The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-30
VOTER HERE, BUT CAN'TGBTIk
MICHIGAN MAN BARRED AFTER
ATRIP TO EUROPE.
He'd Never Taken Out Final Papers, but
Had Cast Baiiots for Several Presidents
Has Sl.lOO, but Ellis Island says
He's Too Old, Though He's Only a..

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Has SLIGO, but Ellis Island says
August Albert, who says that he has
voted for several Presidents, including
Theodore Roosevelt, arrived here on Sun
day IN the steerage OF the Hamburg Ameri-
can liner Hamburg. from Hamburg, and,
admitting that he was not citizen OF the
United States, but was citizen OF the state
OF Michigan, was sent to Ellis Island.
Albert Is 83 years old and had been ma
king a living az q farmer In Michigan for
thirty.two years He Ia unmarried. He
wanted to see his old home and the last
few q his old friends in Saxony and took
a trip to Germany about a year ago. He
was considerably surprised when told at
Ellis Island that re probably would tie sent
back tecause Of his age, notwithstanding
that he had been 30 long resident of Michi-
gan, and the fact that he had been while
there on an equal footing with the native
citizers
He showed $i,1es.2o in American money
10 prove that he was not likely to become
n public charge and declared that he re-
earded himself as still capable Of working
as farmer. He was examined by the Ellis
Island physician and pronounced too old
to enter the country. Then he was taken
before the special board Of inquiry and ex-
amined in English, which he speaks well.
He told some OF the younger men,
beers of the board after it was decided that
he should be excluded that he had voted
for President Of the United States when
they we're little children, and he did not
think it right that he should be deported.
He admitted that he had no papers to prove
his declaration, but said that 1t had been
only necessary for him to declare his in
ten,ion of becoming a citizen in order to
gain citizenship in Michigan.
The Board of Special Inquiry did not
take the trouble to look up the subject of
Michigan citizenship. If it he'd 1t would
hive found that Gny ellen who he's ce-
Iarei his intention In that State two end
ia half years prior to Nov. 8. 1892, has become
citizen. Albert says he is not subject
of the Emperor W'lllifm, End 81 he is tlso
not citizen of tho United Ststos he would
like to know where he belongs unless 1t
is in Michigan.
If the decision Of the Docrd Of Inquiry
holds he will be q. man without country
Albert, it would SEEM is not e. citizen Of the
United States, but is O. citizen Of tie ST to
Of Michigan. b. our pe'uii IT lc.ws p citizen
I Of the United States rnfy not be oitizea
Rof the State in which he resides, ind F.
| citizen of State my not be citizen OF
! he United Ststes
Now If 1t were possible for Albert to
! and directly from an Immigrant ship at
1 bort Of Michigan he probably would, by
courtesy at least, be permitted to resume
his citizenship, but landing within the
! Federal jurisdiction at this port, remote
/ from his American home, he runs the risk
Of being sent back as an alien on the ground
| Of old age 1t might be possible to per-
niade the Governor Of Michigan to request
the Federal Government to give Albert up.
n Meanwhile. some new found friends havo
\ Interested themselves In his case, and ar
/ appeal has been made to the Department
/ Of Commerce and Labor.
Gustav Stutz, who had been living in
\ths neghborhood ten years and working
Vt his trade Of butcher, and who. decided
bst November to revisit his native Ger
/ kany, tried to como back to New York
st May, but was excluded because he
lad polypus. He had the polypus re-
moved on the other side and started again
for New York two weeks ago. He was
rsmembered at Ellis Island and admitted
that he had been excluded in May. He
aid he was not citizen Of any State and
had not declared his intention Of becoming
one 1t was decided that he was suffering
from senility and he was excluded. He is
IS years old