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Show STATUS OF CITIZENS ABR0AD UNCERTAIN Washington, Oct. 14 Consldornblo concern wns mnnlfestcd nt tho srnto department today over tho status ot Amorlcan citizens botli natlvo nnd uaturu Izcd, who wero caught In belligerent bel-ligerent countries by thu outbreak 0! tho European war and drafted for military sorvlco becauso they or their fathers woro born subjects of such countrlos. This lias occurred In countrlos with which tho United States has no naturalization nat-uralization treaties and has called forth this warning Issued to foreign born elements in tho United States by tho department ngnlnst visits to Europo nt this tlmo: Tho dopnrtmont of stnto lias boon Informed that persona born in this country ot Italian parents, whon they return to Italy, nro held for military service In that country. Although Biieh persons nro born American cltl yens under tho Inws of this country, thoy nro also born Italian subjects under Italian law, thiiB hnvlug n dual nationality. For this reason the Itnl-Inn Itnl-Inn government clnlms their scrvlco for tho Italian army when such persons per-sons nro found In Italy. Tho dopartmont Is also Informed ot numerous casus where Italians who havo been naturalized as citizens of tho United States and havo subsequently subse-quently returned to Italy havo boon held In that country for military service. ser-vice. Thoro is no treaty of naturalization natural-ization between tho United States an- Italy, nud undor Italian law tho naturalization nat-uralization ot un Italian subject ns u citizen or subject ot another country coun-try docs not relievo him from tho It-ability It-ability ot tho performance ot military sorvlco In Italy. The department has found ltselt embarrassed in protesting to tho various va-rious governments by tho fact that tho United States hns adhered to tha doctrine that tho child bom to American Am-erican paronta In a foreign country Is an American citizen unless ho voluntarily vol-untarily relinquishes that clttizcnship. Tho position ot Itnly, Franco and many other countries Is Hint when a citizen leaves tho fatherland without having rendered military Borvlco, not only ho but his malo children nro subject to nrrost for military duty upon tholr roturn to tho fnthorlnnd. So far, It is said, tho efforts of thOi slato department to obtain tho rolcuao of such persons have proven unavailing unavail-ing although thoy aro being continued. |