The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-01
USES OF PASSPORTS.
Every American Travelling In Foreign
Lands Should IAavO One.


Every American Travelling I'm Foreign
Lands Should lAavo One.
Very few American born citizens
know the value of % passport; every
naturalized citizon is aware that these
Httlo documents are Of incalculable
value" remarked man who makes out
nearly evory passport secured BY Chica-
so citizens.
Most people think that tho passport
entities the bearer to pass freely
whorever ho wishes to go. They ro-
gard tho paper much rs q railroad man
does an annual pass. But I have
known OF parties who had consider Il bio
trouble on Austrian territory. That
government takes advantage OF a V ory
peculiar state Of affairs to secure Amer
lean citizens for its army. Take, for
instance, young Austrian who cvados
military service by fleeing to Amer
lea, whore no takes out his
naturalization papers. lie wishes
to return to his old homo to sec
the folks. so obtains passport,
Tho naturalization certificate, a full de-
scription of the applicant. and tho usual
fec are scnt to the Department of State,
and Mr.. ex-Austrian takes tho oath Of
allegiance. Soon afterward tho re-
quired document, with its array OF seals
and tho signature of tho Secretary OF
State arrives, and the traveller starts
out with full confidence in his papcr.
Now, he might have given his name as
John Abenbrod; but, unknown to him,
that is not his full namo as recorded in
the archives of Austria When he was
ChriStAnnH N IoL, -
is true, but number of others we're
added. so that his namo might be John
Jean Paul Wilhelm August Abenbrod.
Arriving within Austrian territory, he
presents his passport to the project
"Oh, yes. you are John Abcnbrod in
America" remarks the otticor. but we
have namo on our books for military
service OF John Joan, etc., Abenbrod. You
are tho man we want" And tho govern
ment has taken men undor these Dir
oumstances. One Of my applicants had
managed to save enough money to cross
tho ocean and see his mother He
never dreamed but that his passport
would secure him immunity Thirty
minutes after his arrival, and while he
was occupying n pleasant place by the
old firosido, Il priest arrived, almost
breathloss from running, and announced
that the officials were on the visitors
track. The poor follow narrowly es-
capped by Fastening out OF the country,
by way OF Italy, moro like criminal
than an American traveller, as he sup
posed himself to be.
Tho nativc-born citizen carries his
passport to prevent serious inconven-
fence at tho hands OF the inconseouent.
ial foreign officials. Itestablishes and
proves his citizenship beyond a perad-
venture. An American could, however,
IL he was determined, go about at will
Tho police act differently toward a
simon-puro American. Ono of our
Wholesale druggists was promcnading
tho Champs Elysoos, when creature,
bodeckod with an abundance OF gold
lace and sclf-import accostcd him
His questions were actually insulting,
but the druggist merely showed his
port beneath tho officials nose. Imme-
diately thore was change. Tho fellow
began to tremble, and he returned tho
parchment with many bushes and
'pardongs.' don't believo very much
in the passport scheme, but for all that
would hardly take q trip to L urope
without one.
"A female relative of Our Carter Wis
itod Berlin unprovidcd with passport.
Sho was compelled to report to tho police
headquarters evory fortnight. Another
Chicago druggist, named Miller, OBJ
tanned tho regular passport but some
one told him to uso his naturalization
papers as far as they would work Ar
irving at his birth place. he presented
his papers. The officer escorted him to
headquarters, whore Miller was told to
sit among lot OF mcndicants and
violators of tho city's laws. becoming
weary OF this, Miller produced his pass
port, and the official Immediately gave
the desired permission to 20 about I'M
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