The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-18
What American Residence Involves.

In considering the relationship of the
immigrant resident Of the United States
10 the laws of that country, two proyls'
ions-Gl that he owes some primal OBJ
! LEGATION to his native land which should
prevent him from giving wholly OF his
LOYALTY to the land of his adoptioni and
| ~ that IL requires naturalization to
fix finally his status in this particular
may. regardless of theories held or po-
sitions taken at the summer headqusr-
tiers of the Germany embassy at Cedsr-
hurst. L. l., be dismissed as mere abb
stractions. The fact that foreign born
person enters the United States with the
intention of making living and home
there carries with it an obligation TO
observe its laws, whether or not these
laws conflict, at the time OF his coming
or afterward, with those of his native
country. He is a free agent in the mat
ter. III he does not care to observe the
laws OF the country in which he seeks
hospitality and opportunity, he Is at
liberty to return home or TO go to some
other country. He cannot, if he be an
honest man, enter upon residence in the
United States or continue his residence
in that country, while reserying to him
self the right to ignore or TO violate
its laws on his own yolition or on orders
from the government of the country OF
his nativity. Nor can any obligations
his native country attempts to impose
Justify him in employing the opportuni-
ties the hospitality of the United States
affords him secretly or otherwise 20
commit offenses against IL.
There i nothing that involves philoso-
phical abstraction in the proposition that
no man should seek hospitality in order
10 betray those who extend 1t. Disin-
renuousness, sophistry, subtle duplicity
cannot excuse the individual or the sys-
tenn that will attempt, upon the plea OF
patriotism or any other ground. 90 up
hold such a proposition. The time has
come in the United States, 20 our view,
when il should BE- firmly impressed upon
an immigrant residents, and upon all ma
tiyes who cling to the hyphen, that their
very presence IN the country denies them
the right Of violating it laws in any
circumstances or for any purpose.
Tens Of thousands Of foreign born per-
sons in the United States to-day are
being misled by hnespun theories regard
ing the point at which their duty 10 the
United States leaves of and their duty
20 their native country begins. They
are being taught that II By some under
handed evasion OF violation Of sie neu-
trality law they can serve the govern
menfs still claiming them a. subjects or
citizens, they have a perfect right 70 90
80. regardless Of whatever embarrass-
ment Il may cause the government under
which they are living and At whose
hands they seek protection. advancement
and prosperity. such teaching, i j.
hardly necessary 10 say. is wholly mis-
chietous: u needs b h. c0unteracted
hv an the moral force loyal citizenship
can bring 10 bear upon H. No counte-
nance Should b. given by right thinking
men. whether they h. native or for
sirn born. % - f.gruicious and danger
GUS a Yieu AZ that the American work
rnan. Of whatever raoe. country creed
or color. ewes BE first ailegianca 70 any
other nation.
The Unned States cannot aford to
tolerate TIE existence Of two brands Il
ssfigeushfn LOYALTY 10 ueitlreF cpndi-
finuaf nsr PROVISIONAL The onlF Naria-
tinr from Il Is disl0vaity. The hnal er-
recession 81 disl8valtv Is secret or cTan
treason. ara treason shuuh - rootsd
ont. IN theory - IN Ernctigs. C Christian
Srisnas Monltnf.