Hence. under these laws and under our treaties with Gerlaws. and as such entitled to the protection of the French govern- many. questions constantly arise. which the inferior authorities somement. As an immense carryingtrade between our Atlantic and our times decide adverselyto the citizen. The liability to thisis increased Pacific coasts would naturally pass through such a canal when con- by the fact that some Germans who have been naturalized in this structed. the Arican peopleare now discussing the question whether country left Germany to avoid military service. or were even deserters they can conseot to permit even any risk of subjecting interests which from it. There are even some eases of those who have attempted to .can only be computed by hundreds of millions to the varying policy. evade this service by the use of fraudulent papers of naturalization. the views of selfinterest. the changes of ministry. or possibly the All this begets suspicion on the part of magistrates and a disposition revolutions of a foreign government. We are now waking iup and to apply the most rigorous rules of evidence. asking. When did all this happen? how did our French neighbors Thus it happens that many Germans claiming to be citizens of the gain this advantage? who has blndered? what arc we to do about United States are. sometimes justly and sometimes unjustly. conthe matter?
Identified stereotypes
Some Germans are suspected of using fraudulent naturalization papers to avoid military service.