The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
Naturalization 0F
WOMEN
IVY SPEED SMITH EXPLAINS
PROCESS FOR BENEFIT
OF sUFFRAeIsrs.
Marriage to American Men p..,.
Easiest Way Suffrage Amendu.,.
st'rs Inquiry on the Part Of rh...
Who Want to Know Requlr.m.,,.
for Voting Privilege.

e"V TriVIte0e.
The easiest way for a woman -
come naturalized in the United g..
Is to marry an American cit,zon
cording to Jno. Speed Smith. cbiet
aminer Of the United States n.t,.s,.
zation bureau for the Northwest
Since the passage of the wom.,
rage amendment inquiries have ,na.
poured in upon Examiner Smith - ~
fine woman's status.
All sorts of qualifications ,or q,
privilege of voting have been bu,,os
AZ me-" said Mr.. Smith the other dow
out the way have suggested is afto.
All, the easiest way for a woman ~
become naturalized. :"
How It IL Done.
Unmarried women are na+rro,,-
able citizenship Of wife follows thai .,
the husband, that is, If a natiye-horn
woman marries foreigner in the Uni
TED States or elsewhere she loses her
citizenship, but if foreign woman mar
rles citizen of the United States she
becomes an American. A native
American woman who marries a for.
elgner may, however, resume her for.
mer citizenship at the termination Of
the marriage relation, if within ono
years thereafter she registers with the
American consul declaration that she
desires to resume her former citizen.
ship; or by returning to the United
States to reside, or, if residing in the
United States at the time of the dis.
solution of the marriage relation. BY
continuing to reside in her native
country.
Retains Citizenship.
1T is also to be remembered that a
foreigner who marries an American
retains her citizenship in this country
If she continues to reside in the United
States, and that this holds unless she
renounces the sovereignty of the
United States.
Allen women living in the United
States whose husbands refuse to be-
come naturalized cannot become cit.
gems of this country unless they get
a divorce.
AN unmarried alien woman q
years old may become a citizen after
continual residence of five years in
the country, one full year of which
has been spent in the state where she
makes her application.
Must Declare Intent.
'She must declare her intention OF
becoming a citizen before clerk Of
some court of record, and then not
less than two years or more than
seven years after she must file petit
ton verified by the affidavits OF at
least two credible witnesses who are
citizens of the United States, and who
shall state in their affidavits that they
have personally known the applicant
to be resident of the United states
for period of at least five years con-
tinuously and of the state, district OF
territory in which the application Is
made for period of at least one year
preceding the date of the filing OF inc
petition. The next step Is declare
ton in open court that she entirey
renounces all allegiance to any foreign
prince, potentate or sovereignty, snu
that she will support the constltu1'0n
Of the United States"
Provisions for Widows.
Examiner Smith said that these IL
substance were the principal require
ments of the new naturalization act -
they affect woman. except tna' , :no
widow and minor children OF an allea
who died before he is naturallAsu,
after declaring his intention to oecon'
a citizen, need not declare tneii 100
tentions: also that woman VINO uos
not wish to change her name tnloa .sa
marriage may change it under .s .ns
naturalization act, which pros ..sa
that it shall be lawful at tne ,.a If
and as part of the naturailza ~ dis.
any alien. for the court, in ,'s .,; u
erection. upon the petition OF sucn ane If
- = make = decree changing the name =.
such alien, and q certinca.e ~ .ccord.
shall be issued III "
ance Herewith"