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Show RENOUNCED ALL RIGHTS AS NATIVE AMERICAN Seattle, March 29. Mrs. Gunjlro AokJ. by her marriage to tho Japanese last Saturday, renounced all rights as a n&tfve born woman when she stood before the altar of Trinity Episcopal church. The laws of the United States provide that when an American Ameri-can woman marries a foreigner she becomes be-comes a subject of the governing power pow-er to which her husband owes allegiance. allegi-ance. In this case Helen Aoki becomes be-comes a subject of the Emperor ot Japan. Rov. H. H. Gowen, of Trinity Episcopal Episco-pal church, lias been severely criticised criticis-ed for uniting the couple. He says he opposes Japaneso, but with the consent con-sent of the girl's parents and a license li-cense to wed, he considered It his duty to perform the ceremony. |