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Citizens of Two Nations
forced Ai o u All

her the option either to accept her hus-
bands nationality or to retain her
American citizenship. In the latter
case she must be wary lest she lose It
by inadvertence. For II she goes abroad
anywhere and remains five years, or II
she goes to her husbands country and
remains two years, the presumption Is
that she has relinquished her American
citizenship and she may find it diff
cult matter to prove that she has not.
A naturalized American is reasonably
secure in his citizenship as long as he
remains in this country, or II he con-
fines his travels abroad to countries
other than that of his birth. Even IN
that case, If he stays away more than
five years, he, too, is presumed to have
relinQuished his aquired rights as an
American citizen.
Should Examine Status.
In case the naturalized American
plans to revisit his native land he would
do we'll to examine his status carefully
especially with regard to his liability
for military service. The native OF
Great Britain need not worry. The
British and American governments give
full recognition now to naturalization
by the other And Britain has no con-
scriptive military service in time OF
peace. The United States has natural
ization treaties with nine other coun-
tries and in these the rights Of natural
lied Americans are fairly clear.
In Austria. Germany and Hungary
compulsory military service Is forbid
den by the peace treaties. Natives OF
those countries who have become natu-
rallied in the United States may there
fore return with all the rights Of any
travelling American citizen.
A native of Belgium, naturaliZed In
this country, may return to Belgium
without being held for military service
unless his liability for such service had
accrued before he left Belgium fol
America. The same is true of Bulgaria
with the additional condition that the
naturalized citizen shall not have emil
grated while Bulgaria was at war.
Danish Law Is Rigid.
The CONSUMPTION laws Of Denmark
and Norway are quite rigid, and while
a naturaliZed American of Danish OF
Norwegian birth is entitled upon his re-
turn to his native land to be treated as
citizen of the United States, he must
be very sure that he had not been en-
rolled for military duty before his emf
grafton. In Denmark he may procure
from the minister of the interior a re-
lease from further duty, provided he
served in the army or navy of any OF
the belligerent nations during the years
1914 to 1918.
The United States has treaties with
Portugal and Sweden by which they
recognize the naturalization of their
subjects, but similarly hold them re-
sponsible for any military duty which
had accrued before the date Of emf
grafton. In practically all the treaty
countries a Stay of two years raises the
presumption of return to the old ale
glance.
France is among those countries
which have not bound themselves BY
naturalization treaties. Nevertheless
France recognizes the validity of nat
uralization and relieves from any liza
bility to military service those of hel
sons who became American citizens
prior to any failure on their part to re-
Spond to calls for such service. France
goes further and relieves from military
service American-born sons of French
citizens during visit to France, pro-
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