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Show oo JAPAN WOULD DO AWAY WITH DUAL CITIZENSHIP HONOLULU, T. H. Aug 19 a treaty or an agreement of sonio sort between the United States and Japan to do away with difficulties of dual citizenship is the suggestion of C. , Yada, new Japanese consul general here Yada's proposal followed his re- 1 fusAl to forward to Jnpan tho applications appli-cations of joo Hawaiian-born Japanese Japa-nese children for exemption from Ja-pariese Ja-pariese dual citizenship laws until tho applications are accompanied by the nine official forms required by the Toklo government When these forms are filled out, said Mr. Yada. he will be glad to rend them on to Japan. American nnd Japanese citizenship laws constantly are In conflict, said the consul general. He pointed out) that under the I'nlted States law ' child born of Amen.- in parents anywhere any-where in the world is held to be an American citizen, whlh a child born of alien parents In America also is llglble for citizenship rights The Japanese law, said Mr. Yada. works practicallx- along the same lines and the two are bound to conflict. The Japanese representatlx e denied reports that Japanese horn In America who refuse to return to Japan for military service bring down punishment punish-ment on the heads of their relatives in Japan. oo |