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


ticle appearing in yesterdays Star.BuI
Ietin and discussing Americas neutral
ity and some events Of history perth
ent at the present time aroused greai
interest among the readers Of thi,
paper. The following article by tn.
same author is Of even greater Ioea
interest because Of the calling out o.
the German reservists in Hawaii b,
the German consuI.)
Anent the calling out of the German
reserves, the following, taken from the
circular notice issued by the Depart
ment of State IN Washington in 1901
is interesting: r. .-Jtf.-
The information given below is be
lieved to be correct, yet it is not to be
considered official, as il relates to the
laws and regulations of foreign coun
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 45th year, active. service lasting
from the beginning of his 10th year
to the end of his Both year. Il +.
"A 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
of five years and after due naturaliza-
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 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 3lst, year
and become an American citizen may
safely return to Germany NJ
Sc aThel 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 IL they resided In
the United States five years. ----
But a naturalized American of Ger
man birth is liable to trial and punish
mefit Upon return to Germany for ian
offense against German law committed
before emigration, saving always the
limitations of the laws of Germany. II
he eHigrated after he WAS enrolled as
a recruit In the standing army; II he
-enigrated while on service or while on
leave of absence for limited time: IL
having an unlimited leave or being IN
the reserve. he emigrated after receiy-
iink& call into service or after d public
proclamation requiring his appearance,
or after war broke out he is liable to
trial. and punishment upon his return.
'sAlsace-Lorraife having become a
part OF Germany since our naturaliza-
ton treaties with the other German
States were negotiated, American eiti-
gems, natives of that province, under
existing circumstances, may be SUBJ
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
uuire that the evidence OF American
citizenship Of a former subject OF
Wurtemberg which is furnished by a
passport shall be supplemented by q
duly authenticated certificate showing
five years residence in the United
states, in order that iulfillment of the
treaty condition OF five years resi-
dence may appear separately as
fact OF record.
"A former subject against whom
there is an outstanding sentence. or
who fears molestation supon 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
presenting the petition"
A particular case. where native of
Prussia failed to respond to call, is
noted by Secretary of State Fish in a
communication to Mr. Davis, Minister
10 Germany, IN July, 1875:
Henry Mumbour, a native OF Prus- !
STA, entered the army in 1864 and
served three years, and was then p,ac- |
ed on the reserved rolls. April 1, !
1869, in time of peace, he obtained /
leave of absence for year and came /
to the United States. He remained !
DCgOuQ Tie cApii UliOu VI HlS AcdNSB
and in the summer of 1870, when the
Franco-G German war began, and the re- !
serves were called out, was summoned |
by proclamation to present himselfl
for duty, on pain OF being declared a |
deserted. knowledge of the procla-
nation reached him at Pittsburg. He
did not respond, but appears then or !
afterwards to have determined to be.
come naturalized citizen, which he
did at Cleveland Ohio, in June, 1874. /
In the following September he return
ed TO Germany, where he was arrest
ed and condemned to years impris-
onment for desertion. On his trial
he admitted that he intended to re-
main in Germany indefinitely, and |
had no intention of living permanent
ly in the United States, and the cir !
cumstaces indicated that his object in
becoming naturalized in the United
States was to gain protection against
prosecution for failing to obey tho
summons of 1870, when he should re-
turn to Germany. The German gov