Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-11
What Is Required, Rights and
Duties Fully Outlined BY
Sons of Revolution

For the benefit OF aliens In Hawaii.
whether they be soldiers or sailors or
civilians, who are considering becom.
ing. American citizens, the Star-Bul'
letin publishes herewith . pamphlet
issued by the National Society Of the
Sons OF the. American Revolution, en-
titled How to Become Citizens-What
Is Required Rights and Duties, cop.
les OF which also may be obtained al
the clerks office In the local United
States court:
The object of this little paper Il
TO tell those coming =. from foreign
lands how they may become citizens
OF the United States. It viii also tell
something Of the rights which come
to those who do become citizens. II
win not try to tell any one how 70
vote, and It is not prepared by the gov.
eminent or by any political agent. II
Is written by the direction OF q society
made up Of the descendants Of the
men who made an American citizen.
ship possible. This society is called
the Sons of the American Reyolu.
tion.'
Reasons For Change. e. = 1
There are many reasons why the
foreigIrborn person who comes here
should wish to become a citizen, Some
OF these are: ID Because there are
rights which are given to a citizen
which are not given TO one who is not
q citizen. In nearly all the states only
citizens are allowed to vote or 20 hold
Office; and In q country governed By
the people 1t should be the aim Of
every one to take part In the choosing
OF the men by whom the government
Is to be carried on. ca II e man Is
going to make q home for himself
and his family here, II he Is going to
earn his living here, II Is duty to
his family as well as to himself to
take part, II be can, IN the govern
inent by which his rights and those Of
his family are to. be cared for.
Every one who Is born IN the Unit
ed States is q citizen, whether his pa
rents we're born here or not, and Whe-
Hthef they had become citizens Of this
country or not, 81 II 80
"a foreigH-bofn person is made il
citizen by q proceeding In court. There
are great many courts where this
can be done and one or more win be
found in every state. When court
has once made man citizen, he is q
citizen In every part 0f the country,
and viii be accepted as 3 citizen on
producing the papers given him In the
court when he is naturalized. II this
paper Is DESTROYED or lost, D copy can
be had from the court which gave the
paper which has been lost.
What Courts Require.
One who wishes to become q citi-.
rem will want to know what win be
required by the court which he asks
to naturalize him. There are several
things about which he has to bring
evidence before the judge. The evil
dence must be statements made under
oath BY two persons who are citizens;
The person who wants to be naturaliz-.
ed must show In this way:
i. That he has lived In this cotln-
try for at least five years. It Is not
necessary that he should have lived
all of that time In the same city or
town, but he must have lived In this
country all OF the five years, and one
year In the state where he asks the
court to make him a citizen. II he
has lived part OF the time here and
part OF the time In the old country the
court viii refuse HIS application.
2. That he is q person Of good moral
character. This does not mean that
he must have any particular religion,
or even that he must be a member Of
q church. It does mean that he must
be person who behaves himself, who
does not steal, or cheat, swindle or
assault other people. It means that
persons who break the laws are not
looked on here as persons who will
be good citizens and tit2 to make laws
for people who obey the laws. Fl
3. Evidence must also be given to
the court by the person who wishes
to be made q citizen that be believes
In the form OF government OF this
country. No man can believe in al
thing which he knows nothing about.
A citizen by his vote helps to govern
the United States. 1t is necessary,
therefore, that one who wishes TO be-
come a citizen shah know the way
this country is governed. So one who
does not know how this country Is
governed is not q proper man to have
a part in the governing of it. He,
would not know how to use the rights
Of a citizen properly. 1t is not enough
to know that there was once a man
by. the. name of George, Washington or
to know the name of the man who is
President at a particular time. One
who wants to be citizen. should
know how the laws are made, how the
men who make them are chosen, and
what officers see that the laws are
obeyed.
4. Any one who believes that there
should not be any government at all
IAN, not become q. citizen. Any one
who teaches or believes It Is right to
kill or try to kill or shoot or stab a
man for no reason except that he is
an officer Of the government can not
become a citizen. In this country the |
people choose their own officers, and |
q most cases for not more than four
1ears. The officer is a servant, not |
master. of the people. If he abuses |
lis office, or if he uses his office to |
lbuse the people, he can be removed !
by the courts or the President or the |
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