'h many as long as he obeys the laws i
)ns prince is, no doubt, very successful m;
900 and can compel European cabinets TO subj
ate their policies to him for his approval, but G
md hemisphere, it may be suggested, is qu
90 enough for him to attempt 10 dominate.