V f � ~,H fet oir ACT � �WpB* A� t*de*�*4�*t wtekly th� poopi* M * Loss of jCanadian Citizenship By ttilg* Wittier J, TakatcM In Advance � 12.00 f0r alx n*Mha; 94yill iiave to bo sti'Origer thniV mere app�uls;if it is to have the desired J effect. � '�;� ���:,:''.-�: :"��'-;;;:��'�":.�'�^''-."'�v '0'.:. �---� ,-,.'.. '�" ��:-..��"-.'�"'�'�' -:'.�',"�". ,�'�':-- ;�''�'�'"�'.-.�''�'�� :�:: The: need for greater food importation is most clearly indicated^ m "a wire recetitly sent .'by Gen. MaeArlhur to Gen. Kiseiihower* V.S: chief >.'of staff: Tbe^;m<>ssiajKe said: '�Send rne food or send me soldiers, arid it you do not hurry up. you will have to /send both-'; the implication b^iiig ihat;food shortage in'Japan is serious enough to cause trouble.' ~""' .; Tjie^shoftage is~ |(^t\nio^Falnilely ^ �issuer of -The ChfTstTan Ceritury^T6nTa iri^ir^Tokyo" relTor rt h a t~many-schools in that ar^^^ been authorized to close altogether or in :part until vthe food situation improves. University; students are reported-to be dropping out of classes in large numbers because they :,:'.''� ar> unable to pay the current high prices for food, anilother students ave resorted to selling their= textbooks. : The siiriie, report ; V'-'A-,.recent report by the ministry of forestry and Indicates that; during the period May 1-Qct> 31, there will: be > � !�hdrtaisiefn:;J^p>ruof 6�0^^;tpns^n the- estimated rices needs.; :JuiThisi*hpriage:cq^ populace for -"oni iripntfu It is-figured after/making allowances .for the 6$0,.. and by an at act of th state of which1 he is, a citizen,- imposed upon him as a consequence of his own actions. It is obvious, that in the first case it makes no difference how the .person became a citizen, Whether J>yl birth ojc, na.luraUza'tjon, The result is what he , in tended .-IMs equally obvious (hat revocation 'of' citizenship by the state can be applied only -in case of those to whotn citizenship' had previously been granted. It cannot apply to the natuial-born. v In some* countries naturalized pet sons can be punished by having the rights of citizenship withdrawn or. suspended and then restored -upon good behaviour, but that principle has not been intio-duced into Canada in the new Act.* Canada, as \\ell as^ many- other countries, wants to avoid dual na* * tionality. It is for that reason that Canadian citizens, born abroad, must under the new- Act assert (heir Canadian citizenship when they reach the age of. twenty-one. So also, conforming to a concession granted .by many countries, . -Canada is willing to allow Canadian citizens to divest themselves of l heii' Canadian nationality aniti acquire another one. : V OTHER-NATIONALITY - ~-~:/-- Any Canadian citizen;; who, by a Voluntary and formal act, outside of Canada, other than .marriage, acquires the nationaltiy of some other countr>y ceases to be a Canadian citizen.; .If.- a naturaitborn Canadian, born Outside jor Canada.; is a citizen -of th:e Country where..;.-is; .born ho can renounce: his ; ivTciftizensliip: wherf -lie be?. comes .twenty-one, if a Canadian woman, �P.9.U"' ^marrying the na- he sthrvaton ii th hoUKhthofooc situation is. today,, the -danger 01 widespread - . ... "V V-*. :��...-.� -.--. -... ,..,- /.-��� �� . .-,-'�' � .1 ;- � tiOnal of some other country, be- as verv probablv been averted due to the tact *lull<-1 -l - . ul. Iwheaf-pr0du^irig.coun|riesv have ^ie^ped^npvtlveirtood exports Starving- 'countries;�;.