Evening star., 1928-10-18
RECORD Of HOOVER
:. AS CITIZEN UPHELD
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State Department Finds He
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:. Consistently Retained His
Rights as American.

&Chairman Work Of the Republican
national committee, with the aid of the
State Department. today struck a
death dealing blow at what he believes
|,threatened to be an organized eleventh.
hour whispering campaign" directed at
the Americanism of Herbert Hoover.
Declaring that detectives and news
papers, he is informed have been at
work in England preparatory to launch
ing in America campaign OF "mlsrep-
reSentation and slander" that would be
IAN outrage on Mr.. Hoover and fraud
on the American people" DR.. Work
made public State Department CORE
spondence defending the Republican
candidates citizenship.
In his bristling statement Chairman
Work denounced the reported move rs
''one of the most unjust whispering
campaigns in the history of presidential
contests" and called on the Democratic
national committee TO join in denounc-
ing it.
The "whispers," Work explained.
arose from the fact that Hoover was
listed wears ago on roll OF EngllSh
voters without his knowledge, in accord.
ance with an established custom used
where Americans rent British property.
photographs of this roll have been
taken according to information sup
piled the chairman, for the purpose OF
circulating them in the United states
A State Department letter, signed by
w. r. Castle, 1r,, assistant secretary.
and quoted by DR.. Work, said tnat
while Hoover was abroad ne always
maintained residence in the United
States and that there never has been
the slightest question" of his American
citizenship. The department heard
rumor as long ago as 1920 that Hoover
had applied for British citizenship. 1t
was stated, but inquiries made at the
time proved the rumor had no basis.
Chairman Work said that IAN i'm
portant newspaper has requested the
State Department for information on
this subject, in reply to which the
state Department has today issued the
following, in part:
Routine of Registering.
"T understand that the paper which
YOU represent has asked you to secure
from the department record of the
dates. if any, when Mr.. Hoover regis
tered at the American consulate in
London.
"'You will realize. of course, that reg
istration of American citizens abroad
was never made compulsory by law
There was. however, some discussion
of the Interpretation of the act Of Con-
gress of March 2. 1907 which resulted
in a circular instruction from the De-
partnent of State to consular officers
requiring registration of American citl-
Zens resident abroad. In consequence
of this circular consuls warned Ameri-
can citizens of the desirability of reg
istration and opened registers there
for.
"Mr Hoover registered at the Ameri-
can consulate in London in 1908. He
gave his permanent residence as in the
United States. At the bottom of the
registration blank he wrote: Il have,
in the practice of my profession.
ourneyed abroad to various countries
from the United States for III years.
This registration was for an unlimited
period and there was, therefore, no
necessity for subsequent registration.
Before the war passports were not
REQUIRED in any countries except Rus
sia and Turkey In 1909 Mr.. Hoover
applied for a passport to 60 to Russia