Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05

ticie appearing in yesterdays Star-BuI
ietin and discussing Americas neutral
ity and some events Of history perth
ent at the present time aroused qrea,
interest among the readers Of thi.
paper. The following article by the
same author Is Of even greater Ioea
interest because Of the calling out oil
the German reservists in Hawaii BY
the German consul.)
Anent the calling out of the German
reserves, the following, taken from the
circular notice issued by the Depart
ment of State an Washington in 1901
is interesting; 81.
The Information given below is be.
1eVed to be correct, yet it is not to be
considered oficial. as ii relates to the
laws and regulations of a foreign eoun.
try.
"A German subject is liable to mill.
tary service from the time he has com.
pleted the 18th year of his age until
his 18th year, active service lasting
from the beginning of his goth year
to the end Of his 36th year. r.
"A German who emigrates before
he is IL years old, or before he has
been actually called upon to appear
before the military authorities, may,
after residence in the United States
OF five years and after due naturaiiza-
ton, return to Germany on visit, but
his right to remain in his former home
is denied by Germany and he may be
expelled after brief sojourn on the
ground that he left Germany merely
to evade military service. 1t is not
safe for a person who has once been
expelled to return to Germany without
permission to do so in advance. A per-
son who has completed his military
service and mas reached his 31st year
and become an American citizen may
safely return TO Germany. II
The treaties between the United
States and the German States provide
that German subjects who have be-
come citizens OF the United States,
shall be recognized As such upon their
return to Germany If they. resided In
the Unitad States Ave, yeats n
but a inatnraiized .AInerfcafi of Ger.
man birth y liable to trial and punish
iment upon tetdrn to Germany for an
pffense against German law committed
before emigration. saving always the
limitations of the laws of, Germany IL
he emigrat6d after he was enrolled as
a recruit 10 the standing .armtsa he
emigrated while ontservice or while on
leave of absence for {, limited time; il
having an unlimited leave, or being in
the reserve, he emigrated after receivli
Ing cali into service or after a public
proclamation requiring his appearance,
or after war broke out. he is liable to-
trial and punishment -Apon his return.
"Alsace,Lorraine having: 4becon2e a.,
part OF Germany since our naturaiiza-l
ton tfeaties with the other German
States were negotiated, American citi- I,
zens, natives of that province, under
existing circumstances, may be sub.
jected to Inconvenience and possible
detention by the German authorities !;
IL they return without having sought
and obtained permission to do so from |
the imperial governor at Strassburg.
The authorities OF Wurtemberg re
quire that the evidence of American |
citizenship OF a former subject of |
Wurtemberg which is furnished by a |
passport shall be supplemented by a
duly authenticated certificate showing |
i've years residence in the United |
States, in order that tulfillment of the
treaty condition of five years resi-
dence may appear separately as a
fact of record.
"A former subject against whom
there is an outstanding sentence. or
who fears molestation upon return
for an offense against German law,
may petition the sovereign Of his ma
tive state for relief. but this Govern
ment cannot act as intermediary in
the. petition" /
A particular case. where a native of
Prussia failed to respond to a call, is
noted by Secretary of State Fish in
TO Mr.. Davis, Minister
TO Germany, in July, 1875:
Henry Mumbour. native of Prus-
STA, entered the army in 1864 and
served three years, and was then plac-
ed on the reserved rolls. April l.
1869, in time of peace, he obtained
leave of absence for q year and came
TO the United States He remained
beyond the expiration of his leave;
and in the summer of 1870, when the
Franco-G German war began, and the rel
serves were called out, was summoned
by proclamation to present himself
Ior duty, on pain OF being declared a
deserted. knowledge of the procla.t
nation reached him at Pittsburg. He
did not respond, but appears then or
afterwards to have determined to be.
come a naturalized citizen. which hel
lid at Cleveland Ohio. in June, 1874.
IN the following September he return
I'd to Germany, where he was arrest.
ed and condemned to a years impris.
Onment for desertion On his trial
he admitted that he intended to re- Ii
main in Germany indefinitely, and
had no intention Of living permanent
y in the United States, and the cir
cumstaces indicated that his object in
becoming naturalized in the United
States was to gain projection against
prosecution for failing to obey the
summons of 1870, when he should re-
turn to Germany. Tho German GOV