= there* ^is now :a^ greater prob^ a;^o:sitimi to^ . � �l.tV ii ^ inescapable: fact; nev%thele^r i^^^ ^ lieopV^h^Japivn ^ ^AWbrtViyty^tTNai">^6V�^--"froh'i;:xr States i Vjinn;ari<\ the coines by ;the-law of;that a citizen" Of tha.t;co"ritiy she caivrenpunc.e^ her .Canadian ' citt-. zen$hip; :If she, does^ not :do^that be a: citizen or"two':eOuu- eitimi i? -other 'country: ceases.:to be ^ Cariadiaiy^ ji^e;;i)r thougntv � :But iiv^ojCder :.-.-'.- The in nation of:" Japartese Jvurrericy; '."aiid; Xho^ flctit ions official -�'� Versi^ to ^repaii-iates ;"\V^ ; v :^us{y en'ougn/ they are ;he)jd :in relaiiyo; d|sregai^i;.; ; r^ "^ : r-'. ;�-../� j^^ forces <>f tlfiaV country.^ ^"" te apply la cases -where �^ ceases to b* a Canadian :,citfien. If he becomes a national or citi-xen of a country other than a. country of the British Common-Wealth he 'ceases to be a British, subject. LOS* OF CITIZENSHIP BY RE8WCNCE ABROAD -This does not apply to natural-born Canadians or to Canadian citizens who have sewed in the armed forces of Canada-in time of war and been- honouvably .discharged. All other" Canadian citizens automatically lose their Ca-nfjjtian citizenship"whenIney have"'' resided outside of Canada for at least six consecutive years. Certain periods of time abroad are excluded-'sueh as-diplomatic service, business, ill-health, etc. There is'a very generous saving clause in the Act which protects all persons who genuinely desire to retain their Canadian- citizenship. It provides that the citizenship of a Canadian abroad may be extended, by an officer in charge of a.consulate upon an application within the six years in which it is -established that the absence is of a temporary nature and' that the applicant intends in good faith to return to Canada and resume his residence there. It will be observed that in all these cases of voluntary loss oC citizenship Canada is merely carrying out the wishes of her citizens who have taken up residence elsewhere. Some states refuse to recognize: even ~the naluraliz>ition of their citizeris^Tn other 'c.oii.n---,.tries/'-let ,-alone.: riiere residence abroad. - Citizens of -suchi vstafes" are~"suUJect to TrecaiT"in time of r war arid if they disobey, niay be punished if subsequently they can . bo1 reached. ; REVOCATION OF CANAb|Ari C4TIZENSHIP - Here there ;is a difference be-iween the natural-born and, the niituraliied Canadiain citizen! There is; a school :ot: thought, iri Canada AVhich hblds that1^ certi-ficiate of. citizenship should be ir-reVbcable except on the .ground of fraud or material concealment arid thai;; if a naturalized citizen.^ is guilty ;of misconduct, no riiatter. 1. hat, since re�Wet�t_ont of t 4. has within 'five - da4� 'of naturaluaiioh � � sentenced to \\\\\\\\ for not less tiuu months,.or to a tt-!ii o servitude, or to a fine lees than five hutched (in Britain �KH'.t. 5. h*s shown h,itn*cu by speech to be a disloyal to His ? 6-was 'not-of good the date of the z\ int of $ 'certificate; 7.'remains a subject of a s;i at war'with His M,^$�\, and that in any case i\\e conik ance of-the cettificaU1 i# nor (^ ducive to the public ?ooJ. WvbcXt i O"N ' u Not R THE NEW ACT- Such were the grouvus for revocation "when -the'ongm^ >ii) was Introduced in th* Boa?t c! Commons. Some of them '�\erere-taine'd, others change! or (hoppti Flirther ' and veiy imlwtact changes were made hotore the Ad was finally passed The provisions foi 1<�:^ of Caci-dian citizenship appho- lo'all Canadians except those faat, jrerai-ural-bovn. Thus Hfin^ii subjects from abroad are inri-neri Tt-first and second grouuK- tor cation have been imriM 'period of residence alvo.ui i educed in the bill U) -A and remains nmhan^r sixth and seventli iri) n^ls, �\frc dropped entirely. T!io�� :'n;n:Ui aci : fifth.proved to 'be bono.