Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 117, 19 May 1894 — The American Opinion. [ARTICLE]

The American Opinion.

It is ent.rely proper that those Americaa citizens in Hawaii. who are running the government of thnt country, aml otherwise, actively engaged in its atfairs should be reqnired to choose of whieh coantry they will be citizens. It is contrary to good policy and contrary tothepractice of this countrv, that thev should be able to elaim t!ie protection of the l'ni ;ed States, after having sworu allegiance to a foreign power, and Secretary Gresham does well to eall their atteution to this fact. We have always affirmed t!te right of expatriation, and iu dealings witb foreign powers have iusisted that an immigrant onee baving taken the oath of a! egiauoe to the Uuited States, ceases to be a citizon of his uative land. Tho oath of allegiauce taken]bynu applieani for citizei.ship iu this countiy, includes a repuiliation ot" allegiance to the applicaut‘s former sovengn aud couutry. The oath whieh tho citizens of Hawaii must take bef<>re they ean register and vote, includes on!y a repudiation of aliogiance to the monar oby, aud a pledge |to oppose auy attempt to re-establish it, iu additiou to the promise of allegiance to the Provisional govera- j ment. The important fartor isj tho pledge of a!legiauce, and this aloue involves the repudiation of fo.-mor citizenship, so that Americaus in Hawaii, who take it cease to be citizeus of ilmie-: ]>ublic.— Syringfield Repiiblie.