The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-15
POLITICIANS
MUST GET
BUSY EARLIER
NATURALIZATION FOR ELECTION
DAY MUST ALL BE COMPLETED
NEXT MONTH.

As a result of the new naturalization
law the usual antl-election rush OF
political naturalizations cannot take
place this year. Under no circum-
stances can there be a naturalization
within thirty days of any general cleo
ton and this year there cannot be any
for ninety days after September q, for
on that date the new law goes into eff
feet, and it takes ninety days to COM
plete the profess of getting final
citizenship papers, under the new
law.
In the past, elections here have been
preceded by a general rounding up of
persons eligible to become citizens, and
there has been a rushing business in
passing them during the days prior to
election. The new law requires the
clerk of the court i'm which naturaliza-
lions asked for to post the application
I'm a public place as soon as it is filed
and it is to remain on file ninety days
before being acted upon. In view of
this enactment, the prediction rush OF
naturalizations will have to come off
next month if at all, and it is expected
that September will see many persons
made citizens here. Additional rea-
son for completing the process Of ma
| turalization before the new law goes
into effect is that it makes the pro-
cess more difficult.
One effect of the law, it is believed,
is to take away the special privilege
under which old residents of Hawai-
have been able to become citizens with
out going through the regular routine
When Hawaii was annexed It was pro-
vided that old residents of the islands
might become American citizens with
out going through the ordinary pro-
cess of declaring intention and ther
waiting a couple of years. This was
a special privilege accorded to resi-
dents of these islands only, and it has
been very largely taken advantage of
1t is believed by many lawyers that thu
new act takes away the privilege. Th'
act says that persons shall be ADMITTED
to citizenship in the United states IL
the manner it provides, and in no othe
way.
Governor Carter is studying the new
law with a view to complying with tn
request of the Department of Com
merce and Labor that he make IN
necessary announcements and nout
the department what courts here ar
competent to take the matter up IN
act appears to be somewhat peculia
mixing up of executive and judicia
duties for it places the entire matte
of naturalization under the departmen
of Commerce and Labor, giving tha
t department power to make rules, pre-
vide forms of application, etc, but 9
= the same time designates what sol
= Lof courts shall grant the naturalization
$ and how they shall do it. Governc
t Carter was not at the executive chan
y bers today, but he sent from his Kas
q laval home for the copy of the act re
D ceived from the department, EVIDENT
E intending to spend a part of the day
looking into it.
II The act contains many new feature
and retains most of the old ones Or
. of the paragraphs is as follows:
"In case the alien applying to be az
e mitted to citizenship has borne an
hereditary title, or has been of any
= the orders of nobility in the kingdom
Il state from which he came he shall,
" addition to the above requirement
% make an express remuneration of h
d title or order of nobility in the cou
,, to which his application is made al
= his Remuneration shall be recorded
= the court"