The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

OF the United States Of America and have
temporarily returned to Germany on bus
mess or for pleasure. Docs Germany's
action in this regard depend on or is II in
1uenced by the question OF age Mt which
the particular person has emlgrated from
Germany and whether or not he per-
formed military service there before be-
coming citizen Of the United States?
In other words. does Germany recognize
the United states citizenship acquired
by naturalization as relieving her former
citizens from the u0ieatlcn OF military
service, and II SO to what extent
IT. II. l..
The subject is of such Importance that
SPACE may well be spared for a state
mcnt of the doctrine OF the Department Of
state In the matter. II is contained In
paragraph LOG OF Van Dyne's citizenship
OF the United states"
~ German subject is liable 70 military
service from the time hc has completed
tho seventeenth year OF his age until the
forty-fifth year, active service lasting
from the beginning OF his twentieth year
20 the end Of his thirty sixth year.
~ German who emigrates before he Is | :
years old. or before he has been actually
called upon to- appear before the military
authorities. may. after residence In
the United states and after due natural
!zation. return to Germany on visit.
but his right to remain In his former
home Is denied by Germany, and he may
he expelled after n brief sojourn on the
ground that he left Germany merely to
eVnde military service. II IL not saie
for a person who has been expelled to
return 10 Germany without having oh
famed pcrmIssion 10 do SO In advance.
\ person who has completed his military
service and has reached his th!rty-nrst
year and become an American citizen
may safely return to Germany.
Tho treaties between the United states
md the German States provide that Ger
man subjects who have become citizens OF
the United states shall he recognized az
such upun their return to Germany II
they resided In the United states Ave
Years.
But n raturallz,d American OF Ger
man birth liz liable to trial and punish
mert upon return TO Germany for an
offence against German law committed
before emigration. saving always the
limitations Of the laws ~ Germany
Il I've cmlgrlted after he enrolled as n
recruit In the standing army II he emil
grated while in service or while on leave
Of absence for A limited tir1e: II. having
an unlimited leave or being in the re-
serve, he cml grated after receiving call
into service or after public rroclamI'
ton requiring his service. or after wal
broke out--he is liable to trial and pun
ishm,nt on return
Has Prussia cumulative voting on the
election Of members Of the Rcich.tag;
j. -. WALTON.
In voting FOR the Landtag. the popular
chamber Of the Kingdom and not Of th'
empire, the voters are divided into three
classes according 20 the amount Of taxes
they pay: the largest taxpayers. VINO to-
uather pay one-third OF the ttNe! con
shutting the first class the next hiGh's
taXpayers, who together pay another
third. forming the second class: and th'
, remaining taxpayers forming the thirc
class Each class Of voters chooses Al
equal number OF electors. who then as
seu1blr and choose the representative
Thus it is seen that the moneved Glaze
| have more decided ADVANTAGE. ON
/ sl,ctor * chosen from about $50 OF tn
/ porulation and representatives are dis
{ trihu,ed on the b sis Of on Tor abou
! ~. nou irhah!tlnts
The members OF the EciChstas arr
chosen in accordance w,th the terms o
the imperial Cons; tuition The sppor
uonment .s such that Prussia has abou
/ threc-nfihs OF the total membership
/ Members are chosen by single, d.stric
/ ticket
! Kindly. in your very helpful CUES
! tons and Answers column, settle It'll
matter that an esteemed friend OF min
and myself have agreed 70 refer To you
| This IL tho question After the clos" q
/ the civil war. IN reConStruction days, die
! the late Gen. Sckles nave command OF
military division which included the stat
| OF Georgia with headquarters somowhei
/ in that State j. g. H.
lie was appointed to the command o
/ the military district OF the Carolinas Il
| 1868. and Tor two years he carried on
the reconstruction policy SO energetlcall,
that President Johnson relieved him o
( his command As sop the Preslden
. bntIfu Iu lDIIllllstN' iilHl +'''hS''i w w
Netherlands. but Gen, Sickles decline,
the post.
/ | have in memory the phrase pirate O
/ the blessings of peace" What Is il
| source and what is the rest Of ~
EDWARD KoIILMLYER
Tenuyson In Maud:
Why do they pirate OF the blessings q
peace We have made them a curse
Plckpockets. each hand LISTING for a
that IL not It's own;
And lust Of gain, In the spirit Of Cain,
II better or worse,
Than the heart Of tho citizen kissing /
war on his own hearthstone7
Can you inform me when white wa
made the element OF purity?
WALTER s, KELLEY.
Investigation has revealed no more a
To white than the natural figure OF III
cloth washed white and the sense q
purity as physical cleanness. But tn
research discovers the extremely interest
ing fact that light blue Is In decorativ
art stll more distinctive a symbol O
moral purity. Perhaps some OF gu
friend, can supply initial dates for IN
spectrum morality and reasons therefor
The purity Of heavenly blue calls for con