Show A no NESS ggs U S CIT IZENSKI IT iff L tah former miss de haven wife of baron von alten seeks special act CASTS OFF HER CHILDREN will recognize them only when they quit germany in danger of becoming destitute a year involved new york aorl congress through the passage of n special net act will shortly ha be asked to restore to citizenship the baroness augusta louise de haven alton alten the farmei miss de haven of new york who in 1883 married the baron eberhard Cb erhard von alton a german gennan officer caught ta in budapest when the revolution broke out in february of last year the baroness wilo who Is now known ns as mrs airs louise de haven was forced to flee to vienna as a german refugee and after many vicissitudes reached switzerland practically destitute on money borrowed from a professor in geneva genera a childhood friend she reached new york several weeks ago the question of the restoration of mrs de haven to citizenship was taken up by the house committee on immigration find and naturalization and she ehe recently appeared before the committee and told tier bior life story under german law tier her personal property has passed into the custody of her ter husband find and tier her interests in a trust fund created by tier lier grandmother who was the file widow of admiral abraham biec low U S N was seized by the lie enemy often alien property custodian her attorney walter bruce howe of washinton washington I 1 told the committee that mrs mm de haven was inevitably and rapidly approaching pro aching destitution when very young sirs airs de haven went with tier her father to live in switzerland and was brought up near geneva on tier her nineteenth birthday she married baron von ron alten allen and went to live in germany she had two daughters abo are now married and and living living in that hat country my illy married life was not happy mrs airs de haven told the committee in 1910 she entered into a form forma L separation agreement with ir jc r husband in 1011 1911 slie site said aie left germany and lias has nce KH her husband since per her funds here seized two bears oars later sh again brought suit this time sire charged her husband b n d with nAg misconduct conduct the war suspended all al proceedings for the law would not allow litigation against an officer on active duty mrs airs de havens interest in the tru trust t fund of tier grandmother mrs birs louise bigelow was a dear and this was paid by the northern trust company of chicago until the alien property custodian took charge of the funds about february 1019 riots and revolution broke out in budapest mrs airs de haven told the committee on the day of the outbreak an immense mob was resisted by the pollee police near the hotel where here I 1 was after the conflict t some 30 dead and many wounded lay jay in the he street near my hotel the dead wore were brought into the corridor of the hotel and then ben the mob came in and seized everything in the dining room that could be eaten or drunk the disturbance tur bance lasted na all night in this situation I 1 decided to accept a german passport I 1 did not go myself to the german authorities to ask for it but I 1 sent a friend who ulio obtained it for me die arrangements were guide for a train to take the german refugees hock back to germany borrowed prom dressmaker the train took 24 hours to reach it a point on the outskirts of vienna the germans went on toward G germany ermi tiny I 1 got off in the railroad yard all I 1 ha had d with me was two small handbags I 1 had nothing to eat cat or drink on the train because they sided with germany in the war sirs mrs de haven sol said site E broke oft off relations with her children she added in her declaration that she sha would recognize them only when they came to this country and became citizen it Is certain she continued that unless relief by special act of 0 congress con gres in restoring we roe to citizenship Is speedily aff afforded corded I 1 shall be penniless and in lire dire want before I 1 can regain toy my citizenship through the operation of the suit tor for divorce of the borrowed money meney 1000 1 I brought with me to this country only about Is now left representative isaac siegel questioned sirs airs de haven regarding tier her use of a passport as a german subject when traveling out of austria the use ot of a german passport she said was against all her instincts but there was no other oilier way avoy for her to got get out of budapest she used such a passport she said on the advice ot of colo colonel n cl yates rates sly aly only wish is to become an american to live over here end and it if possible to have money to live on I 1 am not oj well enough to go to work that Is all I 1 wish I 1 do not care whether I 1 get my german money or not all I 1 wish is to become an american a good american |