White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-26
THE OBLIGATION
Of CITIZENSHIP
ATTORNEY q. 4. FOREMAN DE-
LINERS IN ILLUMINATING AD-
DRESS TO THE NEWLY MADE
SUBJECTS OF UNCLE SAM.

In the District Court on Friday,
Sept. II, the applicants for citizen
ship who had successfully passed the
examination were seated in the jury
box, and just before the oath of al
legianee was administered and the
final decree issued by Judge McFad-
den emitting them to all the privi-
leges. as well as imposing upon them
The solemn duties OF American citi-
zenship, Attorney G. F. Foreman. at
the request of the court addressed
those about to become citizens. This
practice is now being followed in
most of the large cities throughout
the country and is no doubt prompt
ed by the attitude assumed by some
who seem to have forgotten their
cath of allegiance since their mother
the European war. and Judge Nc
Fadden is determined that the duty
of allegiance shall be firmly inn
pressed upon all aliens before they
arc admitted to citizenship in his
court. Some member of the White
Pine County Bar will be selected by
the court to address all applicants
in the future when admitted. Mr..
Boreman pointed out in nc uncertain
no. Tho foot fhat uuhi1a orant mi
Vileges were enjoyed, the admission
to citizenship in this country likewise
carried with it solemn duties. De-
lvering his address in a very impress
sive manner. Mr.. Foreman said:
If your honor please, Counsel for
the Government and you, gentlemen:
The court has asked me to make a
few remarks to you principally con-
corning the oath of allegiance which
you are about to take, and also as to
your duties as citizens when you
have taken that oath. This is no
light or formal matter and it should
not be entered into by you lightly.
You should carefully weigh every
word of the oath which you are
about TO take and there should be
no mental reservation on your part
when you take it. When you have
taken the oath. that absolutely ends
your allegiance or loyalty to any
other country than the country of the
United States and the Government of
the United States. In talking to you
| want to refer just briefly to the
constitution. In your examinations
the constitution has been mentioned
a great deal and you have beer ask
ed IL you have read the Constitution
OF the United States and all of you
have answered that you have. 1t
might be well to know just what this
constitution is and how 1t came to be
adopted. At the risk of being a lit
tie prosy, ! van to read to you a
brief statement which has been made
by of the Justices of the Supreme
Court of the State of Nevada in the
early days as to how the Constitu-
tion of the United States came to be
adopted. Justice Beatty says:
Prior to the year 1775, the ter
ritory which was first embraced in
the United States government consti-
tuted a part of the British empire.
This territory embraced thirteen dis
tinct municipal corporations, each
having a local legislature and
each exercising certain local
and municipal authority, but all &C
knowledging the supremacy of the
British government and making no
claim to sovereignty. In 1774 a con
gress, consisting of delegates APP
pointed by and representing most of
the thirteen colonies understand
those were all colonies of Great Brit
tain at that time) met for the pur-
pose of devising means for the re-
dress of certain grievances of which
they complained. In 1875 an organ
lied resistance was made to the Brit
ish authority, (they had complaints
to make against the British empire
or British ~goyernment) and in the
following year, July 4, 1875, the thir-
teen colonies declared their indie
pendence of Great Britain. ct was
at hat time the Declaration of Inde-
pendenee was made.) The inagura-
ton of resistance, the organization
of armies, the declaration of indie
pendence, the sending of commits
sioners abroad to seek foreign aid
we're all the acts of congress-a body