If my friend from Texas will permit and my friend from California indulge me. I think the citizen of Germany who becomes naturalized. If lie atpplies to the consul of that country. can retain his German citizenship. tlus assuming an absolutely dual allegiance. I think that both Italy and France maintain that they have the right to the military service of their former citizens even after those citizens have become naturalized in America. While we have denied this right. it is a conflict of law and does not involve dual allegiance. France and Italy only inl a qualified way concede the right of their people to expatriate themselves. while Turkey and Russia deny It absolutely. Germany. however. while not denying this right. sets up In lieu of it the doctrine of double allegiance. inviting emigrants from her sovereignty to retain their German citizenship while accepting tie obligations of American citizenship. Those naturalized citizens must perjure themselves and assume a false position. a position that is reprehensible and repugnant to the spirit of our institutions.
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