The sun., 1890-01-16
FORCED INTO CITIZENSHIP.
BRAZILIAN DICTA TORS ISSUE A SWEEP
INC NATURdLIZITION DECREE

Ali Foreign Residents Citizens Unless
They Register TheIr ccllnation-Hn-
definite Portponemcut OF thr Elections.
The Rio Neps of Dec. 10. copies of which
arrived on tho steamship Hersche yesterday,
contains some Interesting facts and comments
on the state OF affairs in the new republic.
Here is q copy OF the decree Of Dec. 10 in re-
gard to the citizenship OF foreigners which the
Provisional Government passed on that date:
ARTICLE !. All foreigners residing in Bra2i Nov is
1885, arc considered Brazilian citizens except by
declaration contrary made before tile proper
nicipRity within six months from the publication OF
this decree.
ARTICLE ,. All foreigners who have resided in the
country for two years after the date Of this decree Will
be considered BraEans with the exception OF such
exclude themselves from this right through the decnra
tion referred to in Article l.
ARTICLE 3. All foreigners naturaEed by this decree
will enjoy all the civil and political rights of native
born citizens being eligible to all public offices with the
exception of that of Chief of state
The Ne,cs comments on this as follows:
ThiS makes naturalization practically obligatory In
the foreigner does not 20 to the trouble and
pense OF registering his refusal to accept Brazilian cit
zenship This measure Is extremely unwise and arbi-
trary. and may lead unpleasant complications No
can be compelled to surrender his nationality
against his will and Government, particularly those
Of the military nations OF Europe will to have
its subjects forced into foreign alliance No mere de
cree can transform a German into Brazilian
The same paper In another editorial urges
tho republicans TO call IL Constitutional AS
sembly at once. 1t says:
In the present sxremsy sensitive state OF the Lon
tieS we must nc permitted he SErsy OF advising the
ReroUs TO delay the organization responsible and
permanent Goyernment beyond Jhe time necessary 70
that this will called within year others say two
the SS Son,y so viii
opposing monarcnical elements are cleared out Wodo
know what the Intentions or the Govern
ment are but they are in any sense represented by
90 aa
The @ Of SSG beyond the
the monarchy s at an end we should Ike TO see the
possible. must Se remsa6sred that foreign in.
one Of and the sesmsSt ca
not safely be delayed.
By decree Of Dec. Z the old Municipal
Chamber was dissolved by the Government
and a committee Of seven appointed to man
age municipal affairs in its place. The citizens
under the old Board the city affairs were but
indifrerently administered.
Albert sa!ss viii 60 ays @Ssh"Fon n' as thc
brazilian Minister and as President OF the
5ne o ErSsts
the Sac Paulo Law School, and has been con-
ptected with the press. He is q brother OF the
On Dec. il. at the Department OF. Agricul-
ture. three proposals. for laying the telegraph
were opened One was signed by the Presi-
dent of the Central and South American Tele-
graph Company. the second by the represena-
tive of the Soci6t6 GGnGrale dc T6l6phons and
the Soci6t6 FRANCHISE de T6legraphes Sous
Martns, and the third sent from the Legation
Secretary of the Dom Pedro II. American Tele-
graph and Gable Company. Particulars of the
proposals and the decision OF tho department.
were not announced.
Flint & Co. received a cable from Para yester-
day which says that the rate OF exchange has
advanced to 26h. This is an improvement of
O half penny on the day before. and indicates
an encouraging outlook.