Arizona republican., 1917-07-13

against the Germans and AustrianS when their class was called to the col ors, are among those who are most earnestly interested in the passage of law which will permit them to resume their citizenship m the land of their adoption, the land toward which their loyalty has never swerved, even though circumstances necesSitated their taking the oath of allegiance to a foreign state
 ''The method of procedure to be followed by those Americans desiring to be retatriated is extremely simple. according to the provisions of most of the bills thus far introduced in con- oress. One proposed measure provides that any person, formerly an American citizen, who has expatriated himself by taking, since August 1st, 1914, an oath of allegiance to any foreign state en- gagged in war with a country with which the United States is at war, and who took such oath in order to be en- abled to enlist in the armed forces of such foreign state, and who actually enlisted in such armed forces, and who has been honorably discharged, may reacQuire and reasSume the character and privileges of American citizenship, if abroad. by presenting himself before a consular officer of the United States. or if in the United States. before any court authorized by law to confer American citizenship upon aliens; of fering satisfactory evidence that he comes within the terms ofthis act, and taking an oath declaring his allegiance to the United States and abjuring and disclaiming all allegiance to such for eign state and to every foreign prince. potentate, state or sovereignty
 An interesting companion proposal submitted by the only woman in con- gress, Miss Rankin, provides for an amendment to the existing expatriatiOn act so that an American woman who in future marrieS a foreigner shall re- tain her American citizenship unless she formally in writing renounces it Miss Rankin's bill further provides that all American women now married to foreigners residing in the United States may resume their American citizenshiD by filing a declaration with any court having authority to naturalize Ameri- can citizens.
 D But members of congress interested in the problems of citizenship are not confining their attention to the ques- liOH Ol repatriation alone. One bill introduced in the house provides, for the repatriation of citizens who leave the United States to evade registration )r seiective draft, while another bill would, if enacted into law, disfranchise all slackers' during the pendency of
 he war and for a period of one year thereafter.
 An interesting and unique phase of The citizenship question is presented in the case of those Americans who have been fighting in the French foreign legion. These fortunate individuals. although they have been serving the cause of the Entente Allies as valiant
 iy and as effectively as their brother Americans who joined British, Cana dian, French or Italian regiments, have not lost their citizenship because they have not been required to take an oath or allegiance to a foreign state. but have been required to swear obedience to their superior officers In several instances American legionaires have | nave returned to the United States and | are already enrolled as officers in the American army, prepared to battle | once more against autocracy, but now | under the stars and stripes instead oI l under the ri-color