The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-20
MANY J.. s. CITIZENS
VITALITY INTERESTED
IN REPATRIATION
Thousands Of Americans WHO
Have Been Fighting With the
Armies of Our Allies Are Giving
the Question Much Thought.

Washington, -. e., july 2G.-"Many
thousands OF Americans who have
be cnfightiug with the French. Brit
Ish. Canadian. aud Italian armies
against the Teutonic allies are vitaly
interested 10. the question OF their
repatriation. now that the United
states has entered the war. SAYS "a
war geography bulletin issued by The
National Geographic society fror, It's
Washington headquarters. And that
the question IL Que of almost equal
concern To- the women % the country
IS indicated hy the fact that their Chirt
champion In congress. Miss Iinnkin,
member OF the house Of representa-
tiyos from Moutauu has introduced 4
bin providing for the reputation of
American wumc who have lost their
citizenship hy marrying foreigners
are tn" men who have dedicated
h % lives to the cause in which tA"ir
own country has now enlisted 20 Ice
barred %pcrpetutlly from the privileges
of American citizenship The answer
is a very decisive negative. Judging
from the number Of bills which hay,
been introduced iu congress proyil
ing fur the repatriation OF thos,
Americans who have taken the oatli
uf allegiance to n foreign state ir
order to pc enabled To- serve Ia the
armed forces Of such foreign state
which is engaged In war with a couu-
try with which the United States Is n
war
1t Is practically Impossible 80 ar
rive az A. definite knowledge as .,
the number OF Americans who have
lost their citizenship by joining "a,
forces ot the allies, but Il hlr been
roubhly estimated that fully 10000
have enrolled under tho Standard "a
France ana perhaps 50. 0OO unGrr tho
flags u England n Canad, "i;h
considerably smaller number undel
the Italian banners
some Of the enlistments iu o.,
service Of The allics before the en-.
trance of the United states into On.
Struggle. were accompanied by Iccul
! ic~ circumstance which are Idac'
inc ntiNcs for the immediate passig
ct q repatriation law. There E.S
been cor example numerous cases %
which persons born iu Italy but Wh.
have resided most of their lives In TIM
country 1ud have uccume America
citizens. have received a summons 4
Join the armies OF their motherldnd
with the alternative Of being listed a
Iucscrt,rs should they fail TO respond
,Thi sodd order has grown oui OF "a
fact that the United States ana Itai
have never come 90 e reciprocal treat
understanding on such questions a
naturalization and cXtradition.
Those itnliun-boru American gi
/ l2ens who received these notices vet
3 compelled TO choose between answer
D ing tho call and forswearing allcgllnc
, go their adopted land or else endurln
the odmm Of being posted as 'des.r'
crs', with The peualty Of eve beiu
allowed TO set foot iu Italy again with
out facing the risk OF arrest an
,ourt-mari1l Thousands who "a
% ctded 90 TetuTu To- their native land
and take up arms against the tcl
Iluans M Austrilus when their ella
e. was called To the ,olois, are anon
those who are most earnestly int
lcsted in the passage OF a law whio
VIII permit them 10 resume their Ell
ilenship IA the land OF their adoptiu.
p the land toward which their loyal
j has never sweryod even though eli
oumstlnccs necesSitated their ukiI
the oath Of %allegiance To a 'foreil
state
The method " procedure to