Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 79, 5 April 1894 Edition 02 — LOG CALLY PUT. [ARTICLE]

LOG CALLY PUT.

( t I The Citiz:nship Qae3tioa Agaln. — Last evenir g's Star cont iined what t i b? iiiterv'en-s I w;tli Ministe:s S mth and H.itcli. j e >ncc-rning t!ie tffecl ol the oalli prescribed ;n t:.e*conveution Act, . upon tbe cit::*- nsh:pof foreigners lfho sbal! Like it. T iis aeiion i<f the Star w.«s inteud«*d ;«s :«n . ntfset to the epinion f ira:.siied to the Holomo., t<v > «1 «y> ag<), by Mr. C. W . A-hf »rd. W’.tli .« copv of the S!ur iu fi.iud n re;>orter of : thi» ji>nrn:tl ag«;n c«’led upou Mr. Ashf«>rd ond »sked fnr his views npon the iutenriews there- ; iu reported,and hes.ii«l, in effect “I eomme’iil tlie pr<tdence of Mr. S i ith i i n t a te nptii;g u j dtscassion < f thc qa stum. and in eonfinii:g his ei’inmenl to the ! promu!g «t:> n > f «notiier ‘-«ntuor‘- ' .ty 8tuteinciit ” As t<> Mr Hatch.I am e >nfi leul h<* b;«s heeu misre;>orted l»y ti.e<b7(ii'. for « 1 <\vyer i>f I» s ability w< n : d never s«y such tliing astlie ty|Ks m ike him s s «y. Mr. Hatch s rc[>ri-sonted 1as S;, y‘' g th.it citizenship and alleglaiice .-«re veiy tem| «>rary ; ; and very porLib!e c >ram<>ditieB, i | as nv c!i so >«s one's clot ; iiug; ,«nd ' tiiat when o.io leavt-s his eoun- ; try, whether tcmp.>r.triv or j j I>erm neut y, he leaves his j citizenship and allegi;iuce be j hind him. niul that when he s\vears alh*g ai.ee t > a new (>o\ver, j it is with ti.e implie.l r servution tli..t ll:e new :iIh‘gi:«nco shall j j continue only while ;t snits the i ' new citiz n to reinain «m the aoil i «<{ the new cou»ilry; and that, when tho new c.tizcn leaves his adopted conntry. his new!y hc1 qnired i olit;cal statns, like E!ijah’s niantle. on hi.s de;>artnre ; frome uth t heuven convicnently detaclies itself. and clings to tlie i soil. I d > not boiieve tb;«t Mr. Hatch said. «>r cou!d be ind iced to say aiiything so foolishly at viriance with law .-«n 1 reason. • Just look for a moni«‘i)t at the result <>f such h gic. Tho elaim is tliat t’ne cit:z n letves his cit:zcnship hehiml on Ie«ving onr sh«>res. W*ell, l:e must be i >« cit;zeii of s>ne couutry. and, after disrol>ing himself of onrs. \vliat c.tizTiship d«>es l • lie assume? Tiie plain uiference fr«>m the intcrvi* w is that ho as surnes cit zer.sliip in any country to wliieh heg<>es th.at citizjnship isan incidentof pbyaical presence npon the soii «*f anv given eonntry. A.oa..«-<liiTg t > tiiis <loctriue, > liow ofteu woul.l an Englishra:in change his citizensbij» iu the courso of a trip tr«>m Lomlon to 1 C»nst intuiopI< ? There is anotliHr , rule of law, that a ship on tbe , ; higli seas f >riii9 pirt <.f tlie territory of tlie conntry \vbose tl ig , she e irries. Now, suppose one of Mr. Hatclrs natar«lized Hi wniian cit;z -us \vas to le.«ve this ; cunntry, leaving liis new stitus hehiiul hiin. aml acqn>ring a citizenshii> « f the eoniilw wltose I • • tlig l>is vessel carries. Tlieu. if such vesse' haj>pcus t«> carry the Ctiinese 1) g. it won!d make a • Cliineso «>f tho p is-engers. though , ihey may ail be b«>in iu lrel uul Just think of ;t; aud yet tliere is no escape lro«o th:sQonclnsion, if the opinions aUiilnileil bv tlie S(nr to ■ Mr. Haleli be sonnd. I uee«l i s:;:ir?ely »ay that I disseut fro>n such a view. and so «1 jjs Mr. Hatch. ltwi 1be notice«l, however, tli.at ueither of tlie Mini&ters named has i.tte>upted to <lispnte , my former position that the pre- ) j scnbed oatfi, bemg an oath of allegiance. tr.ui>.feis the allegianee of ull foreigners taking it, ! to the Prov»sional Guvernraent. ■ All they say is that au ailegiiince ■ so transferred and acqnired, is a • mere temj>orary makeshift, that will not snrvive a depart.ire of the new c«tize.i from the countiy. This last posit on. (if really taken by either Minister, whieh > I beg to doubt ) will not. in my . opinion, be npheld by :«nyone wbose opinion ]>roceeds npon 1 i judic;al procoss or reasuning.”