Show I GERMANS AWAITING LIFTING OF BAN Many Want Admission to U. U S S. S but War Rules 1 WASHINGTON Hold Aug AuS' 31 Many Many lany Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans of German Gennan or Austrian descent j I throughout tho the United States are constantly constantly con con- inquiring of ot any source of ot In Information information In in- formation format whether the tho time has yet ar arrived arrived ar- ar I rived when their rel relatives e and friends In ln those countries can can an conic come to America and I what restrictions are imposed upon such Immigration Some Somo arc are patiently waiting wafting until all re restraint restraint re- re is lifted when tho the United States and Germany German shall have o made peace Others betray Impatience because nearly two years have elapsed since the termination termination j tion of oC hostilities and tho the ban has not yet been beon r raised SOME ADMITTED Those who appeal to tho the State to Department Depart Depart- ment have been informed that citizens Depart I of Germany German and Austria may obtain admittance admittance admit admit- tance to the United St States only th circumstances of or compelling appeal un under under un- un der regulations laid down b by that do- do They are aro told that wartime restrictions a against enemy aliens still hold good and that Germans and Austrians must apply to American diplomatic or consular agents abroad or to tho hG State Department direct for vise of or passports permitting temporary admission to this country Under unusual circumstances tho the passport may be continued Indefinite Indefinite- Indefinitely ly after the Hens liens reach the tho United States Germans and Austrian Austrians who ho may obtain authorization to enter the United States must fall all within tho the following classifications RULES GIVEN Business men who can prove proe conclusively conclusive conclusive- ly h that their visit will be of or advantage ad to American business interests In such cases ses letters of r recommendation must accompany accompany accompany ac ac- ac- ac company the application from Crom an American Ameri Ameri- can firm establishing the necessity of or tho the visit Aged Aced Aged parents of oC naturalized American citizens Citizen when It is clearly proven that such parents are aro dependent upon their naturalized naturalized naturalized American children for or their support American born women who have married married mar mar- ried sled German or Austrian citizens Relatives of American citizens citizens citi clU- z zens ns who can prove their dependency upon such citizens Service in the tho German army is 18 held heM to preclude admission of or any German citizen who might claim right of or entrance under an any of or the foregoing circumstances PROCEDURE DIFFICULT Because of or the absence from rom Germany German and Austria of American diplomatic and urd consular officials pending tho the establishment establish meo ment rit of or p peace leo aco between tho te United States Stites and those countries German and Austrian citizens find Ind it difficult to obtain ln an American vise Iso for a Those do- do siring to visit tho the United States must either Ither go SO to lo a country countr- In which there aro arc American diplomatic or consular representatives representatives sen tI cs or must communicate directly with tho the State Slate Department in Washing ton Only 52 62 Germans and 63 Austrians were admitted to this country in 1913 1119 tho the first year vear the world war In 1914 the tho total number of German Immigrants ants coming coming com com- I ing to the United States was and tho the total of ot ns was I |