Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
FAIRBANKS NOT AN ICEBERG
Pen Picture Of Vice President that Give
Lie to the Oartoonists.
HAS HABIT OF MAKING FRIENDS
Warm and Cordial Greeting Il
Extended 20 Every visitor
whether of Low or
High Degree.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

About half the newspaper cartoonists,
whenever they are short on ideas, draw an
iclcle or a snow man, label Il Fairbanks
and let Il go at that AS a result half tho
visitors to the capitol when conducted into
the room OF Vice President Fairbanks eN-
pect TO run into a sudden fall of tempera
ture-thcy expect a chilly reception. Tn
der such circumstances It Is not surprising
that visitors TO that same vice presidential
room are somewhat dazed as they leave
II, for Instead OF freezing shilly atmos-
phere they find a warmth and cordially
surrounding Charles Warren Fairbanks
which they have been led to believe never
existed. The truth is no one ever had
cause to complain OF the reception given
him by Mr.. Fairbanks since the first day
he entered public life in Washington. 1t
lie not within the power of humanity to
fathom the motives which underlie the
actions Of public men, and II is of course
possible there is nothing sincere in the
greeting which Charles w. Fairbanks al
ways extends to those who are presented
II him. He must be consummate actor
indeed II that cordiality is put on and he
must also possess greater stock Of II
than any other man in public life. for
whether It be the page boy or the states
man who greets him the result is always
a cordial bow and a hearty handshake.
Mr.. Fairbanks wins friends every day,
and this winning streak is no new thing
with him. He first came to Washington
as senator ten years ago, II his veins
had been filled with ice water, as the car
toonists try to make out, he would scarcely
have been chosen to make the race with
Theodore Roosevelt. II any cause existed
for clubbing him an iceberg" he would not
lave enjoyed the real esteem of his col
leagues which he certainly possesses TO a
marked degree.
The truth Is Charles Warren Fairbanks
is an able man, a safe man and a popular
man among those who know him, and IL
is perhaps because of these qualities that
other less able and equally ambitious
statesmen take pains to create the i'm
preston that the blood OF the vice president
is composed Of white corpuscles and that
his normal temperature is only degree
or two above 80 Fahrenheit.
New Passport Measure.
Ordinarily a bill introduced in either
house of congress seven weeks before the
date Of final adjournment would be con-
sidered as having no chance whatever Of
| enactment into law. But Representative
Perkins of New York has prepared and has
introduced a measure of great Importance
which will probably be placed on the stat
ute books before the end Of the session.
The bill is in line with the report made 10
Secretary Root by a commission, appointed
by that official, which is designed to pre-
vent many abuses which have grown up in
connection with the issuance of passports
to foreign born citizens and especially those
growing out OF the habit of certain of
/ ho ~ "a N
the United States return to the country of
their birth and claim exemption from local
laws because of their American citizen
ship.
| The first section of the bill authorizes
the issue of passports to persons not citi-
zens of the United States, when the applt-
cant has declared his intention to become
a citizen and has resided in the United
States for three years, provided that such
passport shall not be valid more than six
months; that It shall not be renewed and
that 1t shall not be valid in the country
OF which the holder was a citizen prior
to making his declaration of intention.
The second section regulates the issuance
of passports to native born American resi-
dents.
Section g. is entirely new and is the
most important. Its text is as follows:
That any American citizen shall be
deemed to have eXpatriated himself when
| he has been naturaliZed in any foreign
state in conformity with its laws, or when
he has taken an oath OF allegiance to any
| foreign state, or when he has become domi-
| ciled in a foreign state.
When any naturalized citizen shall have
resided for Ave years in foreign state II
shall be presumed that he has become
domiciled therein, and that he has ceased
! TO be an American citizen: Provided, how
ever that such presumption may be over
! On no
| evidence to a diplomatic or consular officer
of the United States, under such rules and
may prescribe And, provided also, that
| no American citizen shall be allowed to
expatriate himself when this country is
| at war.
naturalization of Women.
| Section relates to the nationality
of married American women. II provides
that any American woman who marries
foreigner shall take the nationality OF
her husband. At the termination Of the
| material relations she may resume her
| American citizenship, II abroad. by regis
! tering as an American citizen within one
! year with a consul of the United States
| or by returning to reside in the United
States, OF. If residing in the United States
| at the termination OF the marital relation
| by continuing TO reside therein.
| Inc ulln SttNlOH pIONlueS AIdA any lbi
eign woman who acquires American citi-
zenship by marriage shall retain such
citizenship after the termination Of the
marital relation, provided she remains a
resident of the United States, unless she
shall formally renounce the same. If she
resides abroad she may retain her Ameri-
can citizenship by registering with an
American consul within one year after the
| termination of such marital relation.
The remaining two sections of the bill
define the rights OF children Of aliens born
TO parents who subsequently became citi-
gems, and OF children of Americans resid-
| ing abroad. The principal change proposed
is that children OF Americans born outside
| Of the United States, II they continue "a
reside outside the United States. must, In
order to receive the protection Of thii
government be required, upon reaching th'