The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-04
NATURALIZATION
Of TURKS WILL
GO TO COURTS
Government Not Satisfied With
Ruling Of Department of
i Commerce and Labor
SCIENTISTS ClAIM THEY BEL0NG
TO THE WHITE RACE ENTIRELY

q " JUL UUUeUS lunO6 III UUuulSSo
Conditions Under Which They Live
Has Caused Change in Color-Ab.
surd to. Make Distinct Race Out Of
Either Light or Dark People.
> Washington. Nov. 4.-The question
Of granting naturalization to Turkish
subjects is for the determination of
competent courts. This is the attitude
of the state department as defined In
q statement issued today, and is taken
to indicate that the department Is not
prepared to accept without question
the conclusion of the bureau of
naturalization of the department Of
commerce and labor, that Turkish
subjects are not entitled to natural
ization.
IS The recent ruling of Chief Richard
K. Campbell of the bureau of natural
ization that Syrians and their racial
kindred who are Turkish subjects,
were barred therefore from natural
were marred therefore from natural
ization under existing laws, called
forth public statement of protest
from the Ottoman charge d'affaires q
few days ago. The state departments
view Is that Turkey is responsible, in
3 large measure, for the situation that
has arisen. The departments state
n1ent is as follows:
For q quarter of century the
government Of the United States has
sought and today continues to. seek
to negotiate with the Ottoman govern
u1ent q naturalization convention to
provide for the recognition by that
government of the expatriatiOn of
Turkish subjects duly naturalized as
American citizens. This we'll illus
trates the fact that there has been
absolutely no change in the policy or
view Of the department of state on the
subject of the naturalization of Turk
igh subjects
''1he bases Of recent press reports
I nDon this Qnestion have only recently
come to the notice Of the department
of state. Insofar as such reports may
have been discussed as affecting the
question of naturalization, it is hard
ly necessary to state that they are
without effect upon the above policy
or upon the, question of granting
Naturalization question which now,
as In the past. is for the determin-
alton ofsthe competent courts.
CAS- further illustration of the
policy above indicated it may be ad-
ded that the government of the United
States, by the issuance tof passports
and by the good Offices Of the foreign
service, has always sought to give
to American citizens of Turkish origin
precisely the same protection afforded
to all other citizens of the United
States in foreign countries
Expert Opinion.
According to the view held by the
race experts of the Smithsonian in
stitution, the Syrians, large portion
Of, the Armenians, the Arabs, Semi
tics and dwellers of northern Africa,
such as the Egyptians, notwithstand-
Ing the fact that the hot sun in that
climate has tanned their skins, are
rs much part Of the white race as
any blonde white man can be.
DR.. justin s. Kirreh of New York,
who has been upturning every avail
able stone In Washington recently in
his efforts to overthrow Mr.. Camp
BELLS ruling. has appealed to the
Smithsonian experts with. results
which he regards as highly satisfac-
tory. He came out last night with
The statement that DIR. "A. H. Hrdlicka
Of the institutes division of physical
anthropology, has entirely confined
his contention that the Syrians and
their racial kindred. sought by Mr..
Campbell to be excluded, are indis-
putably of.the white race. No official
utterance on the subject has been
made by the Smithsonian institution,
which shows no disposition to enter
the controversy In any formal way
In the absence Of an official request.
Hrdlika informed him that SO far
we're the Syrians from being of the
yellow, race that they never had any
dealings or connection whatsoever
with these mongols and that every
history would sustain that contention.
CDR Hrdlicka explained" said DR..
ktrreh, that it is absurd to attempt
10; make distinct race out of the
blonde whites as out of the dark
whites. There is but one white race
In the world, which inhabits Europe
and the Mediterranean countries; q
part Of that white race, including the
Syrians, large portion of the Ar
menians. Portuguese, Spaniards, Cor
sicans, Canary Islanders, southern
Italians and sicilians, the modern
Greeks, Venecians, Arabs, Semetics,
Egyptians and other dwellers in
northern Africa, make up that part
Of the white race, which on account
Of the hot climate in which the peo-
pie live. have brown tanned skins,
but they are as much a part of the
white race as any blonde white man."
HE further stated that the capacity
and size of the brain of the Syrians,
and those other nations above mem
toned equals those of the people of
the north of Europe who are some-
what fairer in complexion. and that
In ideas and ideals they are Identical.
The doctor added that many of what
we call the brown complexioned
whites are found In Germany and
France. The doctor said he had had
secession 70 examine physically Ar