The sun., 1895-01-02
The Russians Here Who Take the
Oath of Loyalty to the Gar.

| This official advertisement was recently
| printed in The Sun, under the authority Of
the Russian Consul-General in this city:
"ToRussrAS SUBJECTS of the Greek Orthodox faith
an opportunity will be given to allegiance to
II. NJ. Emperor NICHOLAS H. the 10th OF January.
1885, at the ofice OF the Consulate General of Rus
sia. 2s State street, from IL to2."
The Christians of the Orthodox Greek
Church are thus put the last among the
Cars subjects here resident, to enjoy the
privilege of taking the oath of allegiance
The first to enjoy it here after the demise OF
ALEXANDER III. were the loyal Jewish sub
jects OF the empire, and large number of
them seized the opportunity as quickly as
possible. After they had sworn fealty,
official notice was given through advertise
ment in THE SUN that Russian subjects of
the Roman Catholic and Evangelical Lu-
theran faiths" would be permitted to take
the oath on the 2sth of November, at
the office of the Consulate General of
Russia in State street; and many of them
appeared there to take it at the prescribed
time. And now, finally, or on the 10th of
January, Russian subjects of the Greek
Orthodox faith " are to enjoy the privilege
which has already been granted to their
Jewish fellow subjects and to their Roman
Catholic and Evangelical Lutheran fellow
subjects There are in New York con-
siderable body Of loyal Russians of the class
last designated by the Cars Consul Gen
eral, but not nearly so many, we are very
sure, as of the other three classes previously
designated
A transcript of the names of all our Rus
sian residents who take the oath will un-
doubtedly be transmitted to st. Petersburg,
and will be preserved there for reference in
case any dispute shall arise as to the citizen
ship of any Russian living here, and In other
cases in which such transcript may be OF
service to the Cars Government, or the po-
lice department OF It. All Russians among
us who take the oath Of allegiance to the
Gar, had better understand that the act is a
serious one, and may turn out to be either
advantageous or disadvantageous to them
some time or other.
We have heard that some OF those who have
already taken the oath had previously pro-
cured their first papers OF naturalization as
American citizens. 1t must be remembered
by these people that the papers in question
become worthless and of no effect, so soon
as they swear allegiance to foreign Govern
ment; that they cannot ask protection in
any event as citizens or intending citizens of
the United States that their fealty is TO
another power, in peace or in war, and that
they must appear in any American court as
aliens. They will have 10 obey our laws so
long as they live here, but our jurisdiction
over them extends no further than that,
and their privileges are limited to those pos
sessed by other persons ofalien allegiance
We must call their attention to one thing
which they may not think of. 1t is the
bounden duty of every man of them who
has procured his first papers of naturaliza-
tion, TO return these papers TO the court from
which they were procured, as soon as he
takes the oath to another Government. Amy
one who fails to do this is guilty OF perpe-
trating fraud which cannot be overlooked
by the American authorities, and which may
be dangerous TO the party who perpetrates