The morning times., 1896-08-23
HOW TO GET 4 PASSPORT
History of a Necessary Piece Of
Paper for Travellers Abroad.
CHANGED LAW PROPOSED
Few Persons Who Have Not Been to
Europe Kn5w How to Proceed
to Obtain Credentials.


Time was when every cltizeh Vi VIC
United states contemplating trip abroad
secured a passport in order to insure him
self and his safety OF life, limb and
,roner,v
r, ., ,,,ro him safe copdnct
49,, ,,r.;,orv ., all nations with
,,,a ,,,.,,o ,.,. a, neac. and on.
,i,,ed him In the protectiop of the chiefs
,r ,ero,ions and consuls of the United
states IN whom ne might apply.
On. roo,,re which led MANY persons to
procrre nassnorts in the mast has been
To ,n.,ns or idaptifio,,;on which il af
,,.,o,, for mo o,,,n.- u,ben no ,sred for rho
nj, ,,,,,;,,, ,i,,ht no ,.,, IN hin, wbi,.
in roro,,n n,r,s This Identification which
tho ,.,s.,,or, IN ,,;ye 10 y.rv,mnerrec,
-. - -. ,,o,.a,,o ,o,,ofr,ce or
fiIt.,s j., I,,,.,,, and A.;,t,,. ci,ies beep
;n,,,o,,,, o., IT, -, ,,,or.v or,ers and repis
,aro, ,o,,.rs IN nartia. who had n M osspo,t.
,,,,,o ,,ns,r;,,,io ion or which ,bey ans wer. al
,,,,,,, -, ;ro,os,or. and securc the
r,,I,,a,,,o,,,,,,-,r,oo ners,,s rrom whom
-, -, 1,,,,,ir,,o ,ba ,as.nor, nv fr,udp-
,a,,, -. or,r,;no, means mat this dozen.
,,an, 10 ,o Io,,.- ,cc.nted ,s a nroof of
,,a,,,,tr r,os, ro;n,. .,broaa
Tho Traveller leaves with n sufficient
,p,nlv of money tn carry him to a certain
ooiat moi, c,-irr, to corry n ,,r,e amount
:. . ,-;,, ,,;,,, On, n. ,,,r;o,s ,,as;g
,,,od nIaco, orders addi,i,ra, suus of
,,nno, 10 ho CON, ,o him t,,rougb tho mail
10 MS surprise, ne fihus in iiiu! III
stances that The postmaster, VINO mas peeh
rendered wary py frequent payments 10
wrong parties, refuses 10 hahd out the
nIaii matter wbich rlghtiy peiohGs 10
biin. Inc presentation Oh passports" Win
It's description OF the man VINO secured IL
ana whose maine IS on IT, uoes MOI he'p
hiauers' as tne postmaster mas peeh iooieu
ny tbis game. ana lie asks tor more PROOF
ot 'he Ha'eer identity.
lhere nave peeh numerous cases IN
~mcb TOURISTS nave peen actually re-
duced TO want at European towns IN Sc
qnestered parts OF the continent, wbie
large sums or money Consigned TO them
'.,' 80" "s 'ns pos' ".u - "ni,n ,ie
lack of Identification. although they have
Trcle Sans passpor,s in their pockets
There will he introducod in,o the n,xt
Coppress hill, wb,c cb W iunrov,de for radical
CHANGES in Tho possnort wba, tbesa
proposed changes are win he dwelt upon
here
A passport was originally before il come
in.o usa ne , n,.aps Of Identification , ro-
oucst from one government for other mowers
to permit the hearcrto nass freely without
let ar bindrance ,hrouph their ,crri,orv
Jt contained n descrintion or tbe rarson
vhn secured the passnort and also his
name. Throughout The British Fmpire n
nassportis NOT reouired on entering ar I,av.
mo ar from foreign residents
..,te frontiers Of Russia and Of Turkey
/, is absolutely necessary and must he
nro,,uced on depand in an ofber conn, r;.s
,r r,,rone Tho bolIariS n,t,xann,ad from
o,sor,-,rr ,h, ,,,io,,, ,na ,,,rr;o;,,, ,o,,,
NO p,evr;si, Inmun;,, o,n,ot bo socur,,,
30 ,,,,r o;,;,o,s Will -, s,,, ,,,,o,, -
-, ~ ~, ,ooss.,,;,-, ,sso,. ,,,,,
80, ,- .,,,a,., 49,, 80
WILL FhobAbLi NhEp L.
A man may succeed in entering Paris
without Il passport and may even sojourn
there and acquire a residence but If he
enters into business, or if he in any way
becomes a fixture in Paris he will in all
probability be called upon for a passport.