Evening star., 1920-06-30


of passports beginning tomorrow, the
| first day of the new fiscal year, in
conformity with the provisions of
section 1 Of the act of June 4, 1920
Under the law it will cost the appli-
cant So for a passport in addition to
the fee of 81 required for executing
the application therefor. At the
State Department it is said that there
was no special rush for passports
under the lower rates heretofore pre-
vailing, for the reason that outgo-
ing steamships have been crowded to
the limits of their capacities for
weeks past and could not possibly
take on more passengers.
Hereafter passports cannot be is
sued to persons who have merely de-
ZenS of the United States and taken
out their first papers. They will have
to deal with the consul or diplomatic
representative of the country to
which they owe allegiance.
For Visiting Overseas Graves.
The regulations provide that pass
ports may be issued without payment
of the fee to relatives of soldier.
sailor or marine dead to visit their
graves in Europe, but these passports
will not be valid for travel outside
of that particular area. Such appl-
cations, however, are discouraged by
department officials on the gound that
most of the applicants will find it de-
Stable or necessary to visit other
countries and in that event will be
put to inconvenience and expense in
obtaining regular passports.
With few exceptions there is to be
general letting down in the strict
wartime requirements for the issue
of passports. Hereafter person ap-
plying for a passport, who states as
the object OF. the proposed trip abroad,
travel, recreation, pleasure, health.
study, visiting relatievs in his coun-
try of origin, settling estates in the
country of origin, resuming residence
or caring for property, need not sub
nit with his application documentary
evidence substantiating his general
statement regarding the object of his
trip.
I'm view of the necessity of exer-
cising the greatest possible care to
prevent the fraudulent procurement
of passports" says one of the regu-
lations, "the Department of State will
be constrained to hold persons and
firms responsible for letters or affi-
davits which they issue to or on be-
half of applicants for passports"
Extension of Passports.
Under the regulations. the passport
bureau will extend a passport at any
time within two years. the period OF
it's possible validity. In some cases
two extensions have been given at
one time on a passport which had ex-
pired more than six months before
it's presentation to the department.
new passport will be issued upon a
new application. If the applicant is
a naturalized citizen the old passport
will be accepted in lieu OF certin-
cate of naturalization. If the appli-
cant is a native citizen, a reference
to the previous application with
which the required evidence of birth
was submitted will be sufficient.
Passports may be amended to include
request of the holders. provided the
Secretary of State is satisfied that
the reasons for the extensions are
legitimate and reasonable. A per-
son abroad holding passport issued
by the department may have it re-
newed by diplomatic or consular
officer. No fee is required for the
renewal or amendment of a passport.
A woman's passport may include her
minor children and maid servant.
minor brother or sister may be in
cluded in an older brothers or sisters
nephew of tender years may be in
cluded in a relatives passport
Department officials suggest that in
quiries regarding passport applica-
tions be made only in cases of ur-
gency." because the time consumed
in looking up such cases and replying
thereto necessarily retards action on
other applications. 1t is stated that
all applications will be acted on as
promptly as possible. but should be
presented early enough to permit
several days consideration if neces-
sary. When requested applications
will be forwarded to the department
and passports sent to the applicant
by special delivery mail in the in
terest of speed. The use of special
delivery mail instead of registered
mail, however, will be at the risk of
the applicant.
1t is declared that the department
hereafter will not issue duplicate
passport to replace one lost or de-
stroyed until the loss of the original
passport has been Satisfactorily ex-
planned" which is admittedly a diff
cult thing to do.
Omission Of Passports.
Passports are not issued for the fol-
lowing countries to tourists or per-