- of eonie:-tion. In the bill they n,i>i>o;ire.i ii follows: : \ "has. within five >v:t"^ ^'torIf ' coming a Cajiaiiraii .;�;!� i/�'n.".|>;�J' sentenced by any ( n::? in Csi> atla to �i.mpris'onmc.'.r.r' (a; u lein of riot, less than twol^v. itfoiun?. T�''has�shown' hJiu^^;j i-iy-.act-e . .speech to be .d'isan->-;'fvJ or o:s- � loyal"1 to li5s."Majo^1>e.', 6.rievw"liicK; '^*&. ?? Tne Tie "cl '�if out of Caii,id:i ;lKi?: himself .by act �>:; ^;>v�.- ' or' oK^y-H . V0.v;^ .or.". i|; �iiv-'i-.iii-i'Wj' ^: been. .<;onv.i"c-t.od . .01 �':.': ^i^on or ;vj ' ho.w serious, : he;; should be puri-islveti Sn'tlie ordinary^ way in the ' ;adminJs.tpat!i>ri oi:' justice> in Cah-tidaf^ No> -attempt vwitl be ntade^ -J-: -hei^ v-."tb : oppose : orv deferid;:this:; -v-...,:. ".":.""'J-":^'.V^ understand polity �'�� has; _beeA and how cl os e1 it ha s com e Ac&oixijrig (Or a i NeXv Tork 'Pimes: corresiH>nd^iit; in ^Tokyo^ ^hov^ wortii^ aboiit^ 1>000'\yeri in terni^ :0f.purchasirig_T*>W*r rvaecuriite, -theriUt,�jiRP^^M^tv^^*^ en4^U^? JJWy^!"^ (There lias ngv^r:been^r;any jireteiisfr that jhe officiai" exchange rate: of; to t>hevdbiluriexpf<*s>cd the'trueirelationsriip.) ;"-.--..-�". .-- ; understandable terni?;".it wilV means that a^jepatriate taking o Jap^n win W left,whnfonl^ h^ aVrives? in;Japan. ;T>e 3.^0 yen; which h> receives^for. Ws^._.. is ;not^worth^any; naore .than that; A pfr^pn Who converts fl.Wh)-JV'-: eh al;'"th�"-offM?Ut exchange rate�.will/t^ky a"'R�*;ot_|SpO.;.'." '�'' , ..-. ' The inflation of Japattesie ^'tfrifency. would ;Wmnc^ wor.se than it:^ If Were it;not for. rigid control meajwr^ now b^tns. *PP�'�?d- Inflation. Of godd#= and **rrice#. The s:r?ater the^ difference b^twe*n .ih� two tbe' grwiter ih*- depreciation 4n the Talw*. of 'f *-1 �lished : grotirid.^.;.."-A..-'---.v;-'1^1^-^! I grounu^.i-.-==>. --�;-.�,-^'^r -:;-j rislijp;:is;te;vokrvr>y ^^r^fl irioil upon :'a.-rrp.:!ii.;nw ^-1 into a child, On be: g .-tw*nty-on? years old. may. by a"'.:d.eHsi.iration b^cotric a"Cana^-jdian^ttizeia againV . ^ .. .^ ;� Vj'a'lV'^'C'anadian;.- citizens. are stibject'5 a speciu! rule under to in-worth TVIEM914 ACT yen, which is .reasonable cpad it ion ?. Bw t rUtion. -the.'. U\OiS> >en only abotK $1W> U^ay-ihat lAxatkm b�fto* it a Terr low level of JtkxMne. Tb*. lax rate oo tT*e/ iav m- It �. feared f!wK ij'.ihi* Ux n win �** No im a yi*ion_ in Of Britain, or Canada-for �certificates of natui^iizatioji. In both.:ihe^Britl?n.a"rid the Canadian Act of jhat year, a/ section was int rod uc'ed"which states ihat'acer-tijScat^ rof'.;" natnraiiitation which ha* 'bee-n obtained .by false .repre->eniation v�r.frauU may b<^ revoked Amendrae�t? were passed in Brit-" iin in .1.91 J arid two-year later in Canada wMien.iag the power? of IIUllt>- liic-- tJ\-.'-^'"-:. . �_-��_ ;: -..;.- .^l ix^y;.ask^tnai U^ c;i^ ^o:i^:e^.| f^r:inQutry andW^'^ v^"f^r| .::ma"Se"li;^ presided-over � by":.: J'$�'"':^'l-^| - �'.-�- '�'���'- - � ^>/.��-;---"j-"~--:: .--.4'"'' e'or. w:l has held, high � jin*'; � -.. :": ~ .-v-j a superior court; oi /':": > - .;' "J "iri -which fhel- persoii,-.'. -'�^'".,' pERT IFICATES; QF CAN ASIAN � cm ze or be. disturlieii U ��; in of- w hfe "��\certin r his! f naturaliza-of.a i>er*on may be reroked in fh*. tt .1. tea* ic:UMe of war- aatowfally wiib tbe e*r�y or eti try. k�s** hte oer ^mj-1 tf!�Uf '^t ' "V: i:^ i: ,.*.